How to fix MATLABWindow application failed to launch

I have just finished doing a fresh install of MATLAB R2024a on a Ubuntu 22.04 based operating system, and have replicated the problem with R2023b. To begin, the install script would fail with the following error:

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error' 
what():  Failed to launch web window with error: Unable to launch the MATLABWindow application. The exit code was:
1 
Aborted

I was able to rectify this issue by appending the following line to the install script before the final line:

export LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.30"

Now that I have installed MATLAB, the issue nonetheless persists. When I try to open the add on window, I get the error:

Error using matlab.internal.cef.webwindow (line 403)
MATLABWindow application failed to launch. Unable to launch the MATLABWindow application. The exit code was: 1

I have tried the instructions listed here

https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/1978579-why-do-some-matlab-features-fail-on-ubuntu-23-04-and-debian-12-with-exit-code-127-in-matlab-r2022b-a

and here

https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/364551-why-is-matlab-unable-to-run-the-matlabwindow-application-on-linux?s_tid=ta_ans_results

but I have had no luck.

Update: MATLAB is completely broken, and I cannot open any files. I am met with the following error:

Unable to open this file in the current system configuration.  For more information, see Requirements.

For now, I will be reverting back to a previous system snapshot, as I have wasted enough time trying to fix this issue.

Answer 1

[Saurabh]

Hi Soren,

Following the latest Update on the question, it seems you are not able to open any files and encountering the error that says:

Unable to open this file in the current system configuration. For more information, see Requirements.”

I guess 'libXss1' or 'libgconf-2-4' library is missing. In Ubuntu, make sure these are existing in your machine,

Run the following command to check if they exist:

sudo apt search libXss1
sudo apt search libgconf-2-4

If these are missing, install them by the following.

sudo apt-get libXss1
sudo apt-get libgconf-2-4

And relaunch MATLAB to confirm Live Editor is available.

You can refer to this MATLAB Answer that address this issue:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/363435-matlab-live-editor-error

And regarding the issue that was encountered earlier you can refer to this MATLAB Answer:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/540707-why-does-matlab-fail-to-install-with-a-std-runtime_error-what-unable-to-launch-the-matlabwind