VMware Workstation 12.5.6 does not run on Ubuntu 17.10

[mfelker]

Workstation installs normally but fails run - silently running to the command line with no other message.   However in a few seconds the Ubuntu returns a crash

/usr/lib/vmware/bin/apploader

No way to report this to Ubuntu devs

Kernel    4.10.0-22-generic

[dariusd]

It seems like discussion of the Ubuntu 17.10 host appLoader issue is moving along more productively in this other thread: VMware Workstation 12.5.6 doesn't start on Ubuntu 17.10​.  Let's keep further discussion of the Ubuntu 17.10 host issues over in that thread.

I've moved CollinChaffin's issue with Ubuntu 17.10 as a guest to a separate thread because it is unrelated to the host-side issues.  The new thread is here: Ubuntu 17.10 does not run in VMware Workstation 12.5.6

I hope that's OK with everyone.  Thanks!

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Darius