Unable to launch GUI on VMWare with the error /usr/bin/X: symbol lookup error: ... undefined symbol: pixman_glyph_cache_create

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When attempting to start a GUI, user is receiving a only black screen with a loading icon.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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