This is a short guide on how to build a Win11 Pro ISO image on a linux vm and a macos machine running apple silicon. Such an ISO file can be used to install Win11 Pro on an Apple Silicon (m1 / m2) macbook under vmware. Yes, there are binaries, scripts and tools for this, but this guide only requires some linux tools and a plain macos machine without homebrew and without running some shady binaries downloaded from the Internet.
Download the Win11 product catalog in CAB from from: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?linkid=2156292
Unarchive the cab file, extract the products.xml file