Is it possible to use a vb file created in a windows host in a Linux host?

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Trullo
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Is it possible to use a vb file created in a windows host in a Linux host?

Post by Trullo »

Sorry if is a noob question :-)

Just would know if is possibile and how to
Perryg
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Re: Is it possible to use a vb file created in a windows host in a Linux host?

Post by Perryg »

Not sure about a file but you can run a guest created in one on the other.

How to move guests created with => version 4.*
Trullo
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Re: Is it possible to use a vb file created in a windows host in a Linux host?

Post by Trullo »

For example: i clone a guest created on windows. Can i use it on Linux?
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Re: Is it possible to use a vb file created in a windows host in a Linux host?

Post by mpack »

See the first sentence of Perry's reply, after the word "but".

Cloning is just another way to create a VM. The clone doesn't have any special properties, provided it is a full clone and not a linked clone. If it was a linked clone then you'd need to move all linked VMs to the new host.
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Re: Is it possible to use a vb file created in a windows host in a Linux host?

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So a full clone can work on windows and Linux too?
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Re: Is it possible to use a vb file created in a windows host in a Linux host?

Post by mpack »

I'm not offering any guarantees. I suggest that you try it, seeing as it costs you nothing but a little time.
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