Running MATLAB installed on a cluster from mac

Question

I recently switched to mac from ubuntu, and I was wondering if there is any way in which I can use the MATLAB installed in a Linux cluster in my mac.

I can run it without user interface, by using ssh and nojvm (i.e. matlab -nojvm, where jvm stands for java virtual machine). I was wondering if it was possible for me to run it with the user interface. When I try to launch MATLAB normally, I get the error Warning: No window system found. Java option 'Desktop' ignored.

Answer 1

It turns out this is perfectly possible, but did not work initially because X11 was not installed. Apparently it is not included in Yosemite. Installing it solved the problem.