困扰我半个多月的虚拟机下Ubuntu不能联网的问题前天终于解决了,高兴之余与大家一起分享一下解决的过程:
原来我在XP系统下安装的虚拟机版本是VMware-workstation-6.0.2-59824,在VMware下安装的Ubuntu版本是Ubuntu 9.10,安装时选择的语言是China,但安装完成后,只有极少一部分菜单是中文,显然,安装过程中中文语言包并没有完全下载,语言倒不是大问题,但安装后,在物理机可以正常联网的情况下,VMware下的Ubuntu系统不能联网,这也就意味着系统不能更新,一些常用的软件不能安装(当然可以通过XP系统下载针对Ubuntu的软件安装,不过很浪费时间),我在网上搜索了很多此类问题的答案,可是试遍了各种方法都不奏效,就这么僵持了半个月,一次偶然的机会,登录VMware的官方网站:www.vmware.com,在看过各个版本的发布notes后,才明白了一切。我的VMware下的Ubuntu之所以不能联网,是VMware的版本太低,不支持Ubuntu 9.10,只有最新的版本VMware Workstation 7.0.1才刚刚开始支持Ubuntu 9.10。其实,虚拟机的一个便捷之处是,在物理机可以联网的情况下,虚拟机上的系统不用任何配置就可以联网。下面是我对VMware Workstation各个版本所支持的各个操作系统版本的总结:
VMware Workstation 7.0.1 Release Notes
VMware Workstation Version 7.0.1 | 29 JAN 2010 | Build 227600
Last Document Update: 29 JAN 2010
What''s New
Workstation 7.0.1 is a maintenance release that resolves some known issues. This release of VMware Workstation adds the following new support:
New Support for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Operating Systems
This release provides support for the following host and guest operating systems:
Operating System | Host and Guest Support |
Windows 2008 R2 | Host and guest |
Windows Vista SP2 | Host and guest |
Ubuntu 9.10 | Host and guest |
RHEL 5.4 | Host and guest |
CentOS 5.4 | Guest |
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.4 | Guest |
VMware Workstation 7.0 Release Notes
VMware Workstation Version 7.0 | 27 OCT 2009 | Build 203739
Last Document Update: 12 NOV 2009
What''s New
This release of VMware Workstation adds the following new features and support:
- New Support for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Operating Systems
- New Features in VMware Workstation
- Developer Tools
New Support for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Operating Systems
This release provides support for the following host and guest operating systems:
Operating System | Host and Guest Support |
Windows 7 Home Basic | Host and guest |
Windows 2008 SP2, R2 | Guest |
Windows Vista SP2 | Guest |
Debian 5 | Guest |
Ubuntu 9.04 | Host and guest |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 | Host and guest |
CentOS 5.3 | Guest |
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.3 | Guest |
OpenSUSE 11.x | Host and guest |
Mandriva 2009 | Host and guest |
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11.x | Host and guest |
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VMware Workstation 6.5.3 Release Notes
Workstation Version 6.5.3 | 20 August 2009 | Build 185404 Document last updated: September 17, 2009 |
What''s New
Workstation 6.5.3 is a maintenance release that resolves some known issues. With this release of VMware Workstation, new support has been added.
Support for New Guest Operating Systems
VMware provides new support for the following guest operating system on Workstation 6.5.3:
- Ubuntu 9.04 is fully supported.
VMware Workstation 6.5.2 Release Notes
Workstation Version 6.5.2 | 31 March 2009 | Build 156735 Document last updated: April 13, 2009 |
Workstation 6.5.2 is a maintenance release that resolves security as well as some known issues. With this release of VMware Workstation, certain new features and support have been added.
