Issue Launching MATLAB R2025a on Arch Linux with GNOME 48

Good afternoon,

I attempted to install MATLAB R2025a on Arch Linux running GNOME 48. The installation completed successfully; however, upon launching the application, it immediately closes and displays the following error:

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Segmentation violation detected at 2025-05-15 09:29:08 -0500

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Configuration:

Crash Decoding : Disabled - No sandbox or build area path

Crash Mode : continue (default)

Default Encoding : UTF-8

Desktop Environment : GNOME

GNU C Library : 2.41 stable

MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64

MATLAB Root : /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a

MATLAB Version : 25.1.0.2943329 (R2025a)

Operating System : Linux 6.14.6-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 09 May 2025 17:36:18 +0000 x86_64

Process ID : 129814

Processor ID : x86 Family 25 Model 68 Stepping 1, AuthenticAMD

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination:

Segmentation violation

Current Thread: 'MCR 0 interpret' id 127743668778688

Register State (from fault):

RAX = 0000000000000000 RBX = 0000742ea3ffcd88

RCX = 0000742fac1a9cb0 RDX = 0000742fac1a7ec0

RSP = 0000742ea3ffccf0 RBP = 0000742f34656900

RSI = 0000000000001000 RDI = 0000000000000000

R8 = 0000742fac1a80c0 R9 = 0000742fac1a80d0

R10 = 0000000000000000 R11 = 0000000000000000

R12 = 0000000000000000 R13 = 0000742ea3ffcd10

R14 = 0000742ea3ffcd20 R15 = 0000000000000000

RIP = 0000742f34690008 EFL = 0000000000010246

CS = 0033 FS = 0000 GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):

[ 0] 0x0000742f34690008 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/connector_plugins/notifications/subscriber_impl/../../../../../bin/glnxa64/libmwinstall_activationwsclientimpl.so+00499720 lc_new_job+00000216

[ 1] 0x0000742ea1b5ccaf /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01428655

[ 2] 0x0000742ea1b5d735 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01431349

[ 3] 0x0000742ea1bc7274 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01864308

[ 4] 0x0000742ea1b5fb56 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01440598

[ 5] 0x0000742ea1b5e57d /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01435005

[ 6] 0x0000742ea1b8ef40 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01634112

[ 7] 0x0000742ec0126437 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/authz/licensing/product/matlab_impl/mwlicensingproductmatlab.so+00160823

[ 8] 0x0000742ff553a656 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/factory_settings/compute/project/settings/../../../../../../bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03384918 _ZN15MatlabLicensing11getInstanceEPKN4lmgr6config17LmStartPropertiesE+00002454

[ 9] 0x0000742fee61c741 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00841537

[ 10] 0x0000742fee62ed3d /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00916797

[ 11] 0x0000742fee60b1da /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00770522

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Could you please assist me in resolving this issue?

If you have any additional details, such as specific error messages or logs, please provide them so I can offer more targeted assistance.

[Cris LaPierre]

Please contact support: https://www.mathworks.com/support/contact_us.html

[Harsh]

Hi @Ezequiel,

It appears that MATLAB does not officially support Arch Linux. You can find the detailed system requirements here: https://www.mathworks.com/support/requirements/matlab-linux.html

Nevertheless, I recommend you to give a try to the following:

https://github.com/chriswifn/Install-Matlab-on-Arch-Linux

Answer 1

[Mikhail]

See:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=305604

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=303177

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32653