Installing Matlab 2012a on Linux Mint LMDE

Installing Matlab 2012a on Linux Mint LMDE

After being using Ubuntu 12.04 LST for at least one year, I could not put wit up the continues system crashing, so I've migrated my station to Linux Mint LMDE. However I should have thought of installing Matlab on it could be difficult. Considering the are not to much Information on the web, I explain the way I did it, whether means its the only or the best way.

1. Go to the directory where you have mounted or extracted the Installer (/matlab-install-files), then granted execution permissions for the installer.
   sudo chmod +x ./install
2. Go into "/matlab-install-files/sys/java/jre/glnx86/jre/bin/java" if youa are installing for 32 bits or /matlab-install-files/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/bin/java for 64bits  an again give execution permissions to Java.
   sudo chmod +x ./java
3. Go back to installation files directory and run the install  script 
   sudo ./install


4.   After entering the License, select custom. this usually allow you to check the box for creating the symbolic links to MATLAB in /usr/local/bin, but some installers didn't include this check box, will see a way to fix that later on. 
   


5. After finishing install DO NOT START Matlab. Go into the directory root of Matlab, which usually is in:  "/usr/local/MATLAB/R2012a/bin" and change the permissions before.
   $ sudo chown -R ${USER}:${USER} ~/.matlab
6. Install The matlab-support package, which have two purpose create the symbolic links if the installer did not allow and create a Matlab launcher.
   
   
   

You can check everything is working well  writing the command matlab on the terminal .