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=== Install with MATLAB package manager === | === Install with MATLAB package manager === | ||
Replace `/usr/local/MATLAB/` with | Replace `/usr/local/MATLAB/` with whatever you want, it may make more sense to have it in your home directory. | ||
It needs to run with permission to edit files for authorization, if it is not owned by you run: | It needs to run with permission to edit files for authorization, if it is not owned by you run: <syntaxhighlight lang="sh">chmod -R 777 /usr/local/MATLAB/</syntaxhighlight> | ||
==== Install your preferred release ==== | ==== Install your preferred release ==== | ||
you can make a new folder for each and have multiple or just use a single folder and overwrite your previous install | you can make a new folder for each and have multiple or just use a single folder and overwrite your previous install | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="sh">mpm install --release=R2025b --destination=/usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b MATLAB Simulink Control_System_Toolbox</syntaxhighlight> | |||
=== General install tips === | === General install tips === | ||
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If you are running a bleeding edge distro you will have to downgrade gnutls to 3.8.9, can be found here for arch: https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/g/gnutls/gnutls-3.8.9-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst | If you are running a bleeding edge distro you will have to downgrade gnutls to 3.8.9, can be found here for arch: https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/g/gnutls/gnutls-3.8.9-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst | ||
Simply unzip all the *.so.[number] files into some sort of library directory specifically for MATLAB to preload it when launching MATLAB, something like `/usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/lib` will do. Then in your .desktop file prepend | Simply unzip all the *.so.[number] files into some sort of library directory specifically for MATLAB to preload it when launching MATLAB, something like `/usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/lib` will do. Then in your .desktop file prepend <syntaxhighlight lang="sh">LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/dri/:/usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/lib/</syntaxhighlight> | ||
==== .desktop file tips ==== | ==== .desktop file tips ==== | ||
Copy the desktop file to your personal desktop file area to customize how it launches | Copy the desktop file to your personal desktop file area to customize how it launches | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="sh">sudo cp /usr/share/applications/matlab.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/matlab.desktop && sudo chown [user] [user] ~/.local/share/applications/matlab.desktop</syntaxhighlight> | |||
change the exec line to keep existing preloads, directly call the the file, and have the startup folder preference be respected: | change the exec line to keep existing preloads, directly call the the file, and have the startup folder preference be respected: | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="sh">Exec=env 'LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libfreetype.so:/usr/lib/libstdc++.so:/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so' LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/dri/ /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/matlab -desktop -useStartupFolderPref</syntaxhighlight> | |||
Exec=env 'LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libfreetype.so:/usr/lib/libstdc++.so:/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so' LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/dri/ /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/matlab -desktop -useStartupFolderPref | |||
== UI size == | == UI size == | ||
In some 2025 release the ui zoom was disabled, you can set it in the MATLAB command window with: | In some 2025 release the ui zoom was disabled, you can set it in the MATLAB command window with: | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="matlab">settings().matlab.desktop.Zoom.PersonalValue=150</syntaxhighlight> | |||
if you want to tab through the possible settings you can change run: | if you want to tab through the possible settings you can change run: | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="matlab"> | |||
s=settings | s=settings | ||
s.[ctrl+space/tab]</syntaxhighlight> | |||
s.[ctrl+space/tab] | |||
Revision as of 01:12, 14 October 2025
Install MATLAB:
Install with MATLAB package manager
Replace `/usr/local/MATLAB/` with whatever you want, it may make more sense to have it in your home directory.
It needs to run with permission to edit files for authorization, if it is not owned by you run:
chmod -R 777 /usr/local/MATLAB/
Install your preferred release
you can make a new folder for each and have multiple or just use a single folder and overwrite your previous install
mpm install --release=R2025b --destination=/usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b MATLAB Simulink Control_System_Toolbox
General install tips
gnutls breaking changes
If you are running a bleeding edge distro you will have to downgrade gnutls to 3.8.9, can be found here for arch: https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/g/gnutls/gnutls-3.8.9-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
Simply unzip all the *.so.[number] files into some sort of library directory specifically for MATLAB to preload it when launching MATLAB, something like `/usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/lib` will do. Then in your .desktop file prepend
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/dri/:/usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/lib/
.desktop file tips
Copy the desktop file to your personal desktop file area to customize how it launches
sudo cp /usr/share/applications/matlab.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/matlab.desktop && sudo chown [user] [user] ~/.local/share/applications/matlab.desktop
change the exec line to keep existing preloads, directly call the the file, and have the startup folder preference be respected:
Exec=env 'LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libfreetype.so:/usr/lib/libstdc++.so:/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so' LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/dri/ /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/matlab -desktop -useStartupFolderPref
UI size
In some 2025 release the ui zoom was disabled, you can set it in the MATLAB command window with:
settings().matlab.desktop.Zoom.PersonalValue=150
if you want to tab through the possible settings you can change run:
s=settings
s.[ctrl+space/tab]