Why do I get a Segmentation Fault regarding 'xsetup' when installing MATLAB?

Why do I get the following Segmentation Violation error message when installing MATLAB?

 Segmentation Fault

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     An error status was returned by the program 'xsetup',

     the X Window System version of 'install'. The following

     messages were written to standard error:

     Attempt to fix the problem and try again. If X is not available

     or 'xsetup' cannot be made to work then try the terminal

     version of 'install' using the command:

             install* -t    or    INSTALL* -t

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     Sorry! Setup aborted . . .

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This problem has been known to occur when the license file has been corrupted. If you are experiencing this error message, please make sure that your license file is in the correct format (see page 2-3 of the 'Installation Guide for UNIX').

This error may also be caused by mounting the installation disc without the setting the executable bit for the file system. See the Related Solution below, "Why do I receive a "permission denied" error when running /cdrom/install to install MATLAB?".