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'''VirtualBox''' is partially [[Free Software|libre]], gratis virtualization software.
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=VMware 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 [[VMware#Cracking_Open_VMDK_Images_with_DD|VMware article]] for 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.
 
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$ VBoxManage convertfromraw CentOS/Red\ Hat\ Enterprise\ Linux\ 4-flat.vmdk ~/RHEL4.vdi
 
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.0
 
(C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 
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)...
 
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[[Category:Libre course software]]
 
[[Category:Howtos]]
 

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