1. Information

1.1. VirtualBox

  • Download the latest .raw image.

  • Convert the raw file to a VMDK image.

  • Click the New button in the toolbar to create a new virtual machine.

  • Select your desired VM Name and VM Folder.

  • For OS, choose Linux.

  • For OS Distribution, choose ArchLinux.

  • For OS Version, choose Arch Linux (64-bit).

  • Click Next and enter the Specify virtual hardware section.

  • Choose CPU count (minimum 2, ideally 4+) and memory (minimum 2 GB, ideally 4+).

  • Set the disk size to at least 15 GB, ideally more than 20.

  • Click Next to review the summary, then Finish.

  • With the new virtual machine selected, click Settings.

  • Click Expert at the top to switch to Expert Mode.

  • In the System section, enable the UEFI Feature by ticking the checkbox. Don’t forget this step. Without UEFI enabled, the VMDK image will not boot!

  • In the Storage section, select Controller: SATA and click the Add Hard Disk icon to the right.

  • In the Hard Disk Selector window, click Add in the toolbar and select the kdelinux.vmdk file you created at the start.

  • After you’ve added it to the Hard Disk Selector, click Choose to attach it.

  • Click OK to save and close the settings. You can now start the virtual machine and install KDE Linux.

  • See https://kde.org/linux/docs/install-vm.

D:
cd "D:\_Images\KDE Linux"
"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" convertfromraw kde-linux_202603271912.raw kdelinux2.vmdk --format VMDK