can't install Matlab on Fedora Core 4

[Mostafa Z. Afgani]

Hongyu Sun wrote:
> Dear all:
> 
> Thanks to your help, I have installed Fedora to my computer using SATA
> hard drive. But I have problems on Matlab installation. It appears it
> is related to installation of Fedora
> 
> I tried to install Matlab 7. As the document instructed, in my matlab
> directory, I typed
> 
> \cdrom\install*
> 
> it gave such messages:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>     An error status was returned by the program 'xsetup',
>     the X Window System version of 'install'. The following
>     messages were written to standard error:
> 
>         /tmp/10397tmwinstall/update/bin/glnx86/xsetup: error while
> loading shared libraries:
> /tmp/10397tmwinstall/update/bin/glnx86/libmwins.so: cannot restore
> segment prot after reloc: Permission denied
> 
>     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
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> /tmp/10397tmwinstall/update/install/abort.sh: line 15:
> /tmp/10397tmwinstall/update/install/cleanup.sh: No such file or
> directory
> 
> Then I changed to install* -t
> it shows:
> 
>                          Welcome to the MATLAB Installer
> 
>    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>    | Please review the license agreement on the next set of screens.  On any |
>    | screen the options to proceed are at the bottom.  Type your response    |
>    | at the prompt.                                                          |
>    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>                       The MathWorks, Inc. [screen 1 of 87]
>                       -------------------
> Software License
> 
> 
> IMPORTANT NOTICE
> 
> THE LICENSE AGREEMENT TOGETHER WITH ANY APPLICABLE ADDENDUM REPRESENTS
> THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (THE "LICENSEE") AND THE MATHWORKS,
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                 >>>>>>>> For this License Agreement <<<<<<<<
> Enter either:  <return>       a        r        p      ^C
> To:          [next screen] [accept] [reject] [print] [abort]
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> But then I typed a and had to press enter key also , it quit with error:
> /tmp/10517tmwinstall/update/bin/glnx86/xsetup: error while loading
> shared libraries: /tmp/10517tmwinstall/update/bin/glnx86/libmwins.so:
> cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied
> 
> 
> I am sure I installed X-Windows. But what will be the problem then? Is
> it something wrong with Bash? Could you please help?
> 
> Many Thanks,
> 
> HS
> 

Have look at: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/337952

-M