Has anyone managed to run the MATLAB R2023a new desktop (Beta) on Linux? It does not like Fedora 38 Linux with Gnome 44 desktop (X11).

Just downloaded anhd installed "newdesktopformatlab.mlpkginstall" (version 23.1.0) on Linux 2023a update 2, running on Fedora 38 with Gnome, X11 desktop.

Had to move /usr/local/MATLAB/R2023a/bin/glnxa64/libfreetype.* to a ./exclude directory, to avoid the R2022b and later problem recorded here https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/1978579-why-do-some-matlab-features-fail-on-ubuntu-23-04-with-exit-code-127-in-matlab-r2022b-and-matlab-r202, when trying to install the new desktop app.

Several problems found when running with the new desktop.

On running from the command line, these info lines (not seen with original desktop) were reported:

[mark@alice ~]$ /usr/local/MATLAB/R2023a/bin/matlab
[0613/181331.933127:INFO:client_app.cpp(383)] Dealing with user ID
[0613/181331.933191:INFO:client_app.cpp(390)] Process is not running as root
[0613/181332.012646:INFO:client_app.cpp(383)] Dealing with user ID
[0613/181332.012714:INFO:client_app.cpp(390)] Process is not running as root
[0613/181332.014270:INFO:client_app.cpp(383)] Dealing with user ID
[0613/181332.014327:INFO:client_app.cpp(390)] Process is not running as root

DevTools listening on ws://127.0.0.1:3222/devtools/browser/fe52616e-1c87-45ea-bc6b-a19d7d1f7c5f
% <<snip fontconfig warning>>
[0613/181332.298219:INFO:client_app.cpp(383)] Dealing with user ID
[0613/181332.298297:INFO:client_app.cpp(390)] Process is not running as root
    

These problems were seen when the GUI opened:

1. The gettingstarted.mlx Live Script took a while to load;
2. The MATLAB GUI maximised over the largest dimensions of my dual-screen setup, so went off the sides of the bottom screen;
3. Right-click menus are shown, but no items could be selected (menu closes with no command executed);
4. Managed to open a project and run a script (only by double-clicking to open the file in the editor and pressing the Run button). The program opens two uifigures, which should size to the height of the first screen and each just less than half its width, BUT both opened as tiny square windows. Re-sizing them worked OK and they appeared to hold the expected multiple plots.
5. Tried "Send Feedback", but a) the topic dropdown expanded, but all attempts to select an item failed (the list just closed); b) selecting either text box worked only occasionally (typed text did not appear); and c) could not [Submit], because the topic was not selected.

(I suspect the inability to select an item from the right-click menu (3) and the Feedback tote menu (5a) are instances of the same problem.)

Have gone back to the original desktop, until the new beta has been fixed and tested on Linux and re-released.

None of the problems seen above are happening with the original desktop.

[Nikola]

Hey, did you ever resolve these issues?

I'm facing a similar problem where I cannot change the state of dropdown menus when I try the new desktop on Ubuntu 22.04.4