#virtualbox
How to clone a PC and boot it into a virtual machine
Backing up a complete computer and booting it into a virtual machine is possible with just a few Linux commands. The tools are free and open source.
Automating tasks in a virtualized OS
Or how to perform actions in a virtual machine without leaving the terminal… From Linux, I was looking for a way to automate the compilation of a piece of software on Windows, and without using Wine which is not an official Microsoft product. VirtualBox is multi-platform virtualization software. It comes with VBoxManage, a command line tool for managing virtual machines.