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VirtualBox

(https://www.virtualbox.org)

Installation

apt install virtualbox virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-ext-pack virtualbox-guest-additions-iso virtualbox-qt

Status

VBoxManage list vms
VBoxManage list runningvms

Start vms

VBoxManage startvm "Rocky Linux"  --type=headless

Stop vm

VBoxManage controlvm SlackDB poweroff soft

Export / Import

VBoxManage export SlackDB --output SlackDB.ova   # export
VBoxManage import SlackDB.ova                    # import

Extend disk

VBoxManage modifyhd slack.vdi --resize 102400    # MB
#  16 GB =  16384 MB
#  32 GB =  32768 MB
#  48 GB =  49152 MB
#  64 GB =  65536 MB
#  80 GB =  81920 MB
# 100 GB = 102400 MB

Convert to KVM

VBoxManage clonehd --format RAW <vdisk-name>.vdi <vdisk-name>.img
qemu-img convert -f raw <vdisk-name>.img -O qcow2 <vdisk-name>.qcow2