Hello,
I've experienced the same issue with 22.04
I've tried all open-vm tools flavours and VMware original with no luck, same issue vmware agent does not start automatically
goozo@kubuntu2304:~$ uname -a
Linux kubuntu2304 6.2.0-20-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Apr 6 07:48:48 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
goozo@kubuntu2304:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 23.04
Release: 23.04
Codename: lunar
goozo@kubuntu2304:~$ systemctl --user --all --failed status
× app-vmware\x2duser@autostart.service - VMware User Agent
Loaded: loaded (/etc/xdg/autostart/vmware-user.desktop; generated)
Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Tue 2023-04-25 16:49:12 CEST; 1min 34s ago
Docs: man:systemd-xdg-autostart-generator(8)
Process: 1502 ExecStart=/usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 1502 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CPU: 577ms
apr 25 16:49:06 kubuntu2304 systemd[1106]: Starting app-vmware\x2duser@autostart.service - VMware User Agent...
apr 25 16:49:11 kubuntu2304 vmtoolsd[1504]: gtk_disable_setlocale() must be called before gtk_init()
apr 25 16:49:11 kubuntu2304 vmtoolsd[1504]: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:1649:16: '-gtk-icon-size' is not a valid property name
apr 25 16:49:11 kubuntu2304 vmtoolsd[1504]: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:1652:16: '-gtk-icon-size' is not a valid property name
apr 25 16:49:11 kubuntu2304 systemd[1106]: app-vmware\x2duser@autostart.service: start operation timed out. Terminating.
apr 25 16:49:12 kubuntu2304 systemd[1106]: app-vmware\x2duser@autostart.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
apr 25 16:49:12 kubuntu2304 systemd[1106]: Failed to start app-vmware\x2duser@autostart.service - VMware User Agent.
As workaround I can start it manually and everything works (I mean copy/paste from host)
goozo@kubuntu2304:~$ /usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper
goozo@kubuntu2304:~$
(vmware-user:1707): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:50:51.798: gtk_disable_setlocale() must be called before gtk_init()
(vmware-user:1707): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:50:51.804: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:1649:16: '-gtk-icon-size' is not a valid property name
(vmware-user:1707): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:50:51.804: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:1652:16: '-gtk-icon-size' is not a valid property name
I'm a total kubuntu n00b and pretty n00b linux overall so please if you would like to help please be so kind to explain in plain english thank you
I've experienced the same issue with 22.04
I've tried all open-vm tools flavours and VMware original with no luck, same issue vmware agent does not start automatically
goozo@kubuntu2304:~$ uname -a
Linux kubuntu2304 6.2.0-20-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Apr 6 07:48:48 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
goozo@kubuntu2304:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 23.04
Release: 23.04
Codename: lunar
goozo@kubuntu2304:~$ systemctl --user --all --failed status
× app-vmware\x2duser@autostart.service - VMware User Agent
Loaded: loaded (/etc/xdg/autostart/vmware-user.desktop; generated)
Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Tue 2023-04-25 16:49:12 CEST; 1min 34s ago
Docs: man:systemd-xdg-autostart-generator(8)
Process: 1502 ExecStart=/usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 1502 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CPU: 577ms
apr 25 16:49:06 kubuntu2304 systemd[1106]: Starting app-vmware\x2duser@autostart.service - VMware User Agent...
apr 25 16:49:11 kubuntu2304 vmtoolsd[1504]: gtk_disable_setlocale() must be called before gtk_init()
apr 25 16:49:11 kubuntu2304 vmtoolsd[1504]: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:1649:16: '-gtk-icon-size' is not a valid property name
apr 25 16:49:11 kubuntu2304 vmtoolsd[1504]: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:1652:16: '-gtk-icon-size' is not a valid property name
apr 25 16:49:11 kubuntu2304 systemd[1106]: app-vmware\x2duser@autostart.service: start operation timed out. Terminating.
apr 25 16:49:12 kubuntu2304 systemd[1106]: app-vmware\x2duser@autostart.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
apr 25 16:49:12 kubuntu2304 systemd[1106]: Failed to start app-vmware\x2duser@autostart.service - VMware User Agent.
As workaround I can start it manually and everything works (I mean copy/paste from host)
goozo@kubuntu2304:~$ /usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper
goozo@kubuntu2304:~$
(vmware-user:1707): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:50:51.798: gtk_disable_setlocale() must be called before gtk_init()
(vmware-user:1707): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:50:51.804: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:1649:16: '-gtk-icon-size' is not a valid property name
(vmware-user:1707): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:50:51.804: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:1652:16: '-gtk-icon-size' is not a valid property name
I'm a total kubuntu n00b and pretty n00b linux overall so please if you would like to help please be so kind to explain in plain english thank you