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Software recommendations
Ubuntu 1820.04 LTS (preferably);
If you have a different operating system and your project is small, we recommend using Oracle VM VirtualBox. Currently, Oracle VM VirtualBox runs on the following host OSes:
Windows hosts (64-bit):
Windows 8.1;
Windows 10 RTM (1507 / 2015 LTSB) build 10240;
Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607 / 2016 LTSB) build 14393;
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709) build 16299;
Windows 10 April 2018 Update (1803) build 17134;
Windows 10 October 2018 Update (1809 / 2019 LTSC) build 17763;
Windows 10 May 2019 Update (19H1 / 1903) build 18362;
Windows 10 November 2019 Update (19H2 / 1909) build 18363;
Windows Server 2012;
Windows Server 2012 R2;
Windows Server 2016;
Windows Server 2019;
Mac OS X hosts (64-bit):
10.13 (High Sierra);
10.14 (Mojave);
10.15 (Catalina);
Intel hardware is required. See also Known Limitations;
Linux hosts (64-bit). Includes the following:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 19.03 and 19.10Latest version;
Debian GNU/Linux 9 ("Stretch") and 10 ("Buster");
Oracle Linux 6, 7, and 8;
CentOS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and 8;
Fedora 30 and 31;
Gentoo Linux;
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and 15;
openSUSE Leap 15.1;
It should be possible to use Oracle VM VirtualBox on most systems based on Linux kernel 2.6, 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x using either the Oracle VM VirtualBox installer or by doing a manual installation. See Section 2.3, “Installing on Linux Hosts”. However, the formally tested and supported Linux distributions are those for which we offer a dedicated package.
Note that Linux 2.4-based host OSes are no longer supported.Oracle Solaris hosts (64-bit only). The following versions are supported with the restrictions listed in Known Limitations:
Oracle Solaris 11;
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