i were trying to install vmware player from the ubuntu repository on a AMD64 PC with feasty fawn 7.04  an also got the same output:

$ sudo vmplayer WindowsXPPro.vmx
/usr/lib/vmware-player/bin/vmplayer: /usr/lib/vmware-player/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib32/libcairo.so.2)

(vmplayer:8717): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
        Using the fallback 'C' locale.

(process:8730): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
        Using the fallback 'C' locale.
/usr/share/themes/Mist/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:6: error: unexpected character `@', expected string constant
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-29634/bora/build/release/player/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


is it a bug, what can we do?