Students can install VMWare Workstation 16.0 on Windows 10 PC for academic use.
Please note: This setup and installation process is meant specifically for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, other Linux flavors have not been tested with this process.
If you get an error stating “You do not appear to satisfy the conditions to receive this software license key” make sure that you are using the link from BrightSpace. If you do not use that link, you may experience issues when registering for VMWare.
Once a student has registered and created an account through the email sent by info@itacademy.brightspace.com (Email would be sent after requesting for VMware license through here) Log in using the Student login button located on the VMWare BrightSpace homepage either through the email or here. Make sure to use your Registered Email as the Username.
Once logged in, you should see that you have a course called "Software Products & License Keys" on your account home page. Click on the course and you should see a list of instructions.
Click on the link in the 1st step that says "Software License Catalog". In the Catalog, you should see a list of all the licenses you can request, for this setup you would want to request a license for VMware Workstation 16 Pro. Once you click on the Request button click on the login button, you should then see a page that states the following:
From here you will need to wait 12-24 hours before you can obtain an email with the requested License Key.
To start installing VMware Workstation Pro, click on the direct link from the Instruction page in the "Software Products & License Keys" course.
On the Downloads page click on the "Download Now" link for Workstation 16 Pro for Linux to begin downloading the .bundle file of the application.
Once the file has been downloaded, go into the properties menu of the file by right-clicking on the file and setting the "Allow executing file as program" check within the permissions tab.
Next, access the terminal in any way you choose or right-click anywhere in the file manager window and click "Open in Terminal". However you choose to open the terminal make sure that you are in the same directory as the file.
In the terminal type in sudo ./[ name of file ] and click enter. It should prompt you for your password and then start installing itself.
Now go into your Applications menu and search for the term "VMWare", Once it pops up, start the application!
Once the application start, it will prompt you to install several modules that need to be compiled and loaded into the kernel. Click install. It will then prompt you for your password to authenticate. Once the modules are installed and loaded, you should be shown this window:
Here it's showing you the EULA (End User Incense agreement), once you have accepted the terms click Next.
You will then be asked if you would like to have the application to check for updates upon system startup, it is suggested you have Yes checked in order to have the most up-to-date version of VMWare installed.
Towards the end of the installation process you will be prompted to either register VMWare using a license key or use the application under a 30 days trial. If you already obtain your license key you would want to enter it here, otherwise click on the 30 days trial option and click Finish.
You will then be prompted for your password again to complete the installation.
After the installation process, a window of the home menu should show up
