I have completed the trial download for Workstation 9. And completed the install using "sudo sh ./<package file>. That all seems to work just fine.
After install VMWare Player also seems to work just fine.
But, running VMware Workstation refuses to allow me to enter the license key.
Under HELP/Enter License Key a form comes up with choices of Get License Key (works), Enter License Key (always fails) and Register. The license key is already registered under the trial program. But, no form ever presents itself to allow the entry of the key.
If I click on "Enter License Key" it prompts for my password (root and user are the same) but after entry it blinks the screen and goes away leaving me with the original Enter License Key form. This occurs whether I choose from the Help menu or just attempt to set up a new virtual machine. NO FORM is ever presented that allows me to enter the License key. I can only assume that is supposed to happen.
I have tried this with two different systems using OpenSuse 12.2 (fresh installs). And two versions of OpenSUSE 12.2 and 12.1. Same result. Never the form that allows me to enter a license key.