What is VMware
From Wikipedia: VMware LLC is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. VMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture. VMware’s desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS
Free Version
VMware is now free to everyone. Instructions on how to gain access to it can be found by going to: https://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2024/05/fusion-pro-now-available-free-for-personal-use.html or https://www.mikeroysoft.com/post/download-fusion-ws/
VMware Fusion is for Mac OS
VMware Workstation is for Windows & Linux OS
Supported Operating Systems
Available for Windows Mac and Linux.
VPN requirement
Connection to campus VPN is not required.