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...

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