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MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language.

MATLAB® is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran.

It is almost universally seen in the scientific community as the benchmark standard for numerical analysis software and is employed in all of academia and industry.

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How do I get back to nano after hitting Ctrl-Z if I have no shell prompt (in Matlab session)

I'm using nano inside a MATLAB session that is running inside a screen (-x) terminal. I accidentally hit Ctrl-Z and it immediately leaves nano, prints "Use "fg" to return to nano", but does not show a command prompt. Whatever I type appears on the…
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How to create launcher icon

I recently installed Matlab R2013a and it is working fine, however the only way I can start it is by running /usr/local/MATLAB/R2013a/bin/matlab in the terminal. If I type in matlab it says command not found, and I can't seem to get an icon in the…
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Comparison of Octave, Spyder, Freemat and Scilab as alternatives to MATLAB

I am trying to find an alternative for MATLAB and have so far found: GNU Octave Spyder FreeMat Scilab I'm trying to find which is the best alternative to MATLAB. I'm particularly concerned with performance and the integrity of the results.
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How do I make a Matlab launcher for Unity?

I'm trying to install a Matlab R2011a launcher for Unity in Ubuntu 12.04. I've tried this guide (although I know it's for 11.10 and mentions that even 11.10 is an unsupported OS for Matlab R2011a) but without any satisfactory solution. This is my…
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How can I launch MATLAB 2012?

I have a problem with the MATLAB 2012 installation. After having installed it using Alt + F2 and having used gksudo nautilus, I have installed MATLAB in the correct folder, /usr/local/MATLAB/R2012a. Then I inserted the license and the window told…
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How to run exe file in Ubuntu

Is it possible to run a .exe file in Ubuntu in a script? For example a simple Matlab code like this: system("dir/WAV2RAW.exe")
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Doesn't Matlab work on ubuntu 16.04?

MATLAB Crash Dump: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Segmentation violation detected at Thu Mar 3 01:40:49…
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How to Increase Ubuntu's Virtual Memory and/or Swap for Matlab?

Situation: fix Out of Memory errors in Ubuntu's Matlab Goal: allocate some virtual memory and/or Swap on external HDD/SSD; the read/write decrease from 20 GBps to 0.1 GBps, which is ok! Terminology: swap and virtual memory here No, swap and…
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How do I add Matlab to the main menu?

I was trying to add the installed matlab to the menu of Applications under Ubuntu 10.10. I clicked Gnome-Menu -> Preference -> Main Menu -> Programming -> New Item, where I input the Matlab file .../MatlabR2010b/bin/matlab as the command, and…
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Which software(s) can serve as Mathematica, Maple or MATLAB equivalents?

I'd like to know the equivalents of Mathematica, Maple, or MATLAB on Ubuntu, since all are costly.
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How to install MATLAB on Ubuntu 14.04?

How to install MATLAB in Ubuntu 14.04? I searched in USC, but it only has some extension for MATLAB.
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How to completely uninstall MATLAB?

Recently, I installed MATLAB from the Ubuntu Software and uninstalled afterwards. However, when I do a software update via Software Updater, it shows me the following and disallow me to continue the update process. How can I completely remove the…
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How can I lock an application (and all its new windows) into a specific workspace?

I run a MATLAB script in workspace 1. This generates several plots. In the mean time I switch to workspace 2 and work there. My problem is that the plots are popping up in workspace 2. Is it possible to lock the software on a specific workspace, so…
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What is the equivalent of MATLAB?

I am trying to install software similar to MATLAB. I can't go for MATLAB itself because of its huge download size. Is there an alternative application which is similar to MATLAB?
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Steam 20.04 not working, while i have CUDA

I need Cuda 10.1, for PyTorch, TensorFlow, and MatLab. They don't support Cuda 11. I also need steam to play games. Is there any way I can use Cuda's parallel processing while able to play games on steam. Please help. Steam requires…
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