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SiriusCrain

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[SOLVED] Most GUI apps not working aftert VMware Workstation crash

Gnome 49.2, kernel 6.17.5-arch1-1, VMware Workstation 25H2 (installed from Broadcom portal)

After I try to focus inside of VM window on VMware it crashes instantly, and after that some apps like Android Studio, VLC, MegaSync are starting (icon is shown in Dock or process in System Monitor), but not shown visually and not able to work with.

Last edited by SiriusCrain (2025-10-31 10:09:00)

BryanLiang

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Re: [SOLVED] Most GUI apps not working aftert VMware Workstation crash

It is known bug of VMware Workstation. Temporary workaround is to downgrade libxkbcommon and libxkbcommon-x11 to 1.11.0.

For more details see: https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/issues/888

Last edited by BryanLiang (2025-10-31 03:25:21)

WorMzy

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Re: [SOLVED] Most GUI apps not working aftert VMware Workstation crash

Mod note: moving to AUR Issues

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SiriusCrain

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Registered: 2025-10-30

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Re: [SOLVED] Most GUI apps not working aftert VMware Workstation crash

It is known bug of VMware Workstation. Temporary workaround is to downgrade libxkbcommon and libxkbcommon-x11 to 1.11.0.

For more details see: https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/issues/888

Thank you, this worked, what should we do now, mark as Solved?

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Most GUI apps not working aftert VMware Workstation crash

Yup, track the upstream bug and please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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