Linux, Abnormal termination: Segmentation violation

System Information:

OS Garuda Linux x86_64

Kernel Linux 6.15.9-zen1-1-zen

Description:

On 2025 08 01 my MATLAB installation crashed immiditately on launch without user input. The crash dump lists Abnormal termination: Segmentation violation as the cause of the program crash

The crash dump is attached to this community post.

Solution:

After searching linux community threads I learn other users were having issues after a recent update to gnutls. If you follow the instructions in this post it will resolve your problems:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2251599#p2251599

Answer 1

[Ronit]

Hello @Mark,

The workaround you have shared through the link you provided by copying the required 'libgnutls' files into the 'bin/glnxa64' directory of your MATLAB installation is the correct way to resolve the segmentation fault issue on your Linux system.

This approach ensures MATLAB can find the necessary libraries at startup, eliminating the need to adjust 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' each time.

Alternatively, launching MATLAB with the '-webui' flag is another effective solution.

Thanks!