How to install MATLAB onto your computer

Ryan Mccabe

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1. Go to:


http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/unixlinux/xwindows/

 

and download X-Win.

 

Follow the instructions that are on the website for your
settings. (Although, when I was messing with the settings, I put 
“cs2.bu.edu” as my Host name, as opposed to acs.bu.edu. I assume
that both will work)

 

2. Go to:

 
https://www.bu.edu/ipauth


and enter your Kerberos name and password to obtain your specific IP
address for your computer. You cannot use ipconfig.exe on your
computer because sometimes it will give you a fake IP address. (Not
really fake, more like the IP address your router gave you). Write
down the address the website gives you. You need this for later.

 

3. Run X-Win. Make sure it is in your task bar. You do not need it to
be a window, just in your taskbar. If it does become a window, right
click on the top of the window and select reset, then okay. It will
then appear in your task bar.

 

4. Open SSH Secure Shell Client. Enter your name and password. From
the console enter the following:

 

bash

 

 

then hit enter. Next enter the following:

 

export DISPLAY=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:0

 

Replace the X’s with your IP address. Do not forget the “:0” at the
end of your IP address, or it will not work. Also, do NOT put spaces
before or after the “=” because you will have an invalid command
error.

 

Next enter MATLAB by typing the following:

 

matlab$

 

This will allow you to enter MATLAB with a display. If you get a
message that says it is opening without a display you did not do
something correctly. Also, if it simply pauses and does nothing for a
few minutes, there is also probably a problem -- but remember,
it does sometimes take a small amount of time for MATLAB to pop up.

 

MATLAB will now work.

 

Final comments: Also try to set the directory you wish to work
in. This set up should work. It worked on my computer.