Why is my Live Script working on macOS and Windows 10 but not on Linux?

Hello Community!

My MATLAB Live Script with Simulink Model has a terrible performance and causes crashes of MATLAB without a error message only on Linux. The same MATLAB Live Script with Simulink Model is running on Windows 10 and macOS without any problems. It tried it on all systems with the same MATLAB Version, the same toolboxes and similar system configurations.

Sometimes the Message "Message Service fatally disconnected" pops up and after that it is not possible to edit the Live Script any more or open another Live Script until I reopen MATLAB. When I run the Live Script, MATLAB freezes and crashes after a couple of minutes. The same Live Script is working on the other systems without any problems.

Operating System: Linux 4.19.0-17-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.194-3 (2021-07-18) x86_64

Java Version: Java 1.8.0_202-b08 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode

Thank you :)

[Akshat Gupta]

Luis F. What MATLAB version are you using?

[Luis F.]

@Akshat Gupta I'm using MATLAB R2020a on Linux, Windows and macOS.

[Akshat Gupta]

You could try installing any missing libraries by running the following commands:

$ apt-get install libgconf-2-4
$ apt-get install libgcrypt11

Another possible workaround could be the solution of the following MATLAB Answer:

Simulink welcome page doesn't open on Linux - MATLAB Answers - MATLAB Central (mathworks.com)

[Luis F.]

@Akshat Gupta Thank you for the suggestions, but I'm not able to install libgcrypt11.

Terminal Output:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree.

Reading state information... Done

E: Unable to locate package libgcrypt11.

[Akshat Gupta]

@Luis F. Could you try the following command for installing libgcrypt11:

apt-get install libgcrypt11-dev

[Luis F.]

@Akshat Gupta It also doesn't work :( Are these libarys essential for Matlab on Linux?

[Akshat Gupta]

@Luis F. If libgconf-2.so.4 library is not present in Linux, live editor may not work. The commands I mentioned in the previous comments are for installing this library. Try to check if this library is present or not on the machine.

Also, you need sudo access to install the library. I am assuming that you have sudo access to the machine.

[Luis F.]

@Akshat Gupta Thank you so far. All the libraries you mentioned are now installed, but it seems that it still doesn't work :(