"you do not have the hardware required to run Unity" on VMware
Dont think the vmware guest tools support Unity 3d yet - I havent had any luck with VMWare Player 3.x. See this also - How do I know if my video card can run Unity?
You could try installing unity-2d, or try using Virtualbox which does work with Unity 3d (most of the time).
See this link for install instructions - http://www.webupd8.org/2010/12/how-to-test-ubuntu-1104-with-unity-in.html