No I didn't try it and assumed that it would work since it worked with 1.5 when I installed a while back. That said, I'm not at all surprised it doesn't work considering things like the number of times that uses can't download VMware Tools for VMware Player because they have put the file on the server yet even though VMware Player itself could be downloaded! 
It's a shame VMware can just place the software on their own servers and have a direct download for the VMware View Client for Linux like they do for the VMware View Client for Mac!