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Installing VMware Products on Unsupported Linux Distributions (1623)
Details
You cannot install a VMware product on a Linux host computer.
The version of Linux you are running is not on the list of supported host operating systems and kernels.
You see errors indicating that the VMware product installer could not build necessary modules.
Solution
For a list of Linux distributions and kernel versions that are supported hosts for your VMware product, see:
The Release Notes and Introduction and System Requirements in the Workstation User's Manual in the documentation for your version of Workstation.
The Release Notes and Supported Host and Guest Operating Systemsfor VMware Player in the Getting Started Guide in the documentation for your version of VMware Player.
If you are running a supported Linux distribution and vmware-config.pl generates an error message saying there are no prebuilt modules that match your running kernel and fails to compile, please file a support request. For more information, see How to Submit a Support Request
If you are running an unsupported distribution or using an unsupported kernel version and are not able to compile modules or install your VMware product, VMware recommends that you use a supported Linux distribution and kernel version or explore the VMware community support forums. There are regular discussions on the forums about the latest development kernels and workarounds for building VMware product modules.
Tags
host-type-unsupported installation-fails
Keywords
1623; WS500; ws550; relnotes; ws600
Update History
08/23/2012 - Added Workstation 9.x to Products
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