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skamithi / converting_from_virtualbox_to_kvm.md

Last active July 26, 2025 00:47

Windows7 Libvirt xml.

converted Virtualbox Win7 VM to KVM. (KVM on Ubuntu 14.04)

Shutdown Virtualbox VM.
Convert the vdi to a raw disk images. Note: vdi are compressed and raw images are not and so you will need to leave enough disk space for entire uncompressed disk.

VBoxManage clonehd --format RAW win7.vdi win7.img