VMware Eclipse Integrated Virtual Debugger Users Manual
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Chapter 2 Setting Up the Eclipse Integrated Virtual Debugger Environment : Host System Requirements

Host System Requirements
The Eclipse Integrated Virtual Debugger can run on any supported host operating system that is running Workstation 6 and has Eclipse installed. Eclipse must be running on the same system as Workstation 6. See “Eclipse Requirements” for additional Eclipse requirements.
Supported Host Operating Systems
The Eclipse Integrated Virtual Debugger supports the following Windows 32-bit host operating systems:
Windows Vista Enterprise Edition
Windows Vista Business Edition
Windows Vista Home Basic and Premium Editions
Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
Windows XP Home Edition, SP1, SP2
Windows XP Professional, SP1, SP2
Windows 2000 Server SP3, SP4
Windows 2000 Professional, SP3, SP4
Windows 2000 Advanced Server, SP3, SP4
Note
Windows 64-bit host operating systems are not currently supported.
The Eclipse Integrated Virtual Debugger supports the following Linux 32-bit and 64-bit host operating systems:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4.5 (Beta, formerly called 4.0 Update 5)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0, updates 1, 2, 3, 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4.0, updates 1, 2, 3, 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4.0, updates 1, 2, 3, 4

Red Hat Linux 9.0 — stock 2.4.20-8, upgrade 2.4.20-20.9
Ubuntu Linux 6.10
Ubuntu Linux 6.06
Supported JRE Versions
The host system must be running a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) meeting Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 or higher specifications. J2SE consists of the JRE and developer tools for compiling, debugging, and running applications written in the Java language.
Note
Eclipse displays the error message unable to load class if an unsupported version of J2SE is being used on the host system.