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I open MATLAB:



$ matlab &
[1] 3099


I right-click its new icon on the dock and click 'Lock to Launcher'.



The next time I try to use MATLAB, I click the new dock icon. MATLAB acts like it's succesfully opening (shows the startup graphic briefly, taskbar icon flashes like it's in-progress), but then it stops, apparently automatically terminating.



What's wrong? How do I add MATLAB to dock (so I can merely click an icon instead of opening it from Terminal)?



I suspect what's wrong is that unlike other software with a 'permanent' something (process ID?), MATLAB's something changes each time, and so 'Lock to Launcher' doesn't work to open it each time ...










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  • Have you tried creating a .desktop for MATLAB?

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 8:27











  • No. I don't know what a .desktop is nor how to create one, and I suspect the 'matlab' command is a symbolic link (whatever that is) rather than an executable. (How did you format that text, by the way?)

    – DBinJP
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:33












  • You can figure that out with type -a matlab

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:35






  • 1





    Btw, to format code or similar, surround it with `

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:42







  • 1





    No, you should type type -a matlab. The command is called "type"

    – gustavwiz
    Jan 24 '18 at 9:01

















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I open MATLAB:



$ matlab &
[1] 3099


I right-click its new icon on the dock and click 'Lock to Launcher'.



The next time I try to use MATLAB, I click the new dock icon. MATLAB acts like it's succesfully opening (shows the startup graphic briefly, taskbar icon flashes like it's in-progress), but then it stops, apparently automatically terminating.



What's wrong? How do I add MATLAB to dock (so I can merely click an icon instead of opening it from Terminal)?



I suspect what's wrong is that unlike other software with a 'permanent' something (process ID?), MATLAB's something changes each time, and so 'Lock to Launcher' doesn't work to open it each time ...










share|improve this question






















  • Have you tried creating a .desktop for MATLAB?

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 8:27











  • No. I don't know what a .desktop is nor how to create one, and I suspect the 'matlab' command is a symbolic link (whatever that is) rather than an executable. (How did you format that text, by the way?)

    – DBinJP
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:33












  • You can figure that out with type -a matlab

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:35






  • 1





    Btw, to format code or similar, surround it with `

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:42







  • 1





    No, you should type type -a matlab. The command is called "type"

    – gustavwiz
    Jan 24 '18 at 9:01













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0








I open MATLAB:



$ matlab &
[1] 3099


I right-click its new icon on the dock and click 'Lock to Launcher'.



The next time I try to use MATLAB, I click the new dock icon. MATLAB acts like it's succesfully opening (shows the startup graphic briefly, taskbar icon flashes like it's in-progress), but then it stops, apparently automatically terminating.



What's wrong? How do I add MATLAB to dock (so I can merely click an icon instead of opening it from Terminal)?



I suspect what's wrong is that unlike other software with a 'permanent' something (process ID?), MATLAB's something changes each time, and so 'Lock to Launcher' doesn't work to open it each time ...










share|improve this question














I open MATLAB:



$ matlab &
[1] 3099


I right-click its new icon on the dock and click 'Lock to Launcher'.



The next time I try to use MATLAB, I click the new dock icon. MATLAB acts like it's succesfully opening (shows the startup graphic briefly, taskbar icon flashes like it's in-progress), but then it stops, apparently automatically terminating.



What's wrong? How do I add MATLAB to dock (so I can merely click an icon instead of opening it from Terminal)?



I suspect what's wrong is that unlike other software with a 'permanent' something (process ID?), MATLAB's something changes each time, and so 'Lock to Launcher' doesn't work to open it each time ...







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  • Have you tried creating a .desktop for MATLAB?

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 8:27











  • No. I don't know what a .desktop is nor how to create one, and I suspect the 'matlab' command is a symbolic link (whatever that is) rather than an executable. (How did you format that text, by the way?)

    – DBinJP
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:33












  • You can figure that out with type -a matlab

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:35






  • 1





    Btw, to format code or similar, surround it with `

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:42







  • 1





    No, you should type type -a matlab. The command is called "type"

    – gustavwiz
    Jan 24 '18 at 9:01

















  • Have you tried creating a .desktop for MATLAB?

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 8:27











  • No. I don't know what a .desktop is nor how to create one, and I suspect the 'matlab' command is a symbolic link (whatever that is) rather than an executable. (How did you format that text, by the way?)

