Just add this line to the  “/usr/bin/vmware” file:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

immediately after the “export PRODUCT_NAME bla bla bla” line.

That’s it! Enjoy!

Source: http://askubuntu.com/questions/689123/vmware-wont-work-after-ubuntu-upgrade