How can I use MATLAB in Linux that is used by multiple usres?

The MALAB that I'm using the linux computer can be used only by me. This license was a personal lisence (attached to my email id) and thus only one user (me) in the computer can use this.

However, the other users of that computer also have their own personal license that they can use. However I'm not sure how to use their license.

Is there any standard guideline to do this?

Answer 1

[Karteek Popuri]

[On Linux systems]

An alternative solution is for each individual user to obtain their "license.lic" file following the manual activation procedure and then placing that file in the ~/.matlab/R2020a_licenses folder (of course replace the folder according to the MATLAB version). This approach will only need a "central install" of MATLAB on the machine by the admin user in /usr/local/MATLAB/R2020a (say) with the appropriate symlinks made in /usr/local/bin (during the install by the admin, MATLAB will prompt for adding these symlinks).

Answer 2

[Shwetank Shrey]

Installing multiple Individual licenses on a single machine is as simple as running the MATLAB installer from each user's account and specifying their license during the installation process. With individual licenses, the license file is stored in an account-specific location, so the license file for each license will only be accessible from the account it was installed from. Designated Computer licenses are not user account-specific and therefore can be accessed by multiple users.

To install multiple Individual or Designated Computer licenses on the same machine:

1. Download the MATLAB installer. Save it in a folder which is accessible from all accounts on the machine.
2. Install MATLAB.
3. Activate MATLAB.
4. Switch to the next account you're installing MATLAB in for Individual licenses.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 as necessary.

src = https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/96008-how-can-i-install-multiple-individual-or-designated-computer-licenses-on-a-single-computer#answer_105360

[Mohammad Tariqul Islam]

But would that make n MATLAB installation to take say n times the space of a single matlab installation?

[Walter Roberson]

No, it goes into a common area for windows or Mac. Installation location for Linux is a bit more variable.