udi@ubuntu004:~/Documents$ vmware[AppLoader] Use shipped Linux kernel AIO access library.An up-to-date "libaio" or "libaio1" package from your system is preferred.[AppLoader] Cannot get library dependencies. (10c)
[AppLoader] Fallback to use all shipped libraries.[AppLoader] Fail to load the library. libxml2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory[AppLoader] LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libp11-kit.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libX11.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libaio.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libstdc++.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXcomposite.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libatspi.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libatkmm-1.6.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libsigc-2.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-tray.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libz.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libffi.so.7/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libbasichttp.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpixman-1.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libepoxy.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libsecret-1.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpcsclite.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXft.so.2/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgailutil-3.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libfreetype.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libxml2.so.16/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libssl.so.3/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgpg-error.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcrypto.so.3/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXau.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-vprobe.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXinerama.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXfixes.so.3/usr/lib/vmware/lib/liblicenseTool.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/librsvg-2.so.2/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXi.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXss.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-gksu.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-modconfig.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng16.so.16/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXrandr.so.2/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libtasn1.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtkmm-3.0.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcairomm-1.0.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXcursor.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpcre.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-3.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcds.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-setup-helper.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-enter-serial.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-fuseUI.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXdmcp.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXdamage.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libfuse.so.2/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libjpeg.so.62/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-vmblock-fuse.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXext.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmplayer.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libSM.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcr-ui-3.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libdbus-1.so.3/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgiomm-2.4.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdkmm-3.0.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libfontconfig.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-zenity.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcroco-0.6.so.3/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-modconfig-console.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk_pixbuf_xlib-2.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libharfbuzz.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpangomm-1.4.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libxcb-shm.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvte-2.91.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-3.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXtst.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libxcb.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libICE.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXrender.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgvmomi.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcairo.so.2/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcairo-gobject.so.2/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcrypt.so.20/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libtiff.so.6/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm_generate_extra_defs-2.4.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-app-control.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libsvga3dsw.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcurl.so.4/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgck-1.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcr-base-3.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvnetlib.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-netcfg.so/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-mount.so
[AppLoader] Cannot get library dependencies. (10c) [AppLoader] Fallback to use all shipped libraries. [AppLoader] Cannot get library dependencies. (10c) [AppLoader] Fallback to use all shipped libraries. (vmware-tray:6752): Gdk-ERROR **: The program 'vmware-tray' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadValue'. (Details: serial 693 error_code 2 request_code 135 (XKEYBOARD) minor_code 8) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the GDK_SYNCHRONIZE environment variable to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) Gdk: The program 'vmware' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadValue'. (Details: serial 15857 error_code 2 request_code 135 (XKEYBOARD) minor_code 8) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the GDK_SYNCHRONIZE environment variable to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) VMware Workstation Error: VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vmui) Gdk: The program 'vmware' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadValue'. (Details: serial 15857 error_code 2 request_code 135 (XKEYBOARD) minor_code 8) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the GDK_SYNCHRONIZE environment variable to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) A log file is available in "/tmp/vmware-dudi/vmware-ui-6590.log". You can request support. To collect data to submit to VMware support, choose "Collect Support Data" from the Help menu. You can also run the "vm-support" script in the Workstation folder directly. We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement.
Same here with Kubuntu 25.10 and 26.04
PID: 5796 (vmware-tray)
UID: 1000 (dudi)
GID: 1000 (dudi)
Signal: 5 (TRAP)
Timestamp: Mon 2026-05-11 16:35:38 CEST (5s ago)
Command Line: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-tray poweredOn
Executable: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/appLoader
Control Group: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/app-vmware\x2dworkstation@3bd199a0239e4e249effda97c377f02e.service
Unit: user@1000.service
User Unit: app-vmware\x2dworkstation@3bd199a0239e4e249effda97c377f02e.service
Slice: user-1000.slice
Owner UID: 1000 (dudi)
Boot ID: f0c1012c65ed4fab903fdbcca9c79dae
Machine ID: d8e25f09b1c848c5a943a99ca8ad9948
Hostname: ubuntu004
Storage: /var/lib/systemd/coredump/core.vmware-tray.1000.f0c1012c65ed4fab903fdbcca9c79dae.5796.1778510138000000.zst (present)
Size on Disk: 2.8M
Message: Process 5796 (vmware-tray) of user 1000 dumped core.
Module linux-vdso.so.1 from deb linux-7.0.0-15.15.amd64
Module libasound.so.2 from deb alsa-lib-1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1.amd64
Module libxml2.so.2 from deb libxml2-2.15.2+dfsg-0.1.amd64
Module libuuid.so.1 from deb util-linux-2.41.3-3ubuntu2.amd64
Module libdbus-1.so.3 without build-id.
Module libxcb-render.so.0 from deb libxcb-1.17.0-2ubuntu1.amd64
Module libcds.so without build-id.
Module libnxegl.so without build-id.
Stack trace of thread 5796:
#0 0x000072c81fe634aa g_logv (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x634aa)
#1 0x000072c81fe63622 g_log (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x63622)
#2 0x000072c81a64dc77 n/a (libgdk-3.so.0 + 0x4dc77)
#3 0x000072c81a658090 n/a (libgdk-3.so.0 + 0x58090)
#4 0x000072c818e5067d _XError (libX11.so.6 + 0x5067d)
#5 0x000072c818e4be03 n/a (libX11.so.6 + 0x4be03)
#6 0x000072c818e4d3d3 _XReply (libX11.so.6 + 0x4d3d3)
#7 0x000072c818eb8e78 n/a (libX11.so.6 + 0xb8e78)
#8 0x000072c818eb9d20 XkbGetMapChanges (libX11.so.6 + 0xb9d20)
#9 0x000072c818eb4c2b XRefreshKeyboardMapping (libX11.so.6 + 0xb4c2b)
#10 0x000072c81a64eed8 n/a (libgdk-3.so.0 + 0x4eed8)
#11 0x000072c81a654726 n/a (libgdk-3.so.0 + 0x54726)
#12 0x000072c81a654255 n/a (libgdk-3.so.0 + 0x54255)
#13 0x000072c81a625a89 gdk_display_get_event (libgdk-3.so.0 + 0x25a89)
#14 0x000072c81a653d92 n/a (libgdk-3.so.0 + 0x53d92)
#15 0x000072c81fe5b974 g_main_context_dispatch (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5b974)
#16 0x000072c81fe5bbe8 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5bbe8)
#17 0x000072c81fe5beaa g_main_loop_run (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x5beaa)
#18 0x000072c81e648075 gtk_main (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x248075)
#19 0x000072c8208e7781 main (libvmware-tray.so + 0x8781)
#20 0x00005b0580229ac0 n/a (/usr/lib/vmware/bin/appLoader + 0x1cac0)
#21 0x00005b0580225bc0 n/a (/usr/lib/vmware/bin/appLoader + 0x18bc0)
#22 0x000072c82022a601 __libc_start_call_main (libc.so.6 + 0x2a601)
#23 0x000072c82022a718 __libc_start_main_impl (libc.so.6 + 0x2a718)
#24 0x00005b0580226065 n/a (/usr/lib/vmware/bin/appLoader + 0x19065)
ELF object binary architecture: AMD x86-64