Matlab

This guide explains how to install and run MathWorks Matlab on Gentoo.

Mounting the installation media

ISO file

root #modprobe loop

root #mkdir -p /mnt/iso

root #mount -o loop matlab.iso /mnt/iso

root #cd /mnt/iso

Optical disk

root #mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom

root #mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

root #cd /mnt/cdrom

Installing

root #./install

Troubleshooting

Blank window while using xmonad/awesome/dwm

Set the WM name to "LG3D"

e.g. xmonad:

FILE ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs

main =
    xmonad $ defaultConfig {
      startupHook = setWMName "LG3D"
    }

External resources

• ArchWiki MATLAB