Matlab R2022a ArchLinux installer problem fix

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I got problems installing Matlab R2022a on Arch. Running the installer throws the following error:

```
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'
  what():  Failed to launch web window with error: Unable to launch the MATLABWindow application. The exit code was: 127
fish: Job 1, 'sudo ./install' terminated by signal SIGABRT (Abort)
```

I fixed it by running the following commands.

```bash
cd <matlab installer root directory>
cd bin/glnxa64
ls | grep libfreetype
mkdir exclude
mv libfreetype.so.6 exclude/
mv libfreetype.so.6.16.0 exclude/
```

You are genius! Thanks

Thanks. Matlab is driving me crazy. R2023b can only be launched through the terminal and it wouldn't launch by creating a desktop file. R2022b has this problem.

Thanks. Matlab is driving me crazy. R2023b can only be launched through the terminal and it wouldn't launch by creating a desktop file. R2022b has this problem.

did you try adding -desktop argument to your .desktop file?

Helow, mine doesnt work. It gives this
root@DESKTOP-39TIRD9:/mnt/R2024a/bin/glnxa64# mv libfreetype.so.6 exclude/
mv: cannot stat 'libfreetype.so.6': No such file or directory
root@DESKTOP-39TIRD9:/mnt/R2024a/bin/glnxa64#
Any help? Thanks

I have the same issue. Neither libfreetype.so nor libtiff exist in the /bin/glnxa64. How can I figure it out which file to remove?