How To Install QEMU and Virt-Manager | Linux KVM

This video goes over how to Install QEMU and Virt-Manager for debian based systems. This includes Ubuntu, Linux Mint, KDE Neon, etc.

Here are the Steps to Install QEMU and Virt-Manager

Check Compatibility:
$ grep -o 'vmx\|svm' /proc/cpuinfo
Note: if nothing comes back check BIOS to make sure Virtualization.

1. Run the following Terminal Command:
$ sudo apt install qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system bridge-utils libguestfs-tools genisoimage virtinst libosinfo-bin virt-manager
2. Add your user to KVM Groups
$ sudo adduser $USER libvirt

[vishnunath]

Finally a simple QEMU tutorial, thanks I set up mine with no problems

[ChrisTitusTech]

Part 2: Installing your First Virtual Machine will be out tomorrow at 8 AM, along with a Day 25 Update on the switch from Windows to Linux.

[Xeno_Bardock]

Tutorial on how to use Virglrenderer using Virt-Manager would be great. Virglrenderer allows you to use 3D graphics acceleration which means you can run Photoshop, Premiere, 3DS Max, etc. and some 3D games.

[agustin_sz]

Thank you! I've been searching and trying commands from a lot of web pages and none worked. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[olias]

I watched your current QUEMU video yesterday and I am stoked! AS a heavy Virtual Box user (agh, don't judge me), I am ready and anxious to move onto QEMU. As always your content is the Shiznit!

[ArtManNL]

The only guide that work for me with Linux Mint Virginia (21.3), all the other one's not! Thanks for your effort.

[lonec]

No joke, I got to the part where I was getting some kind of error with polkit...
Then when I fixed that I got the libvirtd daemon error you had, and spent so long trying to fix it, then you just said "create a new user session" and it works immediately.

