https://systemoverlord.com/tags/virtualbox.htmlRecent content in VirtualBox on System OverlordHugoen-usdavid@systemoverlord.com (David Tomaschik)david@systemoverlord.com (David Tomaschik)Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:44:27 +0000https://systemoverlord.com/2013/04/04/booting-raw-partitions-in-virtualbox-with-grub2/Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:44:27 +0000david@systemoverlord.com (David Tomaschik)https://systemoverlord.com/2013/04/04/booting-raw-partitions-in-virtualbox-with-grub2/<p><b>Background:</b> I dual-boot my laptop between two different Linux distributions: one for normal/desktop use (currently Mint), and one for "security" uses: mostly CTFs or otherwise hostile networks (currently Kali Linux). I also kept a Kali installation in a VM for use from within my desktop environment, but I was getting tired of having two Kali installations on the one laptop. I'd discover irritation at different configurations, not easily having data between the two, etc. Suffice it to say that fewer installations to maintain is a good thing. So I wondered: can I boot my raw hard disk install from VirtualBox?</p>