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Licence Error for Matlab 2012a on Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit)

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I have installed Matlab 2012a on ubuntu 12.04, while providing the licence I find the following error:

Could not complete Activation because the License File could not be written to disk.  

You might not have write permission on the License File or the folder.

/usr/local/MATLAB/R2012a/licenses/license_Malhar-PC_161052_R2012a.lic  

  See your System Administrator for assistance. The specific error message text is: 

/usr/local/MATLAB/R2012a/licenses/license_Malhar-PC_161052_R2012a.lic

  (No such file or directory).

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answered 3 Years ago rstride · Accepted Answer

In this case I would try creating the directory the license should be written to. Open a terinal with Alt-Ctrl-T and enter:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/MATLAB/R2012a/licenses

sudo chmod a+rw  /usr/local/MATLAB/R2012a/licenses

The first two of these may already exist, and if so that's OK, just go on. Then try the license install again.