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userdoc:tt_virtualbox [2015/07/22 12:07]
droemel
userdoc:tt_virtualbox [2016/02/05 09:03]
droemel
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 ====== Convert AstLinux install files to VirtualBox ====== ====== Convert AstLinux install files to VirtualBox ======
  
 +!!Obsolete info with AstLinux 1.2.5 and later.!!  Use the ISO Installer Image.
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 You can convert an astlinux-XX.img file to a [[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads|VirtualBox]] .vdi file and have a bootable system with a few simple steps. You can convert an astlinux-XX.img file to a [[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads|VirtualBox]] .vdi file and have a bootable system with a few simple steps.
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   - Download an AstLinux 'geni586' .img.gz file   - Download an AstLinux 'geni586' .img.gz file
   - Decompress the image using gunzip, yielding a .img file   - Decompress the image using gunzip, yielding a .img file
-  - Use the VBoxManage utility to convert the image to a virtual disk+  - Use the VBoxManage (CLI) utility ([[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads|VirtualBox]]) to convert the image to a virtual disk
  
 Example: Example:
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 //The formats VDI, VMDK and VHD are supported.// //The formats VDI, VMDK and VHD are supported.//
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 +Here is the complete manual of the [[https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#idp46854861724896|VBoxManage convertfromraw]] command.
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 Then you can then resize the image... Then you can then resize the image...
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 In my case it was ''/dev/hdb'', you can verify this with '''fdisk -l'''. \\ */ In my case it was ''/dev/hdb'', you can verify this with '''fdisk -l'''. \\ */
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