Setting Up
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3. Installing KVM
Now you are Ready to Install KVM on Ubuntu System
sudo apt update
sudo apt install qemu qemu-system qemu-kvm libvirt-bin ubuntu-vm-builder bridge-utils
Following Linux Mint Documentation about KVM related Packages:
- libvirt-bin provides libvirtd which you need to administer qemu and kvm instances using libvirt
- qemu & qemu-kvm (kvm in Karmic and earlier) are the backend
- ubuntu-vm-builder powerful command line tool for building virtual machines
- bridge-utils provides a bridge from your network to the virtual machines
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4. Adding User to Group
Next Add User to libvirt Group
First, you need to Make the Group:sudo addgroup libvirtd
And then Add User with:
sudo adduser `id -un` libvirtd
This because only the Users of this Group can Run Virtual Machines.
Then Relogin to Enable this Setup! -
5. Verifing KVM Installation
Finally, Test Installation
Simply performing:
virsh list --all
And in the Output you should find:
Id Name State ----------------------------------------------------
This because still no VMs has been made.
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