When I perform a Download Only through the installer, within the release folder of the download files, an additional copy of matlab_R20XXx_<arch>.zip is created. Is this file required to perform the installation?
MATLAB: Do I need the matlab_R20XXx_.zip that is downloaded with the installation files when performing a Download Only
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For MATLAB R2014a and above you only need to download the MATLAB Installer. The file is named matlab_<release>_<arch>_installer.zip (where <release> corresponds to the MATLAB release and <arch> represents the OS and architecture, in Windows it can be downloaded as .exe file). The program itself will download the required installation files using the option "Log in with a Mathworks account".
For previous versions of MATLAB:
In order to install products from downloads, you will need the following files:
- The installer executable or compressed file
- The MATLAB product file(s) (unless MATLAB is already installed)
- If applicable, the MATLAB toolbox and/or Simulink Blockset file(s)
NOTE: For some downloads there may be more than one file listed for each product. In that case, you will need BOTH files in order to install the product.
For MATLAB R2010b and above, each product comes with a "common" file and an architecture specific file (win32, win64, glnx86, glnxa64, maci64). Both the "common" file and the architecture specific file MUST be downloaded in order to install properly. The installer will be matlab_<release>_<arch>_installer.zip or matlab_<release>_<arch>_installer.exe. For example: matlab_R2010b_glnx86_installer.zip.
Each downloaded file comes as a .zip file. These files should never be extracted. The only exception is the installer archive when downloading on Linux or Mac OS X.
For R2010b, there may be Japanese documentation files available. If you don't want Japanese documentation, these files can be skipped.
For information on prior versions, see below:
For Windows, the installer will be bundled as an installer.exe. Each product has its own .zip file. Again, the .zip files should not be manually extracted. An example of common files that will be downloaded are the following:
Installer.exe
MATLAB710_win32.zip
Simulink75_win32.zip
or
Installer.exe
MATLAB79.zip
Simulink74.zip
On Linux, Solaris, and Mac, each product has a <toolbox_name>.common file and a <toolbox_name> .<architecture> file unless otherwise noted. <toolbox_name> is specific to that particular MATLAB product and <architecture> is the operating system this file is for, e.g. ".maci" for Intel Mac, ".glnx86" for 32-bit Linux, "glnxa64" for 64-bit Linux, ".sol64" for Solaris.
The installer will be packaged in a .tar file. This file will be called boot.ftp (older versions) or matlab_installer.tar.
For the MATLAB student versions, the multiple files will be packaged in a single .tar file. For example, stu_matlab_maci.tar. This .tar should not be extracted and should be located in the same folder as the installer.
For more information on how to install with these files, please refer to our installation guide:
If you are unable to download the appropriate files above, contact the Installation and Licensing Team by creating a Service Request here:
This error occurs when attempting to launch MATLAB with a license file that was generated for an older release. See the information below in order to resolve this issue:
Network based licenses:
This error can occur when the version of MATLAB is newer than the version of the license file (license.dat) on the network license manager machine. To resolve this issue, update the license.dat file and/or license manager on the license manager machine to the latest release that you are licensed for. Contact your license administrator to make the updates.
The license.dat file on the server machine is located in:
$MATLABROOT/etc ($MATLAB\flexlm for releases prior to R2010b on Windows)(where $MATLAB is the MATLAB installation directory)
NOTE: Once you have made changes to your license file, be sure to restart the license manager for these changes to take effect. For more information on how to restart the license manager, see the Related Solution linked below.
Also, if you are using MATLAB R2007b or earlier, make sure the license.dat file on the MATLAB client is in the following format:
SERVER <hostname> <HostID> <port> USE_SERVER<hostname> is the hostname of the license server
<HostID> is the HostID of the license server
<port> is the number for license manager daemon (lmgrd)
The license.dat file on the client machine is located in:
Windows
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$MATLABROOT\bin\win32 (for 32-bit MATLAB) $MATLABROOT\bin\win64 (for 64-bit MATLAB)Linux/Unix/Mac
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$MATLABROOT/etc(where $MATLABROOT is the MATLAB installation directory)
Standalone based licenses:
If you are receiving this error on Stand Alone installation of MATLAB and have attempted to install from downloaded file, then this error may occur if you have multiple versions of MATLAB downloaded into the same folder. The workaround for this issue is to uninstall and reinstall using fresh downloads.
MATLAB Student Version:
You may receive this error if you have multiple serial numbers for multiple releases, and you use the wrong serial number to activate. To resolve this issue, you will need to reactivate. See the Related Solution for the instructions on how to reactivate the Student Version.
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