I tried to download VMware Fusion 12 on my mac 10.15.7 Catalina, but it says I need an 11.0 to download it. On the website, it says that VMware Fusion could be run on a 10.15+, so I'm confused about what to do.
Hi,
That's a case of the documentation not having catched up with the latest release.
VMware Fusion 12.2 needs at least macOS Big Sur to run. They just dropped Catalina off the list.
See:
https://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2021/10/fusion-12-2-now-available.html
snippet:
"This update is provided to users on macOS 11 Big Sur and later, and extends the “general support” period of Fusion 12 Pro and Fusion 12 Player to December 2022, meaning we will continue to provide updates which include features, bugfixes and security enhancements."
For now you can download Fusion 12.1.2 here: https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?downloadGroup=FUS-1212&productId=1040&rPId=5596...
That should work OK with Catalina.
Hope this helps,
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Wil
@Parrot60 wrote:I answered my own question. The link started to work, Yes 12.1.2 is still free and the 12.2 license works on 12.1.2.
I was just about to say "try the link again after you logged in", I've seen VMware's download links misbehave like that before.
Yes, the free 12.2 license should work for all 12.x versions. A paid license even lets you activate Fusion 11.x as well (and if I'm not mistaken VMware Workstation as well)
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Wil
That's interesting as I literally installed it on an older mac down here earlier this week.
I suggest to (re)check you downloaded the 12.1.2 version and not the latest one, as that indeed won't work.
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Wil