live script editor unable to run

Hi,

I'm running MATLAB R2019b on a linux machine with manjaro and suddenly the live editor stopped working with the not informative message "the live editor is unable to run in the current system configuration". I've tried the solution proposed in the arch forum but didn't work. What else can I do?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

[Kapil Gupta]

I understand you are trying to run MATLAB on a linux machine but the live editor is unable to run.

This error can be an indication that there is an undefined symbol or missing library in your MATLAB installation. Since the release of Ubuntu 17.04, the libgconf-2.so.4 library does not get installed unless it was already on the system prior to an upgrade. However, this library is needed by the Live Editor in order to run. This could be the missing library in your configuration.

As a workaround, run the following command in the terminal to install the missing library:

sudo apt-get install libgconf2-4

For more information you can take help of the following links:

https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/397096-the-live-editor-is-unable-to-run-in-the-current-system-configuration-error-message-when-starting-l

https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/416539-why-am-i-unable-to-start-the-live-editor

https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/364551-why-is-matlab-unable-to-run-the-matlabwindow-application-on-linux