| Limitation | Workaround | |------------|-------------| | No ISO boot in VMware Player? | Player supports ISO boot fully (same as Workstation). | | No 3D acceleration for Wayland? | Switch to Xorg (select from login screen). | | Slow performance on Windows host | Disable Hyper-V ( bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off ). | | Live session can’t save files | Create a persistent disk or install to VM. |
⚠️ If VMware detects the OS automatically, confirm the distribution and version. If not, select and your version (e.g., Ubuntu 64-bit). linux iso vmware