i can confirm this bug. starting vmware with VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force vmware
removes the message but vmware will also quit immediately. # vmware -v /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2) VMware Workstation 5.5.2 build-29772 # VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force vmware -v VMware Workstation 5.5.2 build-29772 -- vmware player refuse to start https://launchpad.net/bugs/58829 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs