Toolbox installation going wrong - linux

I am using the newest release 2025a on a linux computer. I want to install the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox which is included in my license. In general the installation process is simple - i open the add-on explorer, find the toolbox and click install. Then a window pops up, that the toolbox will be installed, matlab will be closed and restarted once complete. Matlab closes but never restarts, if i start it again the toolbox is missing.

What can I do ?

[Star Strider]

You most likely need to Contact Support since this is something inherent in MATLAB.

Also, be sure to include your Linux distro and version in your note to MathWorks.

[Davide]

I am having the same problem (Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS), still didn't find a way to solve it

Answer 1

[tim]

i can circumvent this problem by reinstalling matlab and selecting the official toolboxes i want. but this is a really tedious "fix" and not sure what to do about unlisted toolboxes..

Answer 2

[Mahboob]

Run matlab by sudo so that it can run the installer after closing.

Answer 3

[Rahul Gulia]

Open a terminal and run:

sudo matlab

Then, start installing your Add-Ons. Hope this helps.

[Bence Tóth]

MATLAB keeps crashing when I try to run it with sudo in a terminal... Otherwise I have the same problem as OP.