Install Products on Offline Computer

R2026b

This topic shows how to install MathWorks® products on a computer that does not have an internet connection. To install products on an online machine, see Download and Install MATLAB.

In this workflow, you download the necessary files, move them to an offline machine, and install the products using an interactive installer. For noninteractive installation, see Install Products Noninteractively.

Prerequisites

  • You must have the necessary permissions to install MathWorks software. If you have questions about permissions, ask your system administrator.

  • The computer that you use to access the license information and download the product files must be connected to the internet.

Get License File and File Installation Key

To perform the installation on an offline computer, MATLAB® needs access to a license file and a File Installation Key. Your license file contains information about the products and releases you are entitled to use. A File Installation Key is a numeric code that the product installer uses to determine which products to install based on your license.

To access the license file and File Installation Key, follow the steps in Get License File and File Installation Key.

Download Installer and Products

To complete this installation, you need to download both the installer application and the product installation files. You can either download specific products, using the download-only interactive installer, or download an all-products ISO or DMG image. For download instructions, see Download Products Without Installing.

Move Files to Offline Machine

Copy the downloaded product files, license file, and File Installation Key onto the offline machine.

You can save these files to any location. Remember the file locations, because you need to refer to them during the installation process.

Install Products on Offline Machine

Start the installer on the offline machine, using the instructions for your operating system, and follow the prompts to install the products.

Windows

To start the installer on Windows® systems, open the folder that contains the downloaded installer and the product files, and double-click the setup.exe file.

To complete the installation, follow the installer instructions, entering the File Installation Key and license file when prompted.

On Windows systems, the default installation folder is:

C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2026b

Linux

To start the installer on Linux® systems:

  1. Unzip the downloaded installer files and navigate to the unzipped folder. For example, use these commands to first unzip the installer for release R2026b to a folder of the same name, and then navigate to the folder.

    unzip matlab_R2026b_Linux.zip -d matlab_R2026b_Linux
cd ./matlab_R2026b_Linux

  2. In the installation folder, run the install script and follow the prompts to install the products.

    xhost +SI:localuser:root
sudo -H ./install
xhost -SI:localuser:root
    The sudo command is required only when you install products to a folder for which you do not have write permissions, which might include the default installation folder. The xhost commands are required only when you install products as the root user with sudo. These commands temporarily give the root user access to the graphical display required to run the installer.

To complete the installation, follow the installer instructions, entering the File Installation Key and license file when prompted.

On Linux systems, the default installation folder is:

/usr/local/MATLAB/R2026b

macOS

To start the installer on macOS systems, unzip the dmg file and double-click the installer.

To complete the installation, follow the installer instructions, entering the File Installation Key and license file when prompted.

On macOS systems, the default installation folder is:

/Applications/MATLAB_R2026b.app

Troubleshooting

If you have trouble installing MATLAB products, review the following common issues that can occur during the installation process. If you still have problems, contact support. In your support request, provide any error messages, log files, or screenshots related to the problem.

Unable to Locate the Product Files for Installation

A missing installation files error, indicating that MATLAB cannot locate the product files for installation, typically means that you are trying to install offline with the online installer. Repeat the steps in Download Installer and Products, making sure that you select Advanced Options > I want to download without installing.

tmp Folder Not Large Enough

During installation, the installer temporarily stores files in the tmp folder of your platform. If you get an error stating that your tmp folder is not large enough to complete the installation, change where the installer stores these files. For more information, see How can I change the temp directory the MATLAB installer uses?

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