Support for New Guest Operating Systems
VMware provides support for the following operating systems for Workstation 6.5.2:
- Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
- Asianux Server 3.0 Service Pack 1
- openSUSE 11.1
- Ubuntu 8.10
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
VMware provides experimental support to the following operating systems for Workstation:
- Fedora 11
- FreeBSD 7.1
- Mandriva Linux 2009
- Novell SLE11.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8
- Sun Solaris 10 Update 6
- Ubuntu 9.04
VMware Workstation 6.5.0 Release Notes
Workstation Version 6.5 | 23 SEPT 2008 | Build 118166
Last Document Update: 15 OCT 2008
What''s New
With this release of VMware Workstation, the following new features and support have been added:
- New Support for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Operating Systems
- Major New Features
- Usability Enhancements
- Performance Improvements
- New Platform Capabilities
- Developer Tools
New Support for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Operating Systems
This release provides experimental support for the following operating systems:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows Preinstallation environment (all versions) as a guest operating system
- 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows Recovery environment as a guest operating system
- 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu LTS 8.04.1 as a guest operating system
This release provides full support for the following operating systems in addition to those operating systems supported in previous releases:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Datacenter, and Enterprise (without Hyper-V) as guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Asianux 3 as a guest operating system
- 32-bit and 64-bit CentOS 5.0-5.2 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.2 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Update 7 (Workstation, Enterprise Server, and Advanced Server) as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 and 5.2 (Advanced Platform, Desktop, and Server) as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 and 10 SP1 and SP2 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 as a guest operating system
- 32-bit and 64-bit Mandriva Linux 2008 as a guest operating system
- 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu LTS 8.04 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 Platforms, 10 5/08 (Update 5), as a guest operating system
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VMware Workstation 6.0 Release Notes
Release Date: August 28, 2008
Build Number: 109488
What''s New in VMware Workstation 6.0.x
This section lists VMware Workstation 6.0.x maintenance releases.
- Workstation 6.0.5 — Addresses security issues.
- Workstation 6.0.4 — See What''s New in Workstation 6.0.4
- Workstation 6.0.3 — See What''s New in Workstation 6.0.3
- Workstation 6.0.2 — Contains bug fixes.
- Workstation 6.0.1 —See What''s New in Workstation 6.0.1
- Workstation 6.0 —See What''s New in Workstation 6.0
What''s New in Workstation 6.0.4
Workstation 6.0.4 provides support for the following operating systems:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista SP1 as host and guest operating systems
- Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Integrated virtual debuggers support most of the Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 operating systems as follows:
- Eclipse integrated virtual debugger can be hosted on all 32-bit versions of Windows Vista. The debugger supports 32-bit and 64-bit Enterprise, 32-bit Ultimate, and 32-bit Business versions as a guest operating system.
- Visual Studio integrated virtual debugger can be hosted on all 32-bit and 64-bit versions of these Windows Vista editions. It supports 32-bit and 64-bit Enterprise, Ultimate, and Business editions as a guest.
What''s New in Workstation 6.0.3
Workstation 6.0.3 provides support for the following operating systems:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu Linux 7.10 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Asianux Server 3 as a guest operating system
- 32-bit and 64-bit Turbolinux 10 Server as a guest operating system
Note: The Eclipse Integrated Virtual Debugger is not yet supported on Ubuntu Linux 7.10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 hosts.
What''s New in Workstation 6.0.1
VMware Workstation 6.0.1 provides enhanced support for host and guest operating systems. This version adds experimental support for the following operating systems:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2008 (code name Longhorn) as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit openSUSE Linux 10.3 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Turbolinux 10 Server as a guest operating system
This version also support the following operating systems:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu Linux 7.04 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (formerly called 4.0 Update 5) as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit FreeBSD 6.2 as a guest operating system
These following features are also supported in this release:
- Technical Support for Japanese Product Versions
For more information, see the Japanese release notes.
Note: VMware technical support services for Workstation are currently delivered in English. Japanese-speaking support engineers are available in a limited capacity during the operating hours of the local support center. For more information, see VMware local language support. - User Interface for Collecting Support Data — You can now click a button in the Workstation Help > About dialog box to gather troubleshooting data for VMware Technical Support. Earlier, you had to run the script from the command line.
