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'''VirtualBox''' is partially [[Free Software|libre]], gratis virtualization software.
=VMware = VMDK Support==While VirtualBox should be able to open <code>.vmdk</code> images, if your version is unable you may need or want toconvert 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 Raw ImageFlat VMDK to a VDI ==To convert a raw flat VMware image to a VirtualBox dynamic virtual desktop image, you just need to run the <code>VBoxManage convertfromraw</code> command.
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$ VBoxManage convertfromraw centosrootCentOS/Red\ Hat\ Enterprise\ Linux\ 4-flat.img centosrootvmdk ~/RHEL4.vdi
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.0
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All rights reserved.
Converting from raw image file="centosrootCentOS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4-flat.imgvmdk" to file="centosroot/home/user/RHEL4.vdi"...Creating dynamic image with size 2829464064 3221225472 bytes (2699MB3072MB)...
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