> vmplayer
Logging to /tmp/vmware-xxxxxxx/setup-15600.log

(vmware-modconfig:15600): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "qtcurve",
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:72: error: unexpected identifier `colorize_scrollbar', expected character `}'
modinfo: could not find module vmmon
modinfo: could not find module vmnet
modinfo: could not find module vmblock
modinfo: could not find module vmci
modinfo: could not find module vsock
modinfo: could not find module vmmon
modinfo: could not find module vmnet
modinfo: could not find module vmblock
modinfo: could not find module vmci
modinfo: could not find module vsock
modinfo: could not find module vmmon
modinfo: could not find module vmnet
modinfo: could not find module vmblock
modinfo: could not find module vmci
modinfo: could not find module vsock
modinfo: could not find module vmmon
modinfo: could not find module vmnet
modinfo: could not find module vmblock
modinfo: could not find module vmci
modinfo: could not find module vsock
modinfo: could not find module vmmon
modinfo: could not find module vmnet
modinfo: could not find module vmblock
modinfo: could not find module vmci
modinfo: could not find module vsock
Must use a valid mode.  Use one of:
        --get-kernel-headers
        --get-gcc
        --validate-kernel-headers
        --validate-gcc
        --install-pbm
        --build-mod
        --install-all
modinfo: could not find module vmmon

>

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contents of /tmp/vmware-xxxxxxx/setup-15600.log

Aug 04 14:55:15.992: app| Log for VMware Workstation pid=15600 version=6.5.2 build=build-156735 option=Release
Aug 04 14:55:15.992: app| Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
Aug 04 14:55:15.992: app| Logging to /tmp/vmware-xxxxxxx/setup-15600.log
Aug 04 14:55:17.985: app| Relaunching with /usr/bin/vmware-gksu '/usr/bin/vmware-modconfig' --icon='vmware-player' --appname='VMware Player' --gcc='/usr/bin/gcc' --headers='/lib/modules/2.6.27.25-0.1-pae/build/include' --gcc-ignore-minor