The 64 bit version of VMware depends on code that is only found in the 32 bit counterparts of its dependency packages. To fix this error, you simply need to install a 32 bit library on top of the 64 bit version you should already have installed.
Back in May of 2007, Dell started selling computers that came preinstalled with linux. Here is an excerpt from Dell with an update on the expansion of the consumer linux program.