You might already know about this. But I will say it anyway. There are
various alternatives for matlab and maple in Debian Linux.
You can use octave instead of matlab. It is probably not a 100%
replacement but it is reasonably good.
Instead of maple, you can use maxima inside texmacs.
All the three maxima, texmacs, octave are available in Debian
(apt-gettable). Give them a shot!
Also if you want a matlab similar feel and look, sci-lab is also available...
And, of course, there is Wine. Virtual machine would be my last resort.
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