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Is it possible to install Ubuntu operating system on bare metal from the an existing VDI file ?

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I have an Ubuntu VDI image (created through Virtual box) in one laptop and want to install Ubuntu on bare metal using this VDI image.
Is it possible ?

posted Dec 8, 2018 by Harshita

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