So if you still plan to use VMWare, don't install WSL.
Open Power Shell with administrative rights:
wsl --install
Then check for all available distros:
wsl --list --online
The following is a list of valid distributions that can be installed. Install using 'wsl --install -d <Distro>'. NAME FRIENDLY NAME Ubuntu Ubuntu Debian Debian GNU/Linux kali-linux Kali Linux Rolling openSUSE-42 openSUSE Leap 42 SLES-12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v12 Ubuntu-16.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu-18.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu-20.04 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Install a distro:
wsl.exe --install -d
At the end, if the installation was successful, you'll be asked to enter an username and a password.