Matlab won't open in Ubuntu after fresh installation

I installed matlab on a new ubuntu 14.04 installation. I don't get any errors, but when I try to run it in the terminal with the matlab command, the screen doesn't advance past the matlab logo: http://i.imgur.com/eKoKG2h.png

I'm not sure what to do because it's not giving me any errors. I've already tried reinstalling matlab. Any advice would be appreciated, I'm unfamiliar with the ubuntu environment.

Answer 1

[Simon Gustin]

I had the same problem and the following command made it work for me :

sudo chown YourUsername -R ~/.matlab

I found this solution here : http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/142271-matlab-seems-to-install-fine-but-will-not-run-in-ubuntu-14-04-no-error-message-provided

[CHAITANYA PASUPULETI]

Thanks it worked for me.

[Jonathan Campeggio]

You are a saint! Thank you! =D

[Rafael Espericueta]

This did not work for me - Ubuntu 18.04, MATLAB R2020b.

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

FAQ: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#After_installation.2C_MATLAB_crashes_or_gives_an_error_message_when_I_try_to_run_MATLAB.