Unable to launch the MATLABWindow application. The exit code was: 262

I can not install MATLAB 2024b on Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS.

In the installation folder ~/Téléchargements/matlab_R2024b_Linux I run the command:

sudo ./install

and get the following error:

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'
  what():  Failed to launch web window with error: Unable to launch the MATLABWindow application. The exit code was: 262
Abandon (core dumped)

Any idea how to solve this?

I found solutions for exit codes 1 and 127 but they do not apply to my problem.

[Vincent]

I have the same issue on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS...

[Nuno]

I had the same problem but I have found out what was the problem:

Matlab doesn't like accents! Just try to take out the accents on "é" on Téléchargements and it will probably work...

As simple (and dumb) as that...

[Richard]

Thanks ! It also worked for me.

[Julien]

Thank you very much, I had this problem on linux Ubuntu 22.04. In fact it was only the é of Téléchargements that was causing the problem.

Answer 1

[Michelle]

Fo people having the same issue: I solved the poblem by changing the installation folder to ~/Documents/matlab_R2024b_Linux. It was most probably the special character é in the path that created the bug.

[Miroslav Flídr]

I can confirm that this problem is triggered by accented characters in the full folder name. For me the problematic folder is named ~/Stažené (Downloads in czech language).

[Viola]

omg same! I moved to documents and it works! Debilní Stažené

[Paul A]

Thank you bro, i have the same idea with you but i didnt notice that my outer folder name is in Chinese

[哲也]

Thank you. I experienced exactly the same issue. In my case, the folder name was in Japanese.

[John]

when i do this

xxsyskt6_03@xxsyskt6-HP-Z2-Tower-G9-Workstation-Desktop-PC:~/下载$ mv matlab_R2024b_Linux ../

it's works!

[Pengzhan]

Same question solved for the folder name with Chinese.

[nessma]

yess it worked thanks !!

[禧元]

thanks!!

[Maxime]

Thanks it worked !

[Rui]

It also works for me.

[陈]

thanks, it works for me!!

[书宇]

Thanks,it works for me,I change the folder to ~/tmp/matlab_R2024b_Linux