[ubuntu-uk] Single Ubuntu instance both bootable AND virtual?

[Andrew Oakley]

I have a new PC which has Windows XP. I am already very familiar with
repartitioning/resizing and dual-booting so that I can have both XP and
Ubuntu on the same machine.
 
Is it possible to have the same one single Ubuntu partition bootable as
BOTH:
* Dual boot
AND
* A virtual machine within Windows XP? (using the same Ubuntu partition)
 
If so, how? Pointers to howtos much appreciated; my google attemps thus
far reveal only how to do the opposite (dual boot plus same XP
virtualised within Ubuntu; I want Ubuntu virtualised inside XP)
 
I realise this will complicate hardware drivers under Ubuntu, so for the
first stage I'm not trying to use any fancy 3D graphics nor worry about
network connectivity.
 
Note that this is my third machine, mainly used only for gaming. I only
boot Ubuntu on my other machines.
 
-- 
Andrew Oakley


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