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Date:      Fri, 27 May 2016 23:37:01 -0400
From:      Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: contributing to open source
Message-ID:  <53164a51-5389-7ca5-b40f-d58902fffe87@freebsd.org>
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On 2016-05-27 23:30, Kefeh Collins wrote:
> hello
>     please i need help installing freebsd using the virtual box
>     actually am at my concluding phase but the problem is i downloaded a VM
> image with the .vhd.xz as well as the .raw.xz extensions
>     but i cant unzip it and i cant locate it when choosing a virtual
> optical disk file
> any help is very much appreciated
> 
> On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Kefeh Collins <kefehcollins@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> hello
>>  i am a second year computer science student, program in c and c++ and am
>> interested in contributing in operating system (kernel) directed projects
>> please i need guidance
>>
>> thanks in advance
>>
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To unzip it, type:
unxz imagename.vhd.xz

Then you will have a .vhd file and be able to use it normally.

.vhd files are for Microsoft HyperV, so it is likely not the image you
want. VirtualBox and VMware uses the .vmdk file

-- 
Allan Jude



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