If a guest OS installed on a VM has a 32-bit architecture, it cannot utilize more than 4 GB of RAM in most cases – this is not a limit of VMware products – this is a limit of the 32-bit architecture. You can create large powerful VMs (16 virtual processors, 64 GB of RAM, 3 GB of video RAM) in both VMware Workstation Player and VMware Workstation Pro. If you wish to install macOS on VMware Workstation Player or VMware Workstation Pro, read this blog post to learn how to configure your machine for installing macOS on a VMware VM.

Linux family: Debian-based (Debian, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Mint), Red Hat-based (Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora, Oracle Linux, TurboLinux), SUSE (Open SUSE, SLES), Mandriva etc.

The most common guest operating systems that can run on VMware Workstation Pro and VMware Workstation Player are listed below. The list of supported guest operating systems is the same for both VMware Player and VMware Workstation Pro. A 64-bit Linux or Windows distribution with a graphical user interface (GUI) is required. You should also have enough available disk space to create virtual machines and store virtual machine files. VMware Workstation 15 uses about 700 MB of disk space after installation and VMware Player 15 uses about 250 MB of disk space after installation.

About 1.2 GB of free disk space is required for application installation.

Keep in mind that you should have enough memory for the correct operation of your host OS including applications running on a host OS, and for VMs including guest operating systems and applications running on them. At least 2 GB of memory is required, though 4 GB or more is recommended. A detailed CPU compatibility list that is up-to-date is always available on the VMware’s web site. Processors produced after 2011 are strongly recommended as they must support Intel VT-x or AMD-V instructions. A 64-bit Intel or AMD processor with 1.3 GHz or faster core speed, except for some Intel Atom models as well as Hondo, Ontario, Zacate, and Llano AMD processors. Requirements for VMware Player and VMware Workstation Pro are the same.

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