'''VMware''' is a proprietary virtualization brand. Their popularity is probably due to their early start in the field of virtualization and cross-platform host capabilities. [[VirtualBox]] and [[w:QEMU|QEMU]] are [[gp:free software|free software]] alternatives to VMware. =Converting to VDI=Follow the instructions in the [[VirtualBox#Converting_a_Flat_VMDK_to_a_VDI|VirtualBox article]] to convert a flat (raw) image into VirtualBox's virtual desktop image format.

While VirtualBox and QEMU should support VMDK images, they may not, in which case it's back to the basics. The <code>dd</code> utility can be used to crack open a <code>-flat.vmdk</code> file.

==Converting the Raw Image==Follow the instructions in the [[VirtualBox#Converting_a_Raw_Image|VirtualBox articleCategory:Software]] to convert the raw image into a virtual desktop image. [[Category:Proprietary course softwareCampus computing resources]]