MATLAB: Do I receive an assert/signal failure error message starting MATLAB 7.6 (R2008a) or higher

Question

When I start MATLAB, I receive the following error message:

1 assert/signal failures have occurred; MATLAB will abort in 10 seconds.

Answer 1

This error message can be triggered if running MATLAB R2008a or higher if the processor of the machine does not support the SSE2 instruction set. MATLAB R2008a and higher requires a processor that supports SSE2. Examples of unsupported processors include Pentium III and below, and all 32-bit AMD processors.

For additional information on the system requirements of MATLAB, please see the system requirements page located at the website below:

https://www.mathworks.com/support/requirements/matlab-system-requirements.html

Additionally, this error message has been reported by Linux and UNIX users with restricted environments such as installing MATLAB in a chroot partition. Most users find that they work around the issue by installing MATLAB in a different directory (such as the home directory).