How to Install KVM on Debian Bookworm – Step by step

Setting Up

4. 4. Adding User to Group

   Next Add User to libvirt Group
   So to Add User run:

   sudo adduser $LOGNAME libvirt

   This because only the Users of this Group can Run Virtual Machines.

5. 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.

6. 6. Starting Libvirt Daemon

   Again to Start Libvirtd Daemon.

   sudo service libvirtd start

   And to Enable it on Boot:

   sudo update-rc.d libvirtd enable

7. 7. Creating and Running KVM VMs

   KVM Virtualization Getting Started Guide

   KVM+QEMU+VirtManager VM Quick Start

   Getting Started with KVM Virtualization.