How To Virtualise A Physical Linux Machine | Linux Today

How To Virtualise A Physical Linux Machine

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 4, 2008

“This tutorial shows how you can virtualize a physical Linux
machine. It is intended not only for virtualisation, but for any
relocation of a RedHat Linux based system from one machine to
another.

“Here are the steps to be completed:

  1. “Install a virtualisation software on the desired machine.
  2. “Create an empty virtual machine with enough disk space,
    selecting the OS you’re going to
    migrate…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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