I am running ubuntu 19.10 after a failed install in windows 10. MatLab installed fine, but when I click to open the application it doesn't launch. I went through the support and did all suggested sudo command lines.

In the adventure of attempting to install and use MatLab 2020a on windows 10, I tried and failed the install process. Then on, I jumped ship to ubuntu 19.10 and I managed to successfully download and install the applicatoin MatLab 2020a, but when I installed the application through the ubuntu store and went through the process, the application failed to start.

After the application failed to start I went through scowering the internet for a solution.

cd ~/.matlab
and
sudo chown [yourusername]:[yourusername] ~/.matlab 

I've tried it, but It did not allow me to start the application. It straight up doesn't want to start.

Answer 1

[Harsha Priya Daggubati]

Hi,

You can refer to this thread, and follow the steps as suggested.

https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/98599-why-will-matlab-not-start-up-properly-on-my-linux-or-unix-based-system?s_tid=answers_rc1-2_p2_MLT

Hope this solves your issue!