This is fixed in edgy by using freetype 2.2.1 that restores binary compatiblity (this is still a issue in dapper, also gworkspace.app loads fine in dapper).
** Changed in: freetype (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Fix Released -- gworkspace.app: Loader error when launching GWorkspace https://launchpad.net/bugs/19834 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs