Deathspike
January 14th, 2009, 09:32 AM
Hey people,
I'm a brand new Ubuntu, switching from my Windows operating system to Ubuntu. Seeing as I have a bunch of software for which I haven't found a decent Linux replacement yet, and use these on a daily basis, I am wondering if I can create a virtual machine using VMWare (or anything other virtualization software, I don't mind) and copy the exact same contents to a standalone Ubuntu desktop.
I was wondering if this could be done by basically creating a backup within the VM and then copy its contents over an installed Ubuntu partition? Of course, no shared folders or other weird gizmo's would be enabled inside the VM. I really do hope this is possible, tweaking my VM and using it as my main operating system when it's exactly to my liking..
Thanks for any help in advance!
I'm a brand new Ubuntu, switching from my Windows operating system to Ubuntu. Seeing as I have a bunch of software for which I haven't found a decent Linux replacement yet, and use these on a daily basis, I am wondering if I can create a virtual machine using VMWare (or anything other virtualization software, I don't mind) and copy the exact same contents to a standalone Ubuntu desktop.
I was wondering if this could be done by basically creating a backup within the VM and then copy its contents over an installed Ubuntu partition? Of course, no shared folders or other weird gizmo's would be enabled inside the VM. I really do hope this is possible, tweaking my VM and using it as my main operating system when it's exactly to my liking..
Thanks for any help in advance!