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| + | ====== Clone Linux Physical Machine to VirtualBox ====== | ||
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| + | This is a quick write up of how I cloned my physical machine to a VirtualBox VM in Linux. I had a machine that I wanted to wipe out and re-structure the drives. | ||
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| + | ===== What you Need ===== | ||
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| + | - Ubuntu (or other flavor) Linux on CD | ||
| + | - Partimage (easy install) | ||
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| + | ===== Overview ===== | ||
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| + | - Burn your favorite Linux distribution to CD and boot it. | ||
| + | - Install PartImage and run /partimage/. | ||
| + | - Make a copy of your current hard drive using partimage. | ||
| + | - Reboot and start VirtualBox. | ||
| + | - Create a new VM using the image you created with partimage. | ||