Latest Qemu Installation in CentOS – Step-by-step

Getting Started

7. 7. Installing Libvirt

   Now to Install Libvirt for CentOS
   Simply play:

   sudo dnf install libvirt libvirt-client libvirt-daemon libvirt-daemon-kvm libvirt-daemon-qemu bridge-utils edk2-ovmf virt-manager

8. 8. 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!

9. 9. 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.

10. 10. Starting Libvirt Daemon

    Again to Start Libvirtd Daemon.

    sudo service libvirtd start

    And to Enable it on Boot:

    sudo update-rc.d libvirtd enable

11. 11. Creating and Running KVM VMs

    KVM Virtualization Getting-Started Guide

    KVM+QEMU+VirtManager VM Quick Start

    Getting-Started with KVM Virtualization.