KVM_QEMU_Virt_Manager_installation_on_Arch_Linux

KVM_QEMU_Virt_Manager_installation_on_Arch_Linux.md

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Last edited on: 9 Sep 2023

KVM, QEMU and Virt Manager installation on Arch Linux

Install packages

sudo pacman -S qemu-full virt-manager virt-viewer dnsmasq vde2 bridge-utils openbsd-netcat dmidecode

sudo pacman -S ebtables iptables

Enable the libvirtd service

sudo systemctl start libvirtd.service
sudo systemctl enable libvirtd.service

Configure the libvirtd service

Uncomment unix_sock_group = "libvirt" and unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770" in /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf.

sudo sed -i 's/^#unix_sock_group = "libvirt"/unix_sock_group = "libvirt"/' /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
sudo sed -i 's/^#unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"/unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"/' /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf

Add user to libvirt group

sudo usermod -aG libvirt $(whoami)

Restart the libvirtd service

sudo systemctl restart libvirtd.service

Start virtual network

Run this command every time you use a virtual machine that uses the Internet.

sudo virsh net-start default

Sources

https://computingforgeeks.com/install-kvm-qemu-virt-manager-arch-manjar/

https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-install-arch-linux-kvm-configure-virtual-machine/