MATLAB: Do I get a segmentation fault when I try to start MATLAB on Ubuntu 15.04 or newer

MATLAB

When I try to start MATLAB on Ubuntu 15.04 or newer, it crashes with a segmentation fault.
Why does this happen, and how can I resolve this issue?
Stack Trace (from fault):
[ 0] 0x00007fe176d928ba /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00051386
[ 1] 0x00007fe176d9b4b1 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00087217
[ 2] 0x00007fe176d96464 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00066660
[ 3] 0x00007fe176d9a9a3 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00084387
[ 4] 0x00007fe17517afc9 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00004041
[ 5] 0x00007fe176d96464 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00066660
[ 6] 0x00007fe17517b62d /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00005677
[ 7] 0x00007fe17517b061 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00004193 dlopen+00000049
[ 8] 0x00007fe1715a100a /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libut.so+00311306
[ 9] 0x00007fe16c9567e5 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00456677
[ 10] 0x00007fe16c9491af /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00401839 _ZN13Mlm_MATLAB_fn8try_loadEv+00000031
[ 11] 0x00007fe16c940ae5 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00367333 _ZN13Mlm_MATLAB_fn4loadEv+00000037
[ 12] 0x00007fe16c93db09 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00355081 _ZN13Mfh_MATLAB_fn11dispatch_fhEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2_+00000057
[ 13] 0x00007fe1670118af /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+08612015
[ 14] 0x00007fe1671357ff /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+09807871
[ 15] 0x00007fe16712b47f /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+09766015
[ 16] 0x00007fe1670f8981 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+09558401
[ 17] 0x00007fe166d5ad6c /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05766508
[ 18] 0x00007fe166d454c1 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05678273
[ 19] 0x00007fe166d54075 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05738613
[ 20] 0x00007fe166f25033 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07643187
[ 21] 0x00007fe166eecc40 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07412800
[ 22] 0x00007fe166eef078 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07422072
[ 23] 0x00007fe166eef140 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07422272
[ 24] 0x00007fe166f666bc /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07911100
[ 25] 0x00007fe166f66abc /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07912124
[ 26] 0x00007fe16bec8d0d /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_interpreter.so+02600205 _Z51inEvalCmdWithLocalReturnInDesiredWSAndPublishEventsRKSbIDsSt11char_traitsIDsESaIDsEEPibbP15inWorkSpace_tag+00000077
[ 27] 0x00007fe16dac3a12 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00915986 _ZNK3iqm18InternalEvalPlugin24inEvalCmdWithLocalReturnERKSbIDsSt11char_traitsIDsESaIDsEEP15inWorkSpace_tag+00000098
[ 28] 0x00007fe16dac3bd8 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00916440 _ZN3iqm18InternalEvalPlugin7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tagRN5boost10shared_ptrIN14cmddistributor17IIPCompletedEventEEE+00000120
[ 29] 0x00007fe1423533b2 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libnativejmi.so+00861106 _ZN9nativejmi21JmiInternalEvalPlugin7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tagRN5boost10shared_ptrIN14cmddistributor17IIPCompletedEventEEE+00000274
[ 30] 0x00007fe142378565 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libnativejmi.so+01013093 _ZN3mcr3mvm27McrSwappingIqmPluginAdapterIN9nativejmi21JmiInternalEvalPluginEE7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tagRN5boost10shared_ptrIN14cmddistributor17IIPCompletedEventEEE+00000437
[ 31] 0x00007fe16dabd1c6 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00889286
[ 32] 0x00007fe16daaa645 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00812613
[ 33] 0x00007fe168625bf9 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00146425
[ 34] 0x00007fe1686261f4 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00147956
[ 35] 0x00007fe16862b6cd /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00169677
[ 36] 0x00007fe16862b7bc /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00169916
[ 37] 0x00007fe16862bead /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00171693 _Z8mnParserv+00000749
[ 38] 0x00007fe16cc7eb4f /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00686927 _ZN11mcrInstance30mnParser_on_interpreter_threadEv+00000031
[ 39] 0x00007fe16cc6b443 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00607299
[ 40] 0x00007fe16cc6ba39 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00608825 _ZN5boost6detail11task_objectIvNS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvRKNS_8functionIFvvEEEENS2_5list1INS2_5valueIS6_EEEEEEE6do_runEv+00000025
[ 41] 0x00007fe16cc6cf47 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00614215 _ZN5boost6detail9task_baseIvE3runEv+00000071
[ 42] 0x00007fe16cc6cfa7 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00614311
[ 43] 0x00007fe16cc682fa /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00594682
[ 44] 0x00007fe1606296b6 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwuix.so+00313014
[ 45] 0x00007fe16060f862 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwuix.so+00206946
[ 46] 0x00007fe16d5fe0df /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03002591
[ 47] 0x00007fe16d5fe24c /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03002956
[ 48] 0x00007fe16d5ffd9f /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03009951
[ 49] 0x00007fe16d60084c /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03012684 _Z25svWS_ProcessPendingEventsiib+00000092
[ 50] 0x00007fe16cc689b8 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00596408
[ 51] 0x00007fe16cc68cd4 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00597204
[ 52] 0x00007fe16cc54fed /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00516077
[ 53] 0x00007fe1759506aa /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0+00030378
[ 54] 0x00007fe175685eed /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+01076973 clone+00000109
[ 55] 0x0000000000000000 <unknown-module>+00000000

Best Answer

This is a known issue which affects MATLAB on Ubuntu 15.04 and newer.The issue also affects Ubuntu derivatives (e.g. Kubuntu).For a workaround to this issue, please see the following external bug report:
For Australian customers, the following link works:
http://au.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/1297894
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