    – DBinJP
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:33












  • You can figure that out with type -a matlab

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:35






  • 1





    Btw, to format code or similar, surround it with `

    – M. Becerra
    Jan 23 '18 at 10:42







  • 1





    No, you should type type -a matlab. The command is called "type"

    – gustavwiz
    Jan 24 '18 at 9:01
















Have you tried creating a .desktop for MATLAB?

– M. Becerra
Jan 23 '18 at 8:27





Have you tried creating a .desktop for MATLAB?

– M. Becerra
Jan 23 '18 at 8:27













No. I don't know what a .desktop is nor how to create one, and I suspect the 'matlab' command is a symbolic link (whatever that is) rather than an executable. (How did you format that text, by the way?)

– DBinJP
Jan 23 '18 at 10:33






No. I don't know what a .desktop is nor how to create one, and I suspect the 'matlab' command is a symbolic link (whatever that is) rather than an executable. (How did you format that text, by the way?)

– DBinJP
Jan 23 '18 at 10:33














You can figure that out with type -a matlab

– M. Becerra
Jan 23 '18 at 10:35





You can figure that out with type -a matlab

– M. Becerra
Jan 23 '18 at 10:35




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1





Btw, to format code or similar, surround it with `

– M. Becerra
Jan 23 '18 at 10:42






Btw, to format code or similar, surround it with `

– M. Becerra
Jan 23 '18 at 10:42





1




1





No, you should type type -a matlab. The command is called "type"

– gustavwiz
Jan 24 '18 at 9:01





No, you should type type -a matlab. The command is called "type"

– gustavwiz
Jan 24 '18 at 9:01










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Create a matlab.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications



[Desktop Entry]
Name=Matlab
Type=Application
Exec=*location to matlab*
Icon=*location to icon (optional)*
Terminal=true


You can use whereis matlab to find the location to matlab.



The last line is optional, either you have to find a suitable icon for matlab on your computer, or download one and store it where appropriate.



Finally, make it executable with sudo chmod +x matlab.desktop, or by right clicking on the file in the file manager, and make it executable under permissions.






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  • In that folder there already is a file matlab_r2017b_-_student_use.desktop, however Right-Click -> Open returns the error message that it's untrusted due to installation from an unknown source. (Apparently doing something with it can execute the command /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/bin/glnxa64/MATLAB...) I see the Execute checkbox to mark in Properties > Permissions, and that turned the default Aa icon into the MATLAB logo icon! Then I was able to drag and drop it onto the dock! ... However, the behavior is the same as the OP: It appears to self-terminate. What should I do with this .desktop?

    – DBinJP
    Jan 24 '18 at 8:01












  • It turns out you have to add Terminal=true to the desktop file to make sure it doesn't self terminate.

    – gustavwiz
    Apr 13 at 15:00











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Create a matlab.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications



[Desktop Entry]
Name=Matlab
Type=Application
Exec=*location to matlab*
Icon=*location to icon (optional)*
Terminal=true


You can use whereis matlab to find the location to matlab.



The last line is optional, either you have to find a suitable icon for matlab on your computer, or download one and store it where appropriate.



Finally, make it executable with sudo chmod +x matlab.desktop, or by right clicking on the file in the file manager, and make it executable under permissions.






share|improve this answer

























  • In that folder there already is a file matlab_r2017b_-_student_use.desktop, however Right-Click -> Open returns the error message that it's untrusted due to installation from an unknown source. (Apparently doing something with it can execute the command /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/bin/glnxa64/MATLAB...) I see the Execute checkbox to mark in Properties > Permissions, and that turned the default Aa icon into the MATLAB logo icon! Then I was able to drag and drop it onto the dock! ... However, the behavior is the same as the OP: It appears to self-terminate. What should I do with this .desktop?

    – DBinJP
    Jan 24 '18 at 8:01












  • It turns out you have to add Terminal=true to the desktop file to make sure it doesn't self terminate.

    – gustavwiz
    Apr 13 at 15:00















0














Create a matlab.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications



[Desktop Entry]
Name=Matlab
Type=Application
Exec=*location to matlab*
Icon=*location to icon (optional)*
Terminal=true


You can use whereis matlab to find the location to matlab.



The last line is optional, either you have to find a suitable icon for matlab on your computer, or download one and store it where appropriate.



