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I have a VMWare Ubuntu VM created with VMWare player. Is there any way to install the Ubuntu system that is in the VM onto a physical server? In other words I want the server to boot with the exact same system and as is currently in the VM.

user9517
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The only way I know of doing this is to create an image of the VMWare machine with software like clonezilla or ghost and then write that image to a physical disk. This should work, but be prepared to do some cursory driver/config maintenance once the image is written.

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  • You might also want to look into using VMware's [ESXi](http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/index.html) product. You should be able to convert the VM using [VMware Converter](http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/) and then you can more easily move it to another server if need be. – Scott Keck-Warren Mar 02 '11 at 18:25
  • @Scott Warren Thank you for the ESXi information. I was not aware that their migration software was free. – Matt McCarragher Mar 02 '11 at 19:26