VMware Workstation 6.0
I upgraded to VMware Workstation 6.0 and I’ve been using it for the last day or so. Things I like about it so far:
- VMware now available as 64-bit binaries
- Fixes freezing issue I was having with v5.5 and kernel 2.6.21
- Better integration into GNOME desktop
- USB 2.0 support in VMs
My only complaint is that I can’t use the VMI paravirtualization interface because it’s x86 only (at least as of kernel 2.6.21). Hopefully that changes soon.
The upgrade from v5.5 costs $99 USD. I use it a lot and it’s worth it to me. I’ve looked at the open source KVM and Xen solutions but the management tools just are not there yet.
Saturday, May 12th, 2007