The guest operating system installation guide includes instructions for installing supported guest operating systems on the following VMware products:

  • VMware ESXi/ESX 3.5 and later

  • VMware Workstation 4.0 and later

  • VMware Fusion 1.0 and later

  • VMware ACE 1.0 and later

If you are using VMware Workstation 3.x, VMware ESX Server 1.x, or an earlier VMware product, see your product user猀 manual for the supported guest operating system installation instructions.

See General Guidelines for Supported Guests and General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products for information that might apply to the guest you are installing. 


Supported Guest Operating Systems

VMware supports the following Windows, Linux, Unix, Macintosh, and other operating systems. Operating systems that are not listed are not supported.


Windows Operating Systems


UNIX and Other Operating Systems


FreeBSD


IBM OS/2 Warp


Mac OS X Server


Netware


Solaris


SCO


Toshiba


Linux Operating Systems


CentOS


Debian


Fedora


Mandrake


Mandriva


Novell


openSUSE Linux


Oracle Enterprise


Red Hat Enterprise Linux


Red Hat Linux


Sun Java Desktop System


SUSE Linux Enterprise


SUSE Linux


Turbolinux


Ubuntu