Parallels Desktop for Mac Build 5608 added support for guest Parallels Tools for Linux in the latest Linux distributions (including Ubuntu 8). It also added support for running 3D graphics in Windows virtual machines on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.3.
Requirements are as follows:
- A Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor (Core Solo and Core Duo processors are no longer supported)
- Minimum 2 GB of memory (4 GB of memory is recommended to run Windows 7 in a virtual machine or if your host OS is Lion)
- About 850 MB of disk space on the boot volume (Macintosh HD) for Parallels Desktop installation
- About 15 GB of disk space for each virtual machine
- OS X Yosemite 10.10 or later
- OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 or later
- Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 or later
- Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 or later
From here > http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/system-requirements/
- A Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor (Core Solo and Core Duo processors are no longer supported)
- Minimum 2 GB of memory (4 GB of memory is recommended to run Windows 7 in a virtual machine or if your host OS is Lion)
- About 850 MB of disk space on the boot volume (Macintosh HD) for Parallels Desktop installation
- About 15 GB of disk space for each virtual machine]
f you aren't sure which OS X is installed on your Mac, click your Apple top left in your screen. F
From the drop down menu click: About This Mac
Mac Os X 10.5.8
The version is noted here.
Parallels For Mac Os X 10-8-515
Os X 10.5.8 Download
Even if your Mac meets the requirements above, a 2007 Mac is eight years old. Just my two cents, you'd be better off buying an inexpensive PC such as an Acer. Installing Parallels is a daunting task at best. Same goes for VMware.