How to create a dmg file after downloading all installation files via Matlab installer on MacOS?

I downloaded Matlab R2022b from this link and figured out that it is not a real dmg installer file. Instead it is a download manager and installer wich is not what I wanted cause I need to do a bulk installation as mu users do not have the rights to install it on their own.

So after running the initial installer I selected "Advanced Options" in the top right of the installer windows and chose "I want to download without Installing" and it went on and downloaded a lot of files under ~/Downloads/MathWorks/R2022b directory.

Now I want to package up these files to a dmg file so that I can perform a bulk installation through configuration tools like Puppet.

I was told that I can create a dmg file after running the below commands:

~/Downloads/MathWorks/R2022b/..../matlab_R2022b_maci64/InstallForMacOSX.app/Contents/MacOS/InstallForMacOSX -mode silent -agreeToLicense yes -fileInstallationKey 11111-...-11111
pkg-dmg  --source /Applications/MATLAB_R2022b.app/ --target ./matlab_r2022b.app.dmg --sourcefile

But I was unsuccessful so far.

All I need is to be able to install Matlab simultaneously on many machines through terminal over the network (using a tool like Puppet) and having a dmg file would be a great option. (I have my license and FIK ready)

Any advice?

Answer 1

[Rishav]

To create a dmg file from the downloaded Matlab installation files, you can follow these steps:

1. Open Terminal and navigate to the directory where the Matlab installation files are downloaded (~/Downloads/MathWorks/R2022b).
2. Run the following command to start the installation process:

./<installer_file_name> -mode silent -agreeToLicense yes -fileInstallationKey <FIK>

Replace <installer_file_name> with the name of the installer file you downloaded (e.g., matlab_R2022b_maci64.dmg) and <FIK> with your File Installation Key.

3. Wait for the installation to complete. Once it's done, navigate to the Applications folder and locate the Matlab_R2022b.app.

4. To create a dmg file of the Matlab application, use the hdiutil command:

hdiutil create -format UDZO -srcfolder /Applications/MATLAB_R2022b.app -volname "MATLAB_R2022b" ~/Downloads/matlab_R2022b.dmg

This command creates a new disk image with the name "MATLAB_R2022b" at the specified location, in this case, the Downloads folder.

5. Once the dmg file is created, you can distribute it to other machines and install Matlab using the following command:

sudo installer -pkg /path/to/MATLAB_R2022b.pkg -target /

Replace /path/to/MATLAB_R2022b.pkg with the path to the dmg file you created and / with the target installation directory.

Note that you may need to run this command with root privileges using sudo.