Hi Gaston,
A possible reason for the "No ports are available" error is that MATLAB only automatically recognizes serial port names of the form "/dev/ttyS[0-255]". If the serial port has a different name, it can be identified in MATLAB by modifying the "java.opts" file or by creating a symbolic link to a conventionally named port. More details can be found in the following MATLAB Answers post:
The error could also be caused by permission issues in Linux, in which case please try the workarounds mentioned in this MATLAB Answer:
Hope this is helpful!