usr/share/applications/sktop Įxec=/usr/local/MATLAB/R20 xyz/bin/matlab -desktop To find it out start MATLAB, run xprop | grep WM_CLASS and select the MATLAB window.

In order for icons to appear correctly StartupWMClass needs to be set in the desktop entry.

-nosplash to prevent the splash screen from showing up.

-desktop to run Matlab without a terminal.

The MIME type of MATLAB files is text/x-matlab. Note: If the installation crashes with Failed to launch web window with error: Unable to launch the MATLABWindow application., see #Unable to launch the MATLABWindow application for a workaround. Or you could add MATLAB install path to PATH environment variable. If you did not choose to do so, you can now manually create a symlink in /usr/local/bin to make it easier to launch in terminal: You can run the script as root to install MATLAB system-wide or your user to install it only for you.ĭuring the installation, you are asked if you want symlinks to be created.

The installation is handled by the install script.

Wayland is not officially supported yet, so it will run in a XWayland session. To install with the GUI a working Xorg graphical display is necessary. The MATLAB installation software is self contained and does not require any additional packages to install in silent mode. Installing from the MATLAB installation software The advantage of the matlab AUR package is that it manages dependencies and some of the nuances of the installation process while installing directly from the MATLAB installation software can be done by regular users to their home directories. It is possible to install MATLAB either with the matlab AUR package or from the MATLAB installation software directly. In addition to the software a file installation key is required for installation. The MATLAB software is available to licenses holders on both a DVD and through the The MathWorks website. Release names are composed of R, the year of the release and a or b.Ī complete copy of the MATLAB software must be obtained before it can be installed. New versions of MATLAB are released twice a year, MATLAB is proprietary software produced by The MathWorks and requires a license to obtain, install, and activate. MATLAB is a programming and numeric computing platform used by millions of engineers and scientists to analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models. Reason: unnecessarily verbose, sometimes written in in first person (Discuss in Talk:MATLAB)

Matlab 2018b release notes