Installing Kylin Linux Advanced Server V11 on VMware: Complete Guide

Obtaining the Kylin V11 ISO

The Kylin V11 system image must be obtained from the official channel. Visit the official website at https://www.kylinos.cn/, locate the trial application entry, fill in the required information to gain download permission. The direct ISO download link provided is:

https://iso.kylinos.cn/web_pungi/download/cdn/kz4Ju6NbSg7DUA9mlf5M2rqZeBRat1vC/Kylin-Server-V11-2503-Release-General-20250715-X86_64.iso

Official product documentation is available at https://www.kylinos.cn/service/document/index.html.

Preparing the Installation Environment

The following resource configuration is recommended based on official requirements:

IP: 192.168.145.131

CPU: 4 cores

Memory: 4 GB

Disk: 30 GB

Creating the VMware Virtual Machine

Open VMware and select Custom installation mode.

Choose Install operating system later and click Next.

Because Kylin V11 uses kernel 6.6, select Other Linux 6.x kernel 64-bit .

Name the virtual machine (e.g., using OS+IP convention) and choose the installation location.

Processor configuration: set to 4 cores.

Memory configuration: allocate 4 GB.

Network connection: choose Use network address translation (NAT) .

Controller type: select LSI Logic .

Disk type: select SCSI .

Create a new virtual disk with at least 30 GB capacity.

After VM creation, edit settings to load the downloaded ISO image.

Installing the System

Start the virtual machine to begin the installation flow.

Select Chinese as the installation language.

Enter the custom installation destination screen.

Adjust disk partition layout (in this example, the swap partition was reduced from the default 3 GB).

Set the root user password (must meet complexity requirements: uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special symbols).

Begin the installation process.

Reboot the system after installation completes.

Accept the license agreement.

Complete the initial configuration.

Log in using the root account.

Configuring Network Connectivity

Right-click on the desktop and choose Open Terminal . Edit the network interface configuration file: vim /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ens33 Configure the static IP address according to the actual network environment. After saving, the system can be accessed remotely using tools like Xshell.

Verifying System Information

Run the following commands to confirm the installed version:

nkvers
uname -a
cat /etc/os-release

The output shows:

Release: Kylin Linux Advanced Server release V11 (Swan25)

Kernel: 6.6.0-32.7.v2505.ky11.x86_64

Build: Kylin Linux Advanced Server release V11 2503/(Swan25)-x86_64-Build20/20250715

/etc/os-release confirms NAME="Kylin Linux Advanced Server", VERSION="V11 (Swan25)", ID="kylin", VERSION_ID="V11".

Testing Software Installation

Test installing the podman container tool:

# Check available podman versions
yum list | grep podman

# Install podman
yum install podman -y

# Verify installation
podman version

The installation succeeds, displaying:

Client:         Podman Engine
Version:        4.9.4
API Version:    4.9.4
Go Version:     go1.21.4
Built:          Thu Jan  1 08:00:00 1970
OS/Arch:        linux/amd64

Conclusion

The article documents the complete installation process of Kylin V11 on VMware, including image acquisition, VM setup, system installation, initialization, and functional verification. The steps enable users to quickly build a Kylin V11 test environment. The V11 version, based on Linux kernel 6.6, brings updated kernels and packages while maintaining stability, demonstrating the continuous improvement of domestic operating systems as a reliable foundation for China's information infrastructure.