install_unix: error while loading shared libraries and libexpat.so.1: file too short. 2020a.

Hi. I have this issue when I unzip with Ark and then try to run ./install. I am on Manjaro.

I found this

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/514575-when-running-the-r2020a-linux-installer-why-do-i-get-the-error-install_unix-error-while-loading-s

but I don't know how to run those with Ark.

So I tried

unzip matlab_R2020a_glnxa64 -X -K

in the download directory where the zip is located and get

caution: filename not matched:  -X
caution: filename not matched:  -K

I am pretty new to Linux so I am not certain that I am using the unzip command correctly.

[Alex Booth]

I am stuck on this as well! I have tried to run the accpeted answer as a command in the terminal in the containing folder, and it says it doesn't recognise the 'unzip' command.

[Rodolfo]

lo correcto es usar unzip desde la consola

unzip matlab_R2025b_Linux.zip -d ./matlab_R2025b_Linux

Answer 1

[Tharon]

Ah, I see, I should have typed:

unzip -X -K matlab_R2020a_glnxa64

Sigh.

[Sheldon Thomas]

was having this same problem and this saved me a bunch of time figuring out what was wrong. Thanks!

[Shashank V.M.]

This worked for me on Ubuntu 20.10. Thanks!

[Michael]

This needs to be in the installation PDF that accompanies the installtion download. A user shouldn't have to wrestle with figuring this out through support...

[Abhilash]

JFC. Thank you. This finally worked. I was going crazy.