| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/matlab.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | matlab |
| Description: | A high-level language for numerical computation and visualization |
| Upstream URL: | https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html |
| Keywords: | computation matlab numerical visualization |
| Licenses: | custom:MATLAB EULA |
| Provides: | matlab-version |
| Submitter: | ido |
| Maintainer: | vitaliikuzhdin |
| Last Packager: | vitaliikuzhdin |
| Votes: | 41 |
| Popularity: | 0.46 |
| First Submitted: | 2015-08-15 09:33 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2025-06-25 09:52 (UTC) |
Just got this when trying to install
==> Making package: matlab 9.7.0.1296695-1 (Thu Mar 5 10:15:31 2020) ==> Retrieving sources... ==> ERROR: matlab.tar was not found in the build directory and is not a URL. Error downloading sources: matlab
Going to go the manual route for now
@kyak oh cool, thanks. The deps here definitely do need some work!
@greyltc thanks for the effort!
I'd like to point you to the now official Dockerfile from MathWorks themselves: https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-dockerfile/blob/master/Dockerfile and https://hub.docker.com/r/mathworks/matlab-deps/dockerfile.
It can be useful for us to get all the dependencies correctly.
I've just fixed a number of bugs in the PKGBUILD, so as of today with r2019b update 3, I can verify that it's up to date and working. Apologies I don't get around to updating this too often. I don't reinstall MATLAB so frequently to keep up with all the releases. If you'd like to help maintain it, let me know and I can add you as a co-maintainer. The install instructions in the wiki look mostly okay (though I haven't followed them to check that), but hopefully you should just be able to get by with reading my notes in the PKGBUILD its self.
Matlab won't install, what am I doing wrong ?
Error: This folder name is invalid. Folder names can contain alphanumeric characters and '-', '_', '.', or '/' only. The destination folder cannot be named "private".
Update, please?
The wiki is updated to solve the following error:
Using a File Installation Key requires you run the installer from a MATLAB DVD or from a directory which contains files previously downloaded via the installer.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MATLAB#Installing_from_the_AUR_package
When the installer comes up on this error:
Using a File Installation Key requires you run the installer from a MATLAB DVD or from a directory which contains files previously downloaded via the installer.
makepkg doesn't stop running, but rather continues and will even install an empty binary that doesn't function. I'm well aware of the proper way to acquire the Matlab files to build the package, but is there a way to get the PKGBUILD script to halt on this error?
@jadesoturi The .zip you download from tmw only contains the files needed to run the installer, not all the files required for installation. You need the complete iso. Alternatively, you can run the installer manually, it will download the proper contents of the archives/ folder to a folder in /tmp/. You can then use those files along with the contents of the .zip you previously downloaded to generate the matlab.tar that this package needs to build.
I'm having issues installing this. I got the fik and lic files and the latest zip from Mathworks, but when running makepkg -si it terminates with the following error:
-> Modifying the installer settings
sed: can't read /home/jadesoturi/temp/matlab/src/matlab/installer_input.txt: No such file or directory
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in prepare().
Aborting...
Please advise... I was under the impression that the ZIP file downloaded from Mathworks included everything needed for the installation. I have no DVD and my license is provided by my uni...(Oct 31, 2018 16:42:00) Starting local product/component search in download directory (Oct 31, 2018 16:42:00) Searching for archives... (Oct 31, 2018 16:42:00) Reading /home/jadesoturi/temp/matlab/src/matlab/archives (Oct 31, 2018 16:42:00) 2 files found in /home/jadesoturi/temp/matlab/src/matlab/archives (Oct 31, 2018 16:42:00) Reading /home/jadesoturi/temp/matlab/src/matlab (Oct 31, 2018 16:42:00) 20 files found in /home/jadesoturi/temp/matlab/src/matlab (Oct 31, 2018 16:42:00) Archive search complete. 22 total files found. (Oct 31, 2018 16:42:01) Completed local product/component search (Oct 31, 2018 16:42:01) Error: Unable to locate required installation files.Using a File Installation Key requires you run the installer from a MATLAB DVD or from a directory which contains files previously downloaded via the installer.
To obtain the missing files, click Back on the previous screen and select Log in with a MathWorks Account or contact your MATLAB license administrator. (Oct 31, 2018 16:42:01) Exiting with status -2 (Oct 31, 2018 16:42:01) End - Unsuccessful. Finished
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vitaliikuzhdin commented on 2025-07-16 13:12 (UTC)
TODO:
Figure out the users and permissions.
Improve the installer.
Add auto-discovery for packages written for MATLAB.
Write and upload packages for MATLAB-dependent add-ons and products.
vitaliikuzhdin commented on 2025-07-16 12:55 (UTC)
@aoneko, @Reexys, please read the post-installation instructions. If you've lost them, you can find the same information here.