Imran: In this video,
we will download and install VMware Workstation Player,
a virtualization software just like Oracle VirtualBox.
If you're using VirtualBox,
feel free to skip this video,
but if you prefer VMware, then stick around.
I will walk you through the process.
Just a note,
I will be using VirtualBox throughout this course.
Also, Broadcom acquired VMware on November 22nd, 2023
to enhance its cloud capabilities.
All right, now let's get started.
I have my browser already open,
and I'm on Google.
And now simply type Broadcom.
All right, here we go.
First, go to broadcom.com,
and once you are on the homepage,
locate the Support and Service tab.
Click on it, and a dropdown menu will appear.
From this list,
select the Document, Download and Support option.
Now go ahead and click on Customer Support Portal.
At this point,
you will go on the Broadcom Support page.
If you are not already registered, no worries.
Just go ahead and sign up
by entering some basic details,
like your name, email address,
and a few other things.
Since I am already registered,
so I will skip the sign-up process
and head straight to the login.
Once you are on the login page,
enter your email as your username
and then type in your password.
After successfully logging in,
you will notice a new option appearing
at the top right of the screen,
a cloud icon icon right next to your name.
Let's click on it.
Now you will see a list of different options.
The fifth one on the list is VMware Cloud Foundation.
Go ahead and click on that,
and this will take you to VMware Dashboard.
In the dashboard, you will see several options.
Let's click on the third option, Download.
Once you are on the Download section,
you can see a wide range of VMware software available.
Let's scroll down until we find VMware Workstation Player.
Now let's click on it.
Next, we will choose the VMware Workstation Player 17.
That's the latest version right now,
so let's go ahead and pick that.
After selecting version 17,
you will see another list with subversion.
Let's click on the most recent subversion, which is 17.6.
Once you have done that,
you will see a Download icon appear.
After that, you have checked the box
agreeing to the Terms and Conditions.
You might notice that the Download icon
is still not clickable
and doesn't allow you to download.
Hmm. Now why is that?
This happens because VMware Workstation Player 17
now requires an entitlement from Broadcom
due to new licensing restrictions.
Yep, essentially, you need special access
or a license to download.
However, if you are looking for a free option,
then the previous versions, like 16,
are still available for download
without any such requirement.
So let's go back, and this time, select version 16.
Then choose the latest subversion.
As of today, it's 16.2.5.
Click on it to start downloading the file.
Now the download has begun,
so just sit back, and let it finish.
Once the download is complete,
go ahead and click on the file to run the installer.
The installation process may take anywhere
from 30 seconds to a few minutes,
depending on your computer speed.
Now the VMware Workstation 16 Player Wizard will start.
Click Next to continue.
After that, accept the License Agreement, and click Next.
You will be prompted about the Enhanced Keyboard Driver.
If you install it, your computer will need to reboot.
If you don't want that right now,
you can skip it.
Next, leave the option
to add VMware Workstation console tools
to the path as default,
and click Next.
On the next screen, you can choose to check for updates.
Again, leave it as default, and click Next.
You will also be asked
if you want to create a shortcut on the Desktop
and in the Start Menu.
Let's leave those as default too,
and click Next one last time.
Finally, click Install to start the process.
Once installation is complete,
the VMware Workstation Player Setup Wizard
will tell you it's done.
Click Finish to complete the setup.
Now you can see it has created a shortcut on my Desktop.
Let's double-click on it to open the software.
Since we are using it for non-commercial purpose,
select the option for free non-commercial use,
and Click continue, then Finish.
And there you have it.
VMware Workstation is up and running.
Beautiful.
You can see the notice
that it's for non-commercial use only,
so make sure to use it just for educational purposes.
Now you could go ahead and create a new virtual machine
and install any operating system you need
on that virtual machine.
All right, and I'll see you in the next lecture.