I have installed a MATLAB TRIAL version but it keeps crashing

Segmentation violation

I have installed a MATLAB TRIAL version but it keeps crashing

Configuration:
  Crash Decoding      : Disabled - No sandbox or build area path
  Crash Mode          : continue (default)
  Current Graphics Driver: NVIDIA Corporation Quadro K620/PCIe/SSE2 Version 4.5.0 NVIDIA 367.48
  Current Visual      : 0x21 (class 4, depth 24)
  Default Encoding    : UTF-8
  Deployed            : false
  GNU C Library       : 2.21 stable
  Host Name           : test-X9DAi
  MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64
  MATLAB Entitlement ID: xxxxxxxxx
  MATLAB Root         : /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b
  MATLAB Version      : 9.3.0.713579 (R2017b)
  OpenGL              : hardware
  Operating System    : Linux 3.19.0-84-generic #92-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 24 15:46:19 UTC 2017 x86_64
  Processor ID        : x86 Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7, GenuineIntel
  Virtual Machine     : Java 1.8.0_121-b13 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode
  Window System       : The X.Org Foundation (11701000), display :0

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination:
Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault):
  RAX = 0000000000000001  RBX = 0000000000000000
  RCX = 0000000000000001  RDX = 0000000000000000
  RSP = 00007eff549ca808  RBP = 0000000000000000
  RSI = 00007efeb6dbd6c0  RDI = 00007efd818c5930

     R8 = 00007efd807fd0f8   R9 = 00007efda19500c0
    R10 = 0000000000000000  R11 = 0000000000000000
    R12 = 00007efd8092c8a0  R13 = 00007efd807fd100
    R14 = 00007efd807fd0f8  R15 = 00007efd818caa20

    RIP = 00007effa7110086  EFL = 0000000000010202

     CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):
[  0] 0x00007effa7110086 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/bin/glnxa64/../../sys/os/glnxa64/libstdc++.so.6+00499846 _ZSt28_Rb_tree_rebalance_for_erasePSt18_Rb_tree_node_baseRS_+00000358
[  1] 0x00007efda1bade14                      bin/glnxa64/libmwosgserver.so+02399764
[  2] 0x00007efda2f409fc                bin/glnxa64/libmwhandle_graphics.so+17463804 _ZN2hg16CompositeCommand7executeEPNS_23CommandExecutionContextE+00000044
[  3] 0x00007efda1bb8271                      bin/glnxa64/libmwosgserver.so+02441841 _ZN2hg19OsgSceneServerProxy14executeCommandEiPNS_7CommandE+00000033
[  4] 0x00007efe6ea0998e                         bin/glnxa64/libnativehg.so+00047502 Java_com_mathworks_hg_peer_JavaSceneServerPeer_doExecuteCommand+00000030
[  5] 0x00007eff55017a34                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[  6] 0x00007eff550082bd                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[  7] 0x00007eff55008302                                   <unknown-module>+00000000
[  8] 0x00007eff576b2958                                   <unknown-module>+00000000

[Walter Roberson]

Which Linux distro and release are you using? Some of the Linux versions need a fair bit of configuration.

[Shivik Garg]

Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 15.04 Release: 15.04 Codename: vivid

[Walter Roberson]

R2016a was the last version supported on Ubuntu 15.

Answer 1

[Bob Blaine]

If you are just looking to trial MATLAB, you might be able to get around this problem with:

matlab -softwareopengl

Not sure if there are other problems beyond this one.