Yes, I agree that the workaround is uggly. I can not reproduce it here: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ vmplayer /usr/lib/vmware-player/bin/vmplayer: /usr/lib/vmware-player/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
Nevertheless: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ grep lionel /etc/passwd [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Do you have a home directory with write permissions on it ? It seems that the problem is linked with writing something. Does somebody from VMware has an idea ? -- vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP https://launchpad.net/bugs/56286 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs