VMware installation + Linux image download + Linux system installation full tutorial (detailed graphics)

1. VMware16 Pro installation

Official website address (download interface): https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-pro/workstation-pro-evaluation.html

① After entering the official website, slide down to find Workstation 16 Pro for Windows, and click DOWNLOAD NOW directly to complete the next step.

② Open the installation package, agree to the license, and the next step is shown in the figure below:It is recommended not to install the red box on the C drive, and choose the installation path by yourself. The blue box is the default. Complete the next step.

③ Check your needs here and complete the next step.

④ Just leave it as default and complete the next step. Wait for the installation to succeed.

⑤ VMware Workstation 16 Pro license key.

Note: The installation of other VMware versions is similar. For the key, search for the key of the corresponding VMware version (-_-).

2. Ubuntu image download

Alibaba open source mirror station: https://developer.aliyun.com/mirror/

Ubuntu image download
direct URL: http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/?spm=a2c6h.13651104.0.0.1ea029cav8JDSM

① After clicking the direct link, click to install the required version, and I will install version 20.04.1 here. Complete the next step.

② Select 64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image to complete the download.

3. CentOS mirror download

Alibaba open source mirror station: https://developer.aliyun.com/mirror/

CentOS mirror download
direct URL: http://mirrors.aliyun.com/centos/

① After clicking the direct link, click to install the required version, and I will install version 8.1.1911 here. Complete the next step.

4. VMware configures the Ubuntu operating system (detailed graphics)

Direct link: https://blog.csdn.net/CSDN_Yuanyuan/article/details/126612355

5. VMware configures the CentOS operating system (detailed graphics)

Direct link: https://blog.csdn.net/CSDN_Yuanyuan/article/details/126633177