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I want to switch from Ubuntu to Mint.



Can I somehow turn my laptop's Ubuntu install into a virtual machine that I can then run on my computer so that I can refer to all my applications and settings and such there for when I want to configure my new mint install?






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  • also would it boot easily in the VM? or is it like Windows where sometimes you can't boot after changing too much hardware?
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I want to switch from Ubuntu to Mint.



Can I somehow turn my laptop's Ubuntu install into a virtual machine that I can then run on my computer so that I can refer to all my applications and settings and such there for when I want to configure my new mint install?






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  • also would it boot easily in the VM? or is it like Windows where sometimes you can't boot after changing too much hardware?
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I want to switch from Ubuntu to Mint.



Can I somehow turn my laptop's Ubuntu install into a virtual machine that I can then run on my computer so that I can refer to all my applications and settings and such there for when I want to configure my new mint install?






11.10 virtualbox cinnamon mint







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  • Convert my physical Operating System to a VirtualBox Disk

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I want to switch from Ubuntu to Mint.



Can I somehow turn my laptop's Ubuntu install into a virtual machine that I can then run on my computer so that I can refer to all my applications and settings and such there for when I want to configure my new mint install?





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  • Convert my physical Operating System to a VirtualBox Disk

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marked as duplicate by mikewhatever, Fabby, Zanna, N0rbert, muru 8 hours ago


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marked as duplicate by mikewhatever, Fabby, Zanna, N0rbert, muru 8 hours ago


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  • also would it boot easily in the VM? or is it like Windows where sometimes you can't boot after changing too much hardware?
    – ycomp
    15 hours ago


















  • also would it boot easily in the VM? or is it like Windows where sometimes you can't boot after changing too much hardware?
    – ycomp
    15 hours ago
















also would it boot easily in the VM? or is it like Windows where sometimes you can't boot after changing too much hardware?
– ycomp
15 hours ago




also would it boot easily in the VM? or is it like Windows where sometimes you can't boot after changing too much hardware?
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While there are a number of methods for this (search "p2v" for some ideas), here is the way I use:



What you'll need




  1. External Hard Disk

  2. Bootable Clonezilla
    CD

  3. Enough disk space to contain the entire old OS (something like df -h | grep '^/dev/' should give you a general idea of how much space this is)


Steps




  1. Boot from the Clonezilla CD

  2. Save the current disk Here's a good walkthrough

  3. Install the new OS on your computer

  4. Install VirtualBox

  5. Download a Clonezilla ISO

  6. Create a new VM in VirtualBox with a similar configuration to your physical computer

  7. Attach the Clonezilla ISO to the VM and boot from it.

  8. ]Restore the image](https://clonezilla.org/show-live-doc-content.php?topic=clonezilla-live/doc/02_Restore_disk_image) you took earlier to the VM






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    1 Answer
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    active

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    active

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    active

    oldest

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    up vote
    1
    down vote



    accepted










    While there are a number of methods for this (search "p2v" for some ideas), here is the way I use:



    What you'll need




    1. External Hard Disk

    2. Bootable Clonezilla
      CD

    3. Enough disk space to contain the entire old OS (something like df -h | grep '^/dev/' should give you a general idea of how much space this is)


    Steps




    1. Boot from the Clonezilla CD

    2. Save the current disk Here's a good walkthrough

    3. Install the new OS on your computer

    4. Install VirtualBox

    5. Download a Clonezilla ISO

    6. Create a new VM in VirtualBox with a similar configuration to your physical computer

    7. Attach the Clonezilla ISO to the VM and boot from it.

    8. ]Restore the image](https://clonezilla.org/show-live-doc-content.php?topic=clonezilla-live/doc/02_Restore_disk_image) you took earlier to the VM






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      up vote
      1
      down vote



      accepted










      While there are a number of methods for this (search "p2v" for some ideas), here is the way I use:



      What you'll need




      1. External Hard Disk

      2. Bootable Clonezilla
        CD

      3. Enough disk space to contain the entire old OS (something like df -h | grep '^/dev/' should give you a general idea of how much space this is)


      Steps




      1. Boot from the Clonezilla CD

      2. Save the current disk Here's a good walkthrough

      3. Install the new OS on your computer

      4. Install VirtualBox

      5. Download a Clonezilla ISO

      6. Create a new VM in VirtualBox with a similar configuration to your physical computer

      7. Attach the Clonezilla ISO to the VM and boot from it.

      8. ]Restore the image](https://clonezilla.org/show-live-doc-content.php?topic=clonezilla-live/doc/02_Restore_disk_image) you took earlier to the VM






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        up vote
        1
        down vote



        accepted







        up vote
        1
        down vote



        accepted






        While there are a number of methods for this (search "p2v" for some ideas), here is the way I use:



        What you'll need




        1. External Hard Disk

        2. Bootable Clonezilla
          CD

        3. Enough disk space to contain the entire old OS (something like df -h | grep '^/dev/' should give you a general idea of how much space this is)


        Steps




        1. Boot from the Clonezilla CD

        2. Save the current disk Here's a good walkthrough

        3. Install the new OS on your computer

        4. Install VirtualBox

        5. Download a Clonezilla ISO

        6. Create a new VM in VirtualBox with a similar configuration to your physical computer

        7. Attach the Clonezilla ISO to the VM and boot from it.

        8. ]Restore the image](https://clonezilla.org/show-live-doc-content.php?topic=clonezilla-live/doc/02_Restore_disk_image) you took earlier to the VM






        share|improve this answer












        While there are a number of methods for this (search "p2v" for some ideas), here is the way I use:



        What you'll need




        1. External Hard Disk

        2. Bootable Clonezilla
          CD

        3. Enough disk space to contain the entire old OS (something like df -h | grep '^/dev/' should give you a general idea of how much space this is)


        Steps




        1. Boot from the Clonezilla CD

        2. Save the current disk Here's a good walkthrough

        3. Install the new OS on your computer

        4. Install VirtualBox

        5. Download a Clonezilla ISO

        6. Create a new VM in VirtualBox with a similar configuration to your physical computer

        7. Attach the Clonezilla ISO to the VM and boot from it.

        8. ]Restore the image](https://clonezilla.org/show-live-doc-content.php?topic=clonezilla-live/doc/02_Restore_disk_image) you took earlier to the VM







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