Why do I receive the error: "matlab: command not found" when starting MATLAB on Linux?

When starting MATLAB from a terminal on Linux, I type the command "matlab" and I receive the following error:

ERROR: matlab: command not found

I would like to know how to start MATLAB from Linux.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This error indicates that there is either no symbolic link to MATLAB or MATLAB's bin folder is not set on the system's PATH. In order to use the command "matlab" to start MATLAB on Linux, either MATLAB's bin folder must be included in the PATH environment variable, or there must be a link to the "MATLAB" script on the PATH.