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https://maedevu.maemo.org/images/virtual-machines/
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There are three different types of images: images for virtualbox, images for QEMU and vagrant images. VirtualBox image is the easiest way to convert to VMware which has been reported to perform better and have good hardware acceleration.
There are three different types of images: VirtualBox, QEMU and Vagrant. The VirtualBox image may be converted to a VMware VMDK image which has been reported to perform better and have good hardware acceleration.
Converting the qemu image to raw allows to be used to try out on Laptops, please note it's unsupported!
Converting the qcow2 image to raw allows it to be used on real hardware.  Please note it's unsupported!




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Virtual Machine
Manufacturer Generic
Specifications
Hardware Features
Software Features

Generic virtual machine target. This is particularly useful when doing development and testing.

Installation

https://maedevu.maemo.org/images/virtual-machines/

There are three different types of images: VirtualBox, QEMU and Vagrant. The VirtualBox image may be converted to a VMware VMDK image which has been reported to perform better and have good hardware acceleration. Converting the qcow2 image to raw allows it to be used on real hardware. Please note it's unsupported!