
VMware Player is not listed under the Product Name menu, but the information for Workstation is applicable to Player.

Many operating systems are supported for use in a virtual machine in VMware Player, such as Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, CentOS, SUSE, FreeBSD, Debian, etc.


In order to install and run VMware Player, the host system and the host operating system must meet the following requirements:įor 64-bit guest operating systems, the host system must have one of the following processors: If Your Base OS is Linux go and choose VMware for Linux Link.The physical machine on which VMware Player is installed is called the host system and its operating system is called the host operating system. My Base Operating System is Windows8, So I choose for VMware for Windows. There are two options for downloading one is Windows and other for Linux. System requirements for VMware Player versions are available in the Getting Started guides. Installing VMware Workstation from given below link. An operating system (OS) running in a VM is called a guest OS. A VM is a software-based representation of a physical computer. Each virtual machine runs its own operating system (OS) and behaves like an independent computer, even though it is running on a portion of the actual underlying computer hardware. General System Requirements A compatible 64-bit x86/AMD64 CPU launched in 2011 or later 1.3GHz or faster core speed 2GB RAM minimum/ 4GB RAM or more. Virtualization software creates an abstraction layer over computer hardware that allows the hardware elements of a single computer - processors, memory, storage, and more - to be divided into multiple virtual computers, commonly called virtual machines (VMs). To run Workstation Pro, the host system and the host operating system must meet specific hardware and software requirements. Photo by Windows on Unsplash Introduction: Host System Requirements for Workstation Pro The physical computer on which you install Workstation Pro is called the host system and its operating system is called the host operating system.
