How to Install PearOS Catalina on VMware on Windows PC?

PearOS Catalina is a Linux Distro operating system, PearOS Catalina is having the same look as its actual operating system macOS Catalina. Like the PearOS Catalina, its interface look has been taken from macOS Catalina its wallpaper its all features. The only change you can see in PearOS Catalina is its logo. However, we have tested PearOS Big Sur, PearOS Monterey, on the two big different virtual machines VMware, and VirtualBox. Also, installed PearOS Catalina on VirtualBox on Windows PC.

In this article, step by step I will guide you on how to install PearOS Catalina on VMware on Windows PC. There are bunches of differences between installing on VirtualBox and VMware. In this case, we wanted to provide you with a post on how to install it on VMware on Windows PC.

How to Install PearOS Catalina on VMware on Windows PC?

Before installing PearOS Catalina on VMware on Windows PC you have to download the required files from the below down-links. The links include the PearOS Catalina ISO image file, VMware Workstation’s latest version file.

Create A New Virtual Machine

After you have downloaded the VMware Workstation from the above link, simply extract the file via WinRAR or 7Zip. Then run the installation and install it on your Windows PC. After that, navigate to VMware and launch it, on the main wizard click on “Create a New Virtual Machine”.

Create virtual machine
Create virtual machine

On the next window select the “Typical Recommended” then click next, select “I will install the operating system later” and click next.

Typical recommended
Typical recommended

Now select the guest operating system “Linux”, select the version “Other Linux 5.x and later kernel 64-Bit” then click next. Select the virtual machine name and click next.

Select Guest OS
Select Guest OS

Choose the option “Store virtual disk as a single file”, then select the maximum size disk and click next.

Select the disk size
Select the disk size

Once you are at the last step, simply click on “Customize Hardware” to edit the Virtual machine settings.

Customize settings
Customize settings

Once the virtual machine settings window opened, from the left-handed window side select the Memory tab, increase the memory size. Select the Processors tab, and increase the number of processors.

Increase memory size
Increase memory size

Select the “New CD/DVD/IDE” tab, then click on the Browse option to insert the PearOS Catalina ISO Image file. Select the PearOS Catalina ISO image file and click on the Open option, when the PearOS Catalina ISO file is added click on Close.

Add PearOS Catalina ISO
Add PearOS Catalina ISO

Now click on the Finish option to create the virtual machine.

Click Finish
Click Finish

Install PearOS Catalina on VMware

When the virtual machine is successfully created, click on “Power on this virtual machine”.

Start installation
Start installation

Once you logged in to the virtual machine window double click on Install PearOS Catalina to start the installation process.

Install PearOS
Install PearOS
  • Once the installation window is opened select your language and click on next.
  • Select your location and click next.
  • Select your keyboard layout and click Next.
  • Now choose the “Erase Disk” option and click next, wait until it should erase the disk where you install the PearOS Catalina.
  • Enter your username and password then click next.
  • Wait for the installation until it should be completed, when the installation is completed click on Done to restart the virtual machine.
  • Once you are back there finally you will see the PearOS Catalina full-screen on VMware.

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Final

That was about how to install PearOS Catalina on VMware on Windows PC. If you faced any kind of problem feel free to share with us via the comment section box.

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