Finally, make it executable with sudo chmod +x matlab.desktop, or by right clicking on the file in the file manager, and make it executable under permissions.






share|improve this answer

























  • In that folder there already is a file matlab_r2017b_-_student_use.desktop, however Right-Click -> Open returns the error message that it's untrusted due to installation from an unknown source. (Apparently doing something with it can execute the command /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/bin/glnxa64/MATLAB...) I see the Execute checkbox to mark in Properties > Permissions, and that turned the default Aa icon into the MATLAB logo icon! Then I was able to drag and drop it onto the dock! ... However, the behavior is the same as the OP: It appears to self-terminate. What should I do with this .desktop?

    – DBinJP
    Jan 24 '18 at 8:01












  • It turns out you have to add Terminal=true to the desktop file to make sure it doesn't self terminate.

    – gustavwiz
    Apr 13 at 15:00













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Create a matlab.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications



[Desktop Entry]
Name=Matlab
Type=Application
Exec=*location to matlab*
Icon=*location to icon (optional)*
Terminal=true


You can use whereis matlab to find the location to matlab.



The last line is optional, either you have to find a suitable icon for matlab on your computer, or download one and store it where appropriate.



Finally, make it executable with sudo chmod +x matlab.desktop, or by right clicking on the file in the file manager, and make it executable under permissions.






share|improve this answer















Create a matlab.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications



[Desktop Entry]
Name=Matlab
Type=Application
Exec=*location to matlab*
Icon=*location to icon (optional)*
Terminal=true


You can use whereis matlab to find the location to matlab.



The last line is optional, either you have to find a suitable icon for matlab on your computer, or download one and store it where appropriate.



Finally, make it executable with sudo chmod +x matlab.desktop, or by right clicking on the file in the file manager, and make it executable under permissions.







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  • In that folder there already is a file matlab_r2017b_-_student_use.desktop, however Right-Click -> Open returns the error message that it's untrusted due to installation from an unknown source. (Apparently doing something with it can execute the command /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/bin/glnxa64/MATLAB...) I see the Execute checkbox to mark in Properties > Permissions, and that turned the default Aa icon into the MATLAB logo icon! Then I was able to drag and drop it onto the dock! ... However, the behavior is the same as the OP: It appears to self-terminate. What should I do with this .desktop?

    – DBinJP
    Jan 24 '18 at 8:01












  • It turns out you have to add Terminal=true to the desktop file to make sure it doesn't self terminate.

    – gustavwiz
    Apr 13 at 15:00

















  • In that folder there already is a file matlab_r2017b_-_student_use.desktop, however Right-Click -> Open returns the error message that it's untrusted due to installation from an unknown source. (Apparently doing something with it can execute the command /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/bin/glnxa64/MATLAB...) I see the Execute checkbox to mark in Properties > Permissions, and that turned the default Aa icon into the MATLAB logo icon! Then I was able to drag and drop it onto the dock! ... However, the behavior is the same as the OP: It appears to self-terminate. What should I do with this .desktop?

    – DBinJP
    Jan 24 '18 at 8:01












  • It turns out you have to add Terminal=true to the desktop file to make sure it doesn't self terminate.

    – gustavwiz
    Apr 13 at 15:00
















In that folder there already is a file matlab_r2017b_-_student_use.desktop, however Right-Click -> Open returns the error message that it's untrusted due to installation from an unknown source. (Apparently doing something with it can execute the command /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/bin/glnxa64/MATLAB...) I see the Execute checkbox to mark in Properties > Permissions, and that turned the default Aa icon into the MATLAB logo icon! Then I was able to drag and drop it onto the dock! ... However, the behavior is the same as the OP: It appears to self-terminate. What should I do with this .desktop?

– DBinJP
Jan 24 '18 at 8:01






In that folder there already is a file matlab_r2017b_-_student_use.desktop, however Right-Click -> Open returns the error message that it's untrusted due to installation from an unknown source. (Apparently doing something with it can execute the command /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/bin/glnxa64/MATLAB...) I see the Execute checkbox to mark in Properties > Permissions, and that turned the default Aa icon into the MATLAB logo icon! Then I was able to drag and drop it onto the dock! ... However, the behavior is the same as the OP: It appears to self-terminate. What should I do with this .desktop?

– DBinJP
Jan 24 '18 at 8:01














It turns out you have to add Terminal=true to the desktop file to make sure it doesn't self terminate.

– gustavwiz
Apr 13 at 15:00





It turns out you have to add Terminal=true to the desktop file to make sure it doesn't self terminate.

– gustavwiz
Apr 13 at 15:00

















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