Trying to install on ubuntu 20.04 but get this error: install_unix_legacy: not found

Hi,

I am trying to install Matlab on ubuntu 20.04 running on a raspberry pi 4. I have double checked and the OS is definitely 64bit as i know 32 bit operating systems are not supported. whenever i try to run the install script i get this error:

./install: 1: exec: /home/ubuntu/install_matlab/matlab_2021b_installer/bin/unknown/install_unix_legacy: not found

i have tried 2020b and 2021b but i get the same error with both versions of matlab

i have tried several different methods to unzip the installation folder but no matter what i do i get the same error message. i have tried everything from this matlab answers quetion but nothing works: https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/176228-error-message-install_unix-not-found

let me know if you need anymore information from me

Many Thanks

Ben

[Hiroaki]

experiencing the same issue...

[Walter Roberson]

There is no support for installing matlab on Raspberry Pi.

[Alex]

./install: 1: exec: /root/matlab_R2024b_Linux/bin/linux-arm-64/install_unix_legacy: not found

root@395e5367ea7a:~/matlab_R2024b_Linux# cd bin

root@395e5367ea7a:~/matlab_R2024b_Linux/bin# cd glnxa64/

no support for creating your own Docker container either, they do not have X11 and do not want to support anything without X11, or a GUI (Mac or Ubuntu with a desktop VM) You have better luck getting this to function on a VM than Docker, with docker you will be hitting your head against the wall as its not even being considered as a support option. Do note**** feel free to play around , i mean i created a dockerhub repo and got as far as this, if anyone can conclude anything quicker from 1 Day's work let me know :) Cheers.

Edit: Found this as i was leaving a coffee shop, https://www.mathworks.com/help/cloudcenter/ug/install-matlab-container-in-an-offline-environment.html --

I think we are stuck here, A MATLAB license administered via a network license manager that meets the following conditions: -- than you create the licence offline file, and run?

Answer 1

[Kumar Pallav]

Hi,

The system requirements for installing MATLAB 2020b requires any Intel or AMD x86-64 processor (Raspberry pi uses ARM cortex processor). Also, the minimum RAM requirement is 4GB. Refer this document for release 2020b system requirements. Refer this for all previous releases system requirements.

Hope this helps!

[Smile Smile]

Thank you @Kumar Pallav. Does MATLAB 20xx a also require Intel/AMD x86-64 processor?

[Qianqian Fang]

@Kumar Pallav, I encoutnered the same error when installing MATLAB 2022b on Linux desktop (Ubuntu 18.04). The install scripts "install_unix" or "install_unix_legacy" are simply missing from the bin/glnxa64/ folder, likely due to unsufficient testing on Linux for the release team. Please let me know if I can still download matlab using the old way of indivudual component packages from the Lincense Center (instead of a single installer).

[JJ]

@Qianqian Fang has this been fixed yet?

[Alex]

no but seems like you can repackage it offline, and recreate it -- from scratch going to do this on my docker, just ran into this issue.