VMware Workstation 17 Pro is a desktop virtualization product that lets you run multiple operating systems as virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical PC. It targets developers, IT professionals, and power users needing advanced VM features (nested virtualization, VM encryption, snapshots, virtual networking, GPU acceleration, etc.).

Scripting API for guest operations.

: Version 17.x specifically is scheduled to reach its end-of-life on November 17, 2025

Then wrap in systemd for auto-start.