03-27-2016, 09:52 PM
The simplest way I have found... and I must admit I've only done it a few times...
On the source machine copy the entire folder that contains your VM, something like: /home/user/VBox/vms/Linux/Linux Lite 2.8/
Now on your destination machine copy the entire folder to where you will be saving your VM's, something like: /home/user/VBox/vms/Linux
Now open Virtual Box on the Destination machine.
Goto Machine > Add and in the File Navigation, navigate into the folder you copied
It should have just "1" .vbox file to select, Open it.
It should now be in main VBox GUI, check settings are appropriate, Then start it.(fingers crossed)
Where you may have issues,
The versions of Guest Additions in your VM and the one's available on the new machine may not match.??
Virtual Box Extension Pack may complain.??
My source and destinations have alway been the same versions.
There is also "another method" under the File Menu
Export the VM on Source machine, that creates an OVA file (Appliance) , copy to Destination.
Import the VM on Destination machine, not sure exactly what that does to the VM.?, file format.?
Also not sure where the VM ends up.?, it may ask for a location
On the source machine copy the entire folder that contains your VM, something like: /home/user/VBox/vms/Linux/Linux Lite 2.8/
Now on your destination machine copy the entire folder to where you will be saving your VM's, something like: /home/user/VBox/vms/Linux
Now open Virtual Box on the Destination machine.
Goto Machine > Add and in the File Navigation, navigate into the folder you copied
It should have just "1" .vbox file to select, Open it.
It should now be in main VBox GUI, check settings are appropriate, Then start it.(fingers crossed)
Where you may have issues,
The versions of Guest Additions in your VM and the one's available on the new machine may not match.??
Virtual Box Extension Pack may complain.??
My source and destinations have alway been the same versions.
There is also "another method" under the File Menu
Export the VM on Source machine, that creates an OVA file (Appliance) , copy to Destination.
Import the VM on Destination machine, not sure exactly what that does to the VM.?, file format.?
Also not sure where the VM ends up.?, it may ask for a location
Upgrades WIP 2.6 to 2.8 - (6 X 2.6 to 2.8 completed on: 20/02/16 All O.K )
Linux Lite 3.0 Humming on a ASRock N3070 Mobo ~ btrfs RAID 10 Install on 4 Disks
Computers Early days:
ZX Spectrum(1982) , HP-150 MS-DOS(1983) , Amstrad CPC464(1984) , BBC Micro B+64(1985) , My First PC HP-Vectra(1987)
Linux Lite 3.0 Humming on a ASRock N3070 Mobo ~ btrfs RAID 10 Install on 4 Disks
Computers Early days:
ZX Spectrum(1982) , HP-150 MS-DOS(1983) , Amstrad CPC464(1984) , BBC Micro B+64(1985) , My First PC HP-Vectra(1987)