Supported host operating systems for Workstation Pro 16.x, 17.x and Workstation Player 16.x, 17.x
Article ID: 315653
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Issue/Introduction
Environment
- VMware Workstation Pro 16.x (Windows)
- VMware Workstation Player 16.x (Windows)
- VMware Workstation Player 16.x (Linux)
- VMware Workstation Pro 16.x (Linux)
Resolution
The below table lists the supported host operating systems for VMware Workstation Pro 16.x, 17.x and Workstation Player 16.x, 17.x
Note: VMware Workstation Pro 12.x and above only supports 64-bit host operating systems.
Note: For versions earlier to 16.x see Supported host operating systems for Workstation Pro 12.x, 14.x, 15.x
| OS Vendor | OS Release | Workstation 16.0 | Workstation 16.1.0 | Workstation 16.2.x | Workstation 17.0 | Workstation 17.5 |
Workstation 17.6 |
Workstation 17.6.x
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| Canonical | Ubuntu 24.04 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yes (Supported until Ubuntu 24.04 with Kernel version 6.8.0-40-generic) |
Yes (Supported until Ubuntu 24.04 with Kernel version 6.8.0-45-generic) |
| Canonical | Ubuntu 22.04 | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes (Supported until Ubuntu 22.04.6 with Kernel version 6.5)
|
Yes (Supported until Ubuntu 22.04.6 with Kernel version 6.5) |
| Canonical | Ubuntu 20.10 | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| Canonical | Ubuntu 20.04 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Canonical | Ubuntu 18.04 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Canonical | Ubuntu 16.04 | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| Linux Mint 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yes (Supported until Linux Mint 22 with Kernel version 6.8.0-40-generic) |
Yes (Supported until Linux Mint 22 with Kernel version 6.8.0-45-generic) |
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| Linux Mint 21 | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
Yes (Supported until Linux Mint 21 with Kernel version 5.4) |
Yes (Supported until Linux Mint 21 with Kernel version 5.4) |
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| Linux Mint 20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| Centos | CentOS 9 Stream | - | - | - | - | - |
Yes (Supported until CentOS 9 with Kernel version 5.14.0-432) |
Yes (Supported until CentOS 9 with Kernel version 5.14.0-508) |
| Centos | CentOS 7.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Debian | Debian 12.x | - | - | - | - | Yes |
Yes (Supported until Debian 12.6 with Kernel version 6.1.0-22-amd64) |
Yes (Supported until Debian 12.6 with Kernel version 6.1.0-22-amd64) |
| Debian | Debian 11.x | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
Yes (Supported until Debian 11.10 with Kernel version 5.10) |
Yes (Supported until Debian 11.10 with Kernel version 5.10) |
| Debian | Debian 10.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
| Debian | Debian 9.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 - Update 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| Red Hat | Fedora 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yes (Supported until Fedora 40 with Kernel version 6.8.9) |
Yes (Supported until Fedora 40 with Kernel version 6.10.10-200) |
| Red Hat | Fedora 39 | - | - | - | - | Yes |
Yes (Supported until Fedora 39 with Kernel version 6.5.4) |
Yes (Supported until Fedora 39 with Kernel version 6.5.4) |
| Red Hat | Fedora 38 | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
| Red Hat | Fedora 37 | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
| Red Hat | Fedora 36 | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Red Hat | Fedora 35 | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Red Hat | Fedora 34 | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Red Hat | Fedora 33 | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| Red Hat | Fedora 32 | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| Red Hat | Fedora 31 | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
Yes (Supported until RHEL 9.4 with Kernel version 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4.x86_64 ) |
Yes (Supported until RHEL 9.4 with Kernel version 5.14.0-427 ) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x |
Yes (Supported until RHEL 8.2)
|
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes (Supported until RHEL 8.10 with Kernel version 4.18) |
Yes (Supported until RHEL 8.10 with Kernel version 4.18) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yes (Supported until SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 with Kernel version 6.4.0-150600.21-default) |
Yes (Supported until SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 with Kernel version 6.4.0-150600.21-default) |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise 15.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server/Desktop 12 SP5 | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
Yes (Supported until SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 with Kernel version 6.4) |
Yes (Supported until SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 with Kernel version 6.4) |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server/Desktop 12 SP3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| SUSE | openSUSE 15.6 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yes (Supported until OpenSUSE 15.6 with Kernel version 6.4.0-150600.21-default) |
Yes (Supported until OpenSUSE 15.6 with Kernel version 6.4.0-150600.21-default) |
| SUSE | openSUSE 15.5 | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - |
| SUSE | openSUSE 15.3 | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| SUSE | openSUSE 15.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
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