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 users manual for the supported guest operating system installation instructions.
See and 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. To see which guest operating system customizations are supported for a particular version of vSphere or vCenter, see the. Windows Operating Systems. UNIX and Other Operating Systems. Linux Operating Systems.
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ReactOS shares some code with the Wine project, which allows you to run Windows applications on Linux or Mac OS X. It’s not based on Linux — it wants to be an open-source operating system built just like Windows NT. (Modern consumer versions of Windows have been built on Windows NT since Windows XP.) This operating system is considered alpha. Despite the Mac's recent gains in market share, Windows is still the dominant operating system, especially in businesses.