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ceribro

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Registered: 2015-02-09

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selecting suitable virtualbox disk

i am planning to install arch on a virtualbox on my desktop(running ubuntu) so that i can port it to my notebook (running nothing)....so i have two questions
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is it possible to do what i am doing?if so than vb is asking me to select ahd type VDI,VMDK,VHD,HDD,QED etc.which should i choose?
will it be more practicle that i install a temp. os with vb on my notebook and install arch and then make the virtual arch the real on the same hardD.

jasonwryan

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Registered: 2009-05-09

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Re: selecting suitable virtualbox disk

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mo … al_machine

But it is much simpler to just install Arch on the notebook hard drive...

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ceribro

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Registered: 2015-02-09

Posts: 20

Re: selecting suitable virtualbox disk

yes actually i was doing the same,installing on the notebook hard drive but messed up,and i have an internet issue, that i can only connect with usb dongle and i found it simpler to install it on vb(depending if the further process of porting were not too difficult)

TheSaint

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Registered: 2007-08-19

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Re: selecting suitable virtualbox disk

If you expecting to port it into a hard disk, it's better you'll start from the partition directly, you'll save several steps.
Whether Internet access it's your most priority, you may find this of  some help.
Even using a derivative Live CD/ISO and perform step-by-step installation into prepared partition, may do.

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