How to Install KVM on Arch Linux – Step-by-step

Installing

2. 2. Pre-Installation Checks

   So first Check if KVM Can be Installed.

   egrep -c '(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo

   If in Output > 0 then your Processor support Hardware Virtualization!
   (But on a PC you may have still to enable it on BIOS…)Now again, Install the needed Tool:

   yay -Sy --noconfirm cpu-checker-bzr

   How to Install Yay for Arch GNU/Linux

   Installing Yay Aur Package Installer

   Yay Arch Linux Setup Guide.

   On Prompt try simply to Hit “Enter” and follow with the Default Choices.
   Possibly to Accept the License Agreement Hit “q”.
   In case of any Issue and for further insight see: AUR cpu-checker-bzr.
   And then Verify it:

   kvm-ok

   If it’s Good you will see:

   INFO: /dev/kvm exists
   KVM acceleration can be used
   

   Finally, if the answer is negative you can still use KVM but only in a Slow mode…

3. 3. Installing KVM

   Now you are Ready to Install KVM on Arch System
   Now KVM should already be there, to Check for it try to load the Kernel Module:

   modprobe kvm

   Again on Intel Processors:

   modprobe kvm_intel

   But for AMD instead:

   modprobe kvm_amd

   Last, to Add the default Virtualization Frontend managing Stack run:

   sudo pacman -Sy qemu dnsmasq vde2 bridge-utils openbsd-netcat dmidecode ebtables iptables

   For further Insight see this Tutorial.