Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately though it doesn't work for me. I get this:

$ VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force vmware
Unable to load image-loading module: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/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-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: /build/mts/release/bora-56528/pompeii2005/bora/build/release/wgs/vmui/../libdir/libconf/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory