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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="guestossupport">
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| 4 | <title>Supported Guest Operating Systems</title>
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| 5 |
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| 6 | <body>
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| 7 | <p>Because <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is designed to provide a generic virtualization
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| 8 | environment for x86 systems, it can run guest operating systems (OSes) of any kind. </p>
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| 9 | <!-- 7.1: Require info on supported aarch64 guest OSes -->
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| 10 | <p>The following guest OS platforms are supported: </p>
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| 11 | <ul>
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| 12 | <li>
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| 13 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Platforms With Full Support.</b>
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| 14 | These guest OS platforms qualify for Oracle Premier Support.
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| 15 | See <xref href="#guestossupport/table-premier-support"/>.
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| 16 | </p>
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| 17 | </li>
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| 18 | <li>
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| 19 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Platforms With Limited Support.</b> These legacy guest OS platforms
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| 20 | can be used with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, but only qualify
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| 21 | for limited support because of the vintage of the technology involved. Therefore,
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| 22 | resolution of customer issues for such legacy guest OS platforms cannot be assured. See
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| 23 | <xref href="#guestossupport/table-limited-support"/>. </p>
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| 24 | </li>
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| 25 | </ul>
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| 26 | <table id="table-premier-support">
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| 27 | <title>Guest Operating Systems With Full Support</title>
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| 28 | <desc>Guest Operating Systems With Full Support</desc>
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| 29 | <tgroup cols="2">
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| 30 | <thead>
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| 31 | <row>
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| 32 | <entry>
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| 33 | <p>
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| 34 | <b outputclass="bold">Operating System</b>
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| 35 | </p>
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| 36 | </entry>
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| 37 | <entry>
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| 38 | <p>
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| 39 | <b outputclass="bold">Comments</b>
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| 40 | </p>
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| 41 | </entry>
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| 42 | </row>
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| 43 | </thead>
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| 44 | <tbody>
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| 45 | <row>
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| 46 | <entry>
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| 47 | <p>
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| 48 | Windows 11 (64-bit)
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| 49 | </p>
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| 50 | </entry>
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| 51 | <entry>
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| 52 | <p>
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| 53 | Insider preview builds are not supported
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| 54 | </p>
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| 55 | </entry>
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| 56 | </row>
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| 57 | <row>
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| 58 | <entry>
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| 59 | <p>
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| 60 | Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 61 | </p>
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| 62 | </entry>
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| 63 | <entry>
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| 64 | <p>
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| 65 | Insider preview builds are not supported
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| 66 | </p>
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| 67 | </entry>
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| 68 | </row>
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| 69 | <row>
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| 70 | <entry>
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| 71 | <p>
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| 72 | Windows 8 and 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 73 | </p>
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| 74 | </entry>
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| 75 | <entry>
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| 76 | <p/>
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| 77 | </entry>
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| 78 | </row>
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| 79 | <row>
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| 80 | <entry>
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| 81 | <p>
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| 82 | Windows Server 2019 (64-bit)
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| 83 | </p>
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| 84 | </entry>
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| 85 | <entry>
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| 86 | <p/>
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| 87 | </entry>
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| 88 | </row>
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| 89 | <row>
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| 90 | <entry>
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| 91 | <p>
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| 92 | Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
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| 93 | </p>
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| 94 | </entry>
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| 95 | <entry>
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| 96 | <p/>
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| 97 | </entry>
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| 98 | </row>
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| 99 | <row>
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| 100 | <entry>
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| 101 | <p>
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| 102 | Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 (64-bit)
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| 103 | </p>
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| 104 | </entry>
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| 105 | <entry>
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| 106 | <p/>
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| 107 | </entry>
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| 108 | </row>
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| 109 | <row>
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| 110 | <entry>
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| 111 | <p>
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| 112 | Solaris 11 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 113 | </p>
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| 114 | </entry>
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| 115 | <entry>
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| 116 | <p/>
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| 117 | </entry>
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| 118 | </row>
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| 119 | <row>
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| 120 | <entry>
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| 121 | <p>
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| 122 | Solaris 10 8/11 Update 10 and later (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 123 | </p>
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| 124 | </entry>
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| 125 | <entry>
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| 126 | <p/>
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| 127 | </entry>
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| 128 | </row>
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| 129 | <row>
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| 130 | <entry>
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| 131 | <p>
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| 132 | Oracle Linux 9 (64-bit)
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| 133 | </p>
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| 134 | </entry>
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| 135 | <entry>
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| 136 | <p>
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| 137 | Includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, CentOS 9
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| 138 | </p>
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| 139 | </entry>
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| 140 | </row>
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| 141 | <row>
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| 142 | <entry>
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| 143 | <p>
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| 144 | Oracle Linux 8 (64-bit)
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| 145 | </p>
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| 146 | </entry>
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| 147 | <entry>
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| 148 | <p>
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| 149 | Includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, CentOS 8
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| 150 | </p>
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| 151 | </entry>
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| 152 | </row>
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| 153 | <row>
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| 154 | <entry>
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| 155 | <p>
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| 156 | Oracle Linux 7 (64-bit)
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| 157 | </p>
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| 158 | </entry>
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| 159 | <entry>
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| 160 | <p>
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| 161 | Includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, CentOS 7
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| 162 | </p>
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| 163 | </entry>
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| 164 | </row>
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| 165 | <row>
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| 166 | <entry>
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| 167 | <p>
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| 168 | Oracle Linux 6 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 169 | </p>
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| 170 | </entry>
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| 171 | <entry>
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| 172 | <p>
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| 173 | Includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, CentOS 6
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| 174 | </p>
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| 175 | </entry>
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| 176 | </row>
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| 177 | <row>
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| 178 | <entry>
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| 179 | <p>
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| 180 | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 181 | </p>
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| 182 | </entry>
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| 183 | <entry>
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| 184 | <p/>
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| 185 | </entry>
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| 186 | </row>
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| 187 | <row>
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| 188 | <entry>
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| 189 | <p>
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| 190 | Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) (64-bit)
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| 191 | </p>
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| 192 | </entry>
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| 193 | <entry>
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| 194 | <p/>
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| 195 | </entry>
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| 196 | </row>
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| 197 | <row>
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| 198 | <entry>
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| 199 | <p>
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| 200 | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) (64-bit)
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| 201 | </p>
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| 202 | </entry>
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| 203 | <entry>
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| 204 | <p/>
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| 205 | </entry>
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| 206 | </row>
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| 207 | <row>
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| 208 | <entry>
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| 209 | <p>
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| 210 | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64-bit)
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| 211 | </p>
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| 212 | </entry>
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| 213 | <entry>
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| 214 | <p/>
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| 215 | </entry>
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| 216 | </row>
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| 217 | <row>
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| 218 | <entry>
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| 219 | <p>
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| 220 | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64-bit)
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| 221 | </p>
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| 222 | </entry>
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| 223 | <entry>
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| 224 | <p/>
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| 225 | </entry>
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| 226 | </row>
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| 227 | </tbody>
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| 228 | </tgroup>
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| 229 | </table>
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| 230 | <table id="table-limited-support">
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| 231 | <title>Legacy Guest Operating Systems With Limited Support</title>
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| 232 | <desc>Legacy Guest Operating Systems With Limited Support</desc>
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| 233 | <tgroup cols="2">
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| 234 | <thead>
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| 235 | <row>
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| 236 | <entry>
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| 237 | <p>
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| 238 | <b outputclass="bold">Operating System</b>
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| 239 | </p>
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| 240 | </entry>
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| 241 | <entry>
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| 242 | <p>
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| 243 | <b outputclass="bold">Comments</b>
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| 244 | </p>
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| 245 | </entry>
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| 246 | </row>
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| 247 | </thead>
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| 248 | <tbody>
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| 249 | <row>
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| 250 | <entry>
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| 251 | <p>
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| 252 | Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 253 | </p>
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| 254 | </entry>
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| 255 | <entry>
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| 256 | <p/>
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| 257 | </entry>
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| 258 | </row>
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| 259 | <row>
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| 260 | <entry>
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| 261 | <p>
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| 262 | Windows Vista SP2 and later (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 263 | </p>
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| 264 | </entry>
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| 265 | <entry>
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| 266 | <p/>
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| 267 | </entry>
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| 268 | </row>
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| 269 | <row>
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| 270 | <entry>
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| 271 | <p>
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| 272 | Windows XP (32-bit)
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| 273 | </p>
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| 274 | </entry>
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| 275 | <entry>
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| 276 | <p/>
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| 277 | </entry>
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| 278 | </row>
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| 279 | <row>
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| 280 | <entry>
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| 281 | <p>
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| 282 | Windows Vista (32-bit)
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| 283 | </p>
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| 284 | </entry>
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| 285 | <entry>
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| 286 | <p/>
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| 287 | </entry>
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| 288 | </row>
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| 289 | <row>
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| 290 | <entry>
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| 291 | <p>
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| 292 | Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 293 | </p>
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| 294 | </entry>
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| 295 | <entry>
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| 296 | <p/>
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| 297 | </entry>
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| 298 | </row>
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| 299 | <row>
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| 300 | <entry>
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| 301 | <p>
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| 302 | Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 303 | </p>
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| 304 | </entry>
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| 305 | <entry>
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| 306 | <p/>
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| 307 | </entry>
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| 308 | </row>
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| 309 | <row>
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| 310 | <entry>
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| 311 | <p>
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| 312 | Oracle Linux 5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 313 | </p>
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| 314 | </entry>
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| 315 | <entry>
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| 316 | <p>
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| 317 | Includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, CentOS 5
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| 318 | </p>
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| 319 | </entry>
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| 320 | </row>
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| 321 | <row>
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| 322 | <entry>
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| 323 | <p>
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| 324 | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (Trusty Tahr) (32-bit and 64-bit)
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| 325 | </p>
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| 326 | </entry>
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| 327 | <entry>
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| 328 | <p/>
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| 330 | </row>
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| 331 | <row>
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| 333 | <p>
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| 334 | OS/2 Warp 4.5
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| 335 | </p>
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| 336 | </entry>
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| 337 | <entry>
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| 338 | <p/>
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| 339 | </entry>
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| 340 | </row>
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| 341 | </tbody>
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| 342 | </tgroup>
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| 343 | </table>
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| 344 | </body>
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| 345 | </topic>
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