I would rebuild. Run a virtual machine in a beefy box and do rebuild tests, documenting everything as you go along; you should end up with step-by-step instructions to reproduce your old box in a VM.

Back about this time of year in 2009, I wrote a post that's remained a venerable favorite. Entitled "How to set up Ubuntu Linux on a Mac — It's Easy and Free," the post described in full detail how ...

If you want to install OpenStack, but don’t want to have to dedicate multiple machines for the project, here’s how to do that with a single Ubuntu Server virtual machine. OpenStack has become the de ...

BackBox Linux is a free, open-source community project based on Ubuntu. Find out how to use the BackBox Linux distribution as a virtual machine. Several Linux distributions are available nowadays for ...

Canonical has created an optimized desktop image of the Ubuntu 19.04 Linux distribution that is now included as an available virtual machine in the Hyper-V quick create gallery. Hyper-V Manager ...

Hyper-V in Windows 10 has a built-in tool called Quick Create that lets you automate the process of setting up new virtual machines. Here's how to use it. As someone who has worked in IT for what ...

Powerful Linux-native virtualization for users comfortable with the tools around it.

Canonical’s Ubuntu Desktop image is now available from the Hyper-V gallery, ensuring Linux users make the most of Microsoft’s Enhanced Session Mode. The virtual machine image is easily actioned by ...

This how-to shows how to use free Ansible software to automate configuration of Cisco routers and links to other Ansible modules that apply to other vendors' gear and support other functionality ...