MATLAB: Am I unable to start MATLAB on Linux when it is installed on a FAT32 partition

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I have installed my Linux version of MATLAB on a FAT32 partition (Windows) and I am unable to start it. When I try, I get the error:
 Error while loading shared library: libicudata.so.32 Cannot open shared object file. No such file or directory.
There is a file called libicudata.so.32.0 in my MATLAB's bin/glnx86 folder, but no libicudata.so.32. If I rename that file, I get the same error with respect to another file.

Best Answer

FAT32 does not support the use of symbolic links on Linux. Much of the MATLAB environment relies of symbolic links from certain library files to other libraries. Thus installing the Linux version of MATLAB on a FAT32 partition is not supported and will not work properly. The Linux version must be installed on a Linux partition such as an ext3 partition.
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