Unable to open Matlab in Manjaro Linux

After a recent update of my Manjaro OS, I'm unable to open Matlab.

I get the following error message:

MATLAB is selecting SOFTWARE OPENGL rendering.

/usr/local/MATLAB/R2019b/bin/glnxa64/MATLAB: error while loading shared libraries: libcrypt.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

These are my system specifications:

System:
  Host: joshitha-pc Kernel: 5.18.5-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    Desktop: GNOME v: 42.2 Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Predator PH315-51 v: V1.24
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: CFL model: Sienta_CFS v: V1.24 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: Insyde v: 1.24 date: 12/05/2018
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 22.3 Wh (79.1%) condition: 28.2/48.9 Wh (57.5%)
    volts: 15.2 min: 15.2
CPU:
  Info: quad core Intel Core i5-8300H [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 905
    min/max: 800/2300
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile] driver: N/A
  Device-3: Realtek USB Boot type: USB driver: N/A
  Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.3 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.2 driver:
    X: loaded: intel gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  Message: Unable to show GL data. Required tool glxinfo missing.
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    driver: r8168
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.03 TiB used: 89.37 GiB (8.5%)
Info:
  Processes: 241 Uptime: 5m Memory: 7.61 GiB used: 2.49 GiB (32.7%)
  Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.18

Would really appreciate any help

Answer 1

[Ritish Sehgal]

It is my understanding that after you updated your OS, you are getting the shared error message while starting MATLAB in your linux machine.

Generally, this error shows up if you have a missing “libcrypt.so.1” library. This library is a part of “libxcrypt” package. Try to run the below command in your linux terminal:

>>sudo yum install libxcrypt-compat

Hope it helps!!

[Joshitha R]

this worked, thanks!