Matlab in Ubuntu never gets past start screen.

When I try to start R2016a in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, it never gets past the start screen. When it crashes, it dumps a file virtually identical to this one every time (this is one of them):

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       Segmentation violation detected at Sat Mar  5 14:04:57 2016
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Configuration:
  Crash Decoding      : Disabled
  Crash Mode          : continue (default)
  Current Visual      : 0x20 (class 4, depth 24)
  Default Encoding    : UTF-8
  GNU C Library       : 2.19 stable
  Host Name           : alexander-Inspiron-5720
  MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64
  MATLAB Root         : /home/alexander/Matlab
  MATLAB Version      : 9.0.0.341360 (R2016a)
  Operating System    : Linux 3.19.0-53-generic #59~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Sat Feb 27 00:58:38 UTC 2016 x86_64
  Processor ID        : x86 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel
  Virtual Machine     : Java 1.7.0_60-b19 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode
  Window System       : The X.Org Foundation (11701000), display :0

Fault Count: 3

Abnormal termination:
Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault):
  RAX = 00007f1478000077  RBX = 0000000000000001
  RCX = 001061a2b7a93650  RDX = 000fe28f00000f00
  RSP = 00007f1476ffc9b0  RBP = 00007f149be536c8
  RSI = 0000000000000000  RDI = 00007f1470000020

     R8 = 0000000000000000   R9 = 00007f13b7aecdd0
    R10 = 00007f1476ffc790  R11 = 0000000000000000
    R12 = 0000000000000001  R13 = 00007f13b7a92760
    R14 = 0000000000000252  R15 = 0000000004000001

    RIP = 00007f149bad11bd  EFL = 0000000000010206

     CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):
[  0] 0x00007f149bad11bd                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+00246205
[  1] 0x00007f149bad12a5                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+00246437
[  2] 0x00007f14918e05f8              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6+00255480 _XIOError+00000088
[  3] 0x00007f14918ddfed              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6+00245741 _XEventsQueued+00000125
[  4] 0x00007f14918d012d              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6+00188717 XPending+00000077
[  5] 0x00007f147c5c02e0 /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwsplashscreen.so+00090848
[  6] 0x00007f149ae524d2 /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libboost_thread.so.1.56.0+00083154
[  7] 0x00007f149be62182              /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0+00033154
[  8] 0x00007f149bb8f47d                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+01025149 clone+00000109
[  9] 0x0000000000000000                                   <unknown-module>+00000000

Abnormal termination:
Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault):
  RAX = 00007f1478000077  RBX = 0000000000000001
  RCX = 001061a2b72763e0  RDX = 000fe28f00000f00
  RSP = 00007f147fb45cf0  RBP = 00007f149be536c8
  RSI = 00000000ffffffff  RDI = 0000000000000000

     R8 = 0000000000000000   R9 = 00007f13b72761b0
    R10 = 00007f149be54b0c  R11 = 00007f149c635140
    R12 = 0000000000000001  R13 = 00007f13b72754f0
    R14 = 0000000000000000  R15 = 0000000000000000

