ElementaryOS 0.4: Install KVM for virtualization


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1 Install qemu-kvm and libvirt

Install qemu-kvm package and some packages for virtual machine operation.

$ sudo apt install -y qemu-kvm libvirt0 libvirt-bin virt-manager bridge-utils

Register libvirt-bin to systemd.

$ sudo systemctl enable libvirt-bin

2 Create bridge

The bridge interface is needed for accessing virtual machine via network from other machine. Change ens3 to your network interface name. Reboot system after setting.

$ cat /etc/network/interfaces# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)auto loiface lo inet loopbackauto br0iface br0 inet dhcp bridge_ports ens3 bridge_stp off bridge_maxwait 0$ sudo reboot

3 libvirtd group

The user in libvirtd group can run libvirt command without sudo.

$ sudo gpasswd libvirtd -a ${USER}$ sudo reboot

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