''Also see our [https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=vtluug%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York full calendar] and [[VTLUUG:Past events|past events]].'VirtualBox'''is libre virtualization software.
* Our == VMDK Support ==While VirtualBox should be able to open <code>.vmdk</code> images, you may need or want to convert the formats on the command line. Also, you can crack open VMware images with <code>dd</code> and loop-mount the partitions individually. See the [[VTLUUG:Next meetingVMware#Cracking_Open_VMDK_Images_with_DD|next meetingVMware article]] will be on Thursdayfor instructions. == Converting a Flat VMDK to a VDI ==To convert a flat VMware image to a virtual desktop image, you just need to run the <code>VBoxManage convertfromraw</code> command.<pre>$ VBoxManage convertfromraw CentOS/Red\ Hat\ Enterprise\ Linux\ 4-flat.vmdk ~/RHEL4.vdiVirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.0(C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, March 14Inc.All rights reserved. Converting from raw image file="CentOS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4-flat.vmdk" to file="/home/user/RHEL4.vdi"...Creating dynamic image with size 3221225472 bytes (3072MB)...</pre> [[Category:Libre course software]][[Category:Howtos]]