    RIP = 00007f149bad11bd  EFL = 0000000000010206

     CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):
[  0] 0x00007f149bad11bd                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+00246205
[  1] 0x00007f149bad12a5                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+00246437
[  2] 0x00007f14918e05f8              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6+00255480 _XIOError+00000088
[  3] 0x00007f14918ddfed              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6+00245741 _XEventsQueued+00000125
[  4] 0x00007f14918d00db              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6+00188635 XEventsQueued+00000075
[  5] 0x00007f148481a727               /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXt.so.6+00182055 _XtWaitForSomething+00002215
[  6] 0x00007f148481b5d7               /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXt.so.6+00185815 XtAppNextEvent+00000231
[  7] 0x00007f1485069f44 /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/../../../bin/glnxa64/libmwuix.so+00216900
[  8] 0x00007f148506a11f /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/../../../bin/glnxa64/libmwuix.so+00217375
[  9] 0x00007f148506a2be /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/../../../bin/glnxa64/libmwuix.so+00217790
[ 10] 0x00007f148d4cd4df  /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00173279
[ 11] 0x00007f148d4cd894  /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00174228
[ 12] 0x00007f148d4cdc44  /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00175172
[ 13] 0x00007f148d4d41a5  /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00201125
[ 14] 0x00007f148d4d42ac  /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00201388
[ 15] 0x00007f148d4d497b  /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00203131 _Z8mnParserv+00000715
[ 16] 0x00007f148e328c13     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00695315
[ 17] 0x00007f149dc4b81c     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwmvm.so+02410524 _ZNK5boost9function0IvEclEv+00000028
[ 18] 0x00007f148e32a925     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00702757
[ 19] 0x00007f148e32b839     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00706617 _ZN5boost6detail17task_shared_stateINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvRKNS_8functionIFvvEEEENS2_5list1INS2_5valueIS6_EEEEEEvE6do_runEv+00000025
[ 20] 0x00007f14984558a0      /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwms.so+03168416 _ZN5boost6detail22task_base_shared_stateIvE3runEv+00000064
[ 21] 0x00007f148e32c717     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00710423
[ 22] 0x00007f148e32875a     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00694106
[ 23] 0x00007f148e69bc06     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00969734
[ 24] 0x00007f148e689b4c     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00895820 _ZN5boost6detail8function21function_obj_invoker0ISt8functionIFNS_3anyEvEES4_E6invokeERNS1_15function_bufferE+00000028
[ 25] 0x00007f148e68a21f     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00897567 _ZNK5boost9function0INS_3anyEEclEv+00000031
[ 26] 0x00007f148e689993     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00895379 _ZN3iqm18PackagedTaskPlugin7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tagRN5boost10shared_ptrIN14cmddistributor17IIPCompletedEventEEE+00000163
[ 27] 0x00007f148e33d71d     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00780061
[ 28] 0x00007f148e66bf98     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00774040
[ 29] 0x00007f148e6565af     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00685487
[ 30] 0x00007f148e6537e3     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00673763
[ 31] 0x00007f149d608a3a /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03443258
[ 32] 0x00007f149d6078a7 /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03438759
[ 33] 0x00007f149d60810c /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03440908 _Z25svWS_ProcessPendingEventsiib+00000092
[ 34] 0x00007f148e328ed2     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00696018
[ 35] 0x00007f148e329211     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00696849
[ 36] 0x00007f148e315cfd     /home/alexander/Matlab/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00617725
[ 37] 0x00007f149be62182              /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0+00033154
[ 38] 0x00007f149bb8f47d                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+01025149 clone+00000109
[ 39] 0x0000000000000000                                   <unknown-module>+00000000

Abnormal termination:
Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault):
  RAX = 00007f13b7266baf  RBX = 0000000000000001
  RCX = 0010618a9bf3e600  RDX = 000fe276e4cd7600
  RSP = 00007f1464f286e0  RBP = 00007f149be536c8
  RSI = 0000000000000000  RDI = 0000000000000000

     R8 = 0000000000000004   R9 = 00007f13b72676f0
    R10 = 00007f146d0dbca4  R11 = 0000000000000000
    R12 = 0000000000000001  R13 = 00007f13b7267010
    R14 = 00007f1464f28790  R15 = 00007f147af99000

    RIP = 00007f149bad11bd  EFL = 0000000000010216

     CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):
[  0] 0x00007f149bad11bd                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+00246205
[  1] 0x00007f149bad12a5                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+00246437
[  2] 0x00007f14918e05f8              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6+00255480 _XIOError+00000088
[  3] 0x00007f14918ddfed              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6+00245741 _XEventsQueued+00000125
[  4] 0x00007f14918d00db              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6+00188635 XEventsQueued+00000075
[  5] 0x00007f146d0dbd16                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[  6] 0x00007f146d0061d4                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[  7] 0x00007f146d006058                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[  8] 0x00007f146d006706                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[  9] 0x00007f146d0004e7                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[ 10] 0x00007f147d60a8f5 /home/alexander/Matlab/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06289653
[ 11] 0x00007f147d609358 /home/alexander/Matlab/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06284120
[ 12] 0x00007f147d609627 /home/alexander/Matlab/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06284839
[ 13] 0x00007f147d609747 /home/alexander/Matlab/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06285127
[ 14] 0x00007f147d6861d5 /home/alexander/Matlab/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06795733
[ 15] 0x00007f147d963bdf /home/alexander/Matlab/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+09800671
[ 16] 0x00007f147d963ce5 /home/alexander/Matlab/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+09800933
[ 17] 0x00007f147d82a7f8 /home/alexander/Matlab/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+08517624
[ 18] 0x00007f149be62182              /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0+00033154
[ 19] 0x00007f149bb8f47d                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+01025149 clone+00000109
[ 20] 0x0000000000000000                                   <unknown-module>+00000000

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Answer 1

[Vineeth Kartha]

Hi,

Could you please try the solutions mentioned in the link provided below: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/98599-why-will-matlab-not-start-up-properly-on-my-linux-or-unix-based-system

Regards

Vineeth

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

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