Virt Manager Linux Mint Getting Started – Step-by-step

GNU/Linux Mint Virt-Manager – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Get Started with Virt-Manager in Mint GNU/Linux Desktops.

And KVM Hypervisor Accelerator and QEMU Virtualizer is a desktop UI for Managing Virtual Machines through libvirt. It primarily targets KVM VMs, but also manages Xen and LXC (linux containers).

Moreover, Virt-Manager make use of the KVM Hypervisor Accelerator and QEMU Virtualizer to run Virtual Operating systems on Mint.

Finally, this guide includes detailed instructions to Create & Run Virtual Machines on Virt Manager for Mint Desktop.

1. 1. Launching Terminal App

   Open a Terminal Shell Emulator Window:
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   
   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   And to Update the Apt Repos:

   sudo apt update

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

2. 2. Installing KVM

   How to Install KVM on Mint GNU/Linux

   KVM Mint Setup Guide

   QEMU KVM Mint Quick Start Guide

3. 3. Installing Virt-Manager

   Then Install Virt-Manager App
   First, possibly Update the Apt Sources with:

   sudo apt update

   And then to Setup it play:

   sudo apt install virt-manager virt-viewer