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