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'''VirtualBox''' is partially [[Free Software|libre]], gratis virtualization software.
=VMware Support=
While VirtualBox should be able to open <code>.vmdk</code> images, if your version is unable to, you can crack open VMware images with <code>dd</code>. See the [[VMware#Cracking_Open_VMDK_Images_with_DD|VMware article]] for instructions.
=Converting a Raw Image=
To convert a raw image to a VirtualBox dynamic image, you just need to run the <code>VBoxManage convertfromraw</code> command.
<pre>
$ VBoxManage convertfromraw centosroot.img centosroot.vdi
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.0
(C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Converting from raw image file="centosroot.img" to file="centosroot.vdi"...
Creating dynamic image with size 2829464064 bytes (2699MB)...
</pre>
=VMware Support=
While VirtualBox should be able to open <code>.vmdk</code> images, if your version is unable to, you can crack open VMware images with <code>dd</code>. See the [[VMware#Cracking_Open_VMDK_Images_with_DD|VMware article]] for instructions.
=Converting a Raw Image=
To convert a raw image to a VirtualBox dynamic image, you just need to run the <code>VBoxManage convertfromraw</code> command.
<pre>
$ VBoxManage convertfromraw centosroot.img centosroot.vdi
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.0
(C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Converting from raw image file="centosroot.img" to file="centosroot.vdi"...
Creating dynamic image with size 2829464064 bytes (2699MB)...
</pre>