What''s New in Workstation 6.0
Workstation 6.0 provides the following support:
- Workstation 6.0 adds experimental support for the following operating systems:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (Beta, formerly called 4.0 Update 5) as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4 (Beta) as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu Linux 7.04 as a guest operating system
- This version also supports the following operating systems:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu Linux 6.10 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Mandriva Linux 2007 as host and guest operating systems
- 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris 10 Update 3 as guest operating system
- 32-bit Novell Netware 6.5 SP5 as guest operating system
- This version supports the following features:
- Support for high-speed USB 2.0 devices.
- Multiple Monitor Support
At the click of a button, the guest can now span monitors and also reflect the monitor topology — applications, task bars, and so on inside the guest appear as you would expect them to on a multi-monitor system. You can specify how many monitors a virtual machine can detect, regardless of how many monitors are attached to the host. This feature is especially useful if you plan to deploy the virtual machine to a different host after you create it. You can also specify what screen resolution to use. - Integrated Virtual Debuggers
With the Workstation IDE (integrated development environment) plug-ins, software developers are provided with menu items and toolbar buttons in Visual Studio (Windows only) or Eclipse (Windows or Linux) to easily develop and debug programs in virtual machines. Documentation for the virtual debuggers is now included in the Workstation User''s Manual. - Run Virtual Machines in the Background
You can now leave virtual machines and teams running in the background when you exit Workstation. On the host, a system tray icon indicates how many virtual machines are running in the background. You can click the icon to open a virtual machine. - Virtual Machines Can Act as VNC Servers
You can set a virtual machine to act as a VNC server without having to install any specialized VNC software in the guest. - Continuous State Record/Replay Capabilities (Experimental)
This feature lets you record all Workstation 6.0 virtual machine activities over a period of time. Unlike Workstation''s movie-capture feature, the record/replay feature lets you exactly duplicate the operations and state of the virtual machine throughout the time of the recording. During playback of a recording, you can click a button to record from that point of operation. - Automation via Expanded VIX 1.1 API
The VIX API (formerly known as the Programming API) is now compatible with Workstation 6.0. This API allows you to write scripts and programs to automate virtual machine operations. This release of the API is available in the C language. There are additional language bindings for Perl, COM, and shell scripts (vmrun). - Physical-to-Virtual Conversion and Enhanced Import Feature (Windows Hosts Only)
Included in this release is the Converter Import wizard from the VMware Converter product. Using this wizard enables you to convert a physical Windows machine into a virtual machine, convert a virtual machine from one VMware virtual machine format to another, and convert virtual machines or system images from popular third-party vendors. - Appliance View for Virtual Appliances
Rather than having users see a console view for an appliance, you can configure a new appliance view. It gives you a brief description of the type of server or appliance and provides a link that opens the browser on the guest system and connects to the correct port for the server console. - Support for Paravirtualized Linux Kernels
If you have a VMware VMI (Virtual Machine Interface) 3.0 enabled kernel in a Linux guest operating system, you can now enable paravirtual support in the virtual machine. - Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) (Experimental)
VMCI provides a faster means of communication among applications running on the host and in virtual machines. The VMCI infrastructure comprises an SDK and drivers for host and guest. This experimental feature is especially suited for users who want to write client-server applications. For more information, view the documentation from the VMCI Developer Resources page. Also see the README file. On Linux hosts, the README file is located in the directory /usr/share/doc/vmware/vmware-vmci/samples. On Windows hosts, it is in the VMCI folder in the Workstation installation directory (for example, C:/Program Files/VMware/VMware Workstation/VMCI). - VMware Player 2.0
The Welcome page for VMware Player provides you the option of browsing to a virtual machine file or downloading a virtual appliance from the Virtual Appliance Marketplace. You can then use the new appliance view when running a virtual appliance. For more information about standalone VMware Player 2.0, see the VMware Player Documentation page.