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'''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.
=Cracking Open VMDK Images with DD=
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You may need specify the filesystem type, i.e. <code>-t ext3</code>. Also, if you're having trouble mounting, it might be possible that you got the parameters wrong or potentially just got a bad copy. Try again to see if that's the case.
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