Get error "libicudata.so.69" while installing Matlab on Linux

I am trying to install Matlab on a Linux VM. When I run the install command, I get this error message: "error while loading shared libraries: libicudata.so.69: cannot open shared file: no such file or directory" Any ideas why this could be?

[Saksham Gupta]

are you unzipping your downloaded file???

To get help in that part , please visit : https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/514575-when-running-the-mathworks-installer-on-linux-why-do-i-get-the-error-install_unix-error-while-loa

[Miguel Angel Torres]

Hello all,

I am trying to install matlab_R2023a in a linux virtual machine, I have unzip with unzip -X -K and tried to install with sudo ./install and I get the following error:

... matlab/bin/glnxa64/MathWorksProductInstaller: error while loading shared libraries: libicuuc.so.69: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Any solution?

[Miguel Angel Torres]

The problem seems to be that I was unzipping the zip into a shared folder of the VM and the host (with VirtualBox's folder sharing functionality) and there were permissions issues.

Answer 1

[Chetan]

Hello @Manuela Dorado Novoa,

I hope this message finds you well. I understand that you are currently facing an issue during installation, which may be due to the library not being upgraded or available on your system.

To resolve this issue, I recommend trying the following steps to download and install the libicuuc.so.16 libraries on your Linux system:

1. Open the terminal and enter the following commands:

sudo apt update 
sudo apt install libicu-dev 

This will update your system and install the latest version of the ICU library, which includes the libicuuc.so.16 library file.

2. After the installation is complete, you can find the library file at the following location:

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicuuc.so.16 

3. Finally, update the system's shared library cache by running the following command:

sudo ldconfig 

I hope these suggestions help you resolve the issue you are facing.

Answer 2

[Sri Pramodh Rachuri]

I got this error when I was trying to install matlab using downloaded programs on a headless server. I solved it by unzipping the zip file present in the downloaded programs directory. Then I ran the installer and it worked like a charm

While unzipping, I skipped overwriting files but overwriting might work too try your luck. But if you didn't get the prompt asking if it should overwrite or not, you're doing something wrong.