Matlab R2025b Crash on Startup

Hello, I am running Matlab R2025b on Arch linux. R2024a works perfectly, but when I try to run any of the 2025 editions of matlab, I get the following crash:

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Segmentation violation detected at 2026-01-26 13:56:17 -0600

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Configuration:

Crash Decoding : Disabled - No sandbox or build area path

Crash Mode : continue (default)

Default Encoding : UTF-8

Desktop Environment : Hyprland

GNU C Library : 2.42 stable

MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64

MATLAB Root : /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b

MATLAB Version : 25.2.0.3123386 (R2025b) Update 3

Operating System : Linux 6.18.6-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:34:07 +0000 x86_64

Process ID : 429215

Processor ID : x86 Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination:

Segmentation violation

Current Thread: 'MCR 0 interpret' id 139751315203776

Register State (from fault):

RAX = 0000000000000000 RBX = 00007f1a637fbd48

RCX = 0000000018000000 RDX = 0000000018000000

RSP = 00007f1a637fbcb0 RBP = 00007f1a451fe280

RSI = 0000000000001000 RDI = 0000000000000000

R8 = 00007f1ac38460c0 R9 = 00007f1ac3846140

R10 = 00007f1ac38461c0 R11 = 00007f1ac3846200

R12 = 0000000000000000 R13 = 00007f1a637fbcd0

R14 = 00007f1a637fbce0 R15 = 0000000000000000

RIP = 00007f1a45241c88 EFL = 0000000000010246

CS = 0033 FS = 0000 GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):

[ 0] 0x00007f1a45241c88 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+02366600 lc_new_job+00000216

[ 1] 0x00007f1a4515cc1f /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01428511

[ 2] 0x00007f1a4515d6a5 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01431205

[ 3] 0x00007f1a451c7294 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01864340

[ 4] 0x00007f1a4515fac6 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01440454

[ 5] 0x00007f1a4515e4ed /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01434861

[ 6] 0x00007f1a4518ef60 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/lmgrimpl/libmwlmgrimpl.so+01634144

[ 7] 0x00007f1a445463a7 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/authz/licensing/product/matlab_impl/mwlicensingproductmatlab.so+00160679

[ 8] 0x00007f1b1073a676 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/factory_settings/compute/shared_cmlink/settings/../../../../../../bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03384950 _ZN15MatlabLicensing11getInstanceEPKN4lmgr6config17LmStartPropertiesE+00002454

[ 9] 0x00007f1b0a2d0c31 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00834609

[ 10] 0x00007f1b0a2e31dd /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00909789

[ 11] 0x00007f1b0a2bf6ca /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00763594

[ 12] 0x00007f1b0a2bfb8d /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00764813

[ 13] 0x00007f1b1a21eb17 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2025b/bin/glnxa64/libmwboost_thread.so.1.81.0+00043799

[ 14] 0x00007f1b1a09698b /usr/lib/libc.so.6+00616843

[ 15] 0x00007f1b1a11aa0c /usr/lib/libc.so.6+01157644

** This crash report has been saved to disk as /home/arathgeb/matlab_crash_dump.429215-1 **

MATLAB is exiting because of fatal error

Fatal Error:

Throw location unknown (consider using BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION)

Dynamic exception type: mwboost::wrapexcept<std::runtime_error>

std::exception::what: Transport stopped.

[Armand]

As a secondary note, I tried to run the file MathWorksProductAuthorizer.sh just in case it was a licensing thing, but the binary MathWorksProductAuthorizer just crashes with a segmentation fault.

[Torsten]

Contact MATLAB support together with the crash report

https://uk.mathworks.com/support/contact_us.html

after checking whether the system requirements are fulfilled for your computer:

https://uk.mathworks.com/support/requirements/matlab-linux.html

[Armand]

Sounds good

Answer 1

[Ivy]

Hello fellow Hyprland user,

Arch/arch-based and other rolling distros are having the same issue, due to the gnutls version on these distros being newer than what MATLAB uses.

If you preload gnutls 3.8.9 before launching MATLAB, this should work, I believe 3.8.10 and newer would run in to this crash.

If your license is from a Univeristy, you might be able to launch using the command below. I'm not entirely sure about the licensing details, you might need to contac the Support team.

/path/to/bin/matlab -licmode onlinelicensing

Also, even though the issue is not directly related to Arch, I recommend using a qualified distro instead. Hyprland is not support but MATLAB appears to be able to run, but you might encounter even more issues later on.

[Armand]

Yeah I found an arch forum post that went over the gnutls issue. This worked, thank you.

[German]

After many unsuccessful attempts, AUR, from orginal linux source in Matlab site... the proposed solution:

/path-to-bin/matlab -licmode onlinelicensing

worked in my arch-based Endeavour linux 2026.

Thanks for the help!