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Matlab

Matlab is a quite demanding application, i hence you should install Matlab locally on your development machine.

Installing Matlab

The university got a special student license for Matlab. To use this license you must download a license file to your computer. When you run Matlab, Matlab will use the information in the license file to connect to a license server. If you got a valid license you will be able to use Matlab.

  • You will only be able to connect to the license server within the department network.
  • You might be able to runt Matlab with the student license while connected to the UpUnet-S wireless network, but system support was not totally sure abut this...

If you are connected to the department network you can now Download and Install Matlab. Follow the link and read the instructions. On the page Download Licensefile you find the following remark:

The student licenses are a factor 10 less expensive then staff licenses. (E.g., a single staff Matlab license costs 6950 kr versus 690 kr)

As a student you don't have to pay anything, the faculty pays for all use of Matlab and all billing information is managed automatically by the license server.

  • You cannot install and use Matlab at home using the student license although there is an limited option to connect to the license server through a proxy.
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Running Matlab Remotely

An alternative to install Matlab locally is to run Matlab remotely by log in to the department computer system and export the graphical display. Choose one of the available Unix servers. In this example we choose to use fries.it.uu.se.

NOTE: this method will result in much slower response time and you should consider to install Matlab locally.

Linux/Unix

Use the ssh command with the X option:

$ssh -X -l <username> fries.it.uu.se

To verify that you are able to run X-programs remotely:

hamberg: ~/xclock

You should now see something similar to this:

xclock.png

Close the xclock application and start Matlab:

hamberg: matlab&

It may take some time, but after a while you should see a Matlab window:

matlab.png

Windows

If you need to run Matlab remotely from your Windows machine you can use Xming, a free X Window Server for Microsoft Windows® (XP/2003/Vista)

Updated  2010-01-19 16:59:50 by Karl Marklund.