Why do I get "Can't reload <shared object>" error when trying to start Simulink with Debian 9?

Why do I see:

Can't reload '/usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/bin/glnxa64/libmwdastudio.so'

or 

Can't reload '/usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/bin/glnxa64/libmwsl_graphical_classes.so'

when trying to start Simulink on a Debian 9 machine?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This error suggest your machine is missing the libnss3 package. Although this is included in most of the Desktop configurations of Debian 9 you may need to install/reinstall it. Please run the following in a terminal window:

 

 $ apt-get install libnss3

After installing the package please restart MATLAB and attempt to launch Simulink. You should no longer see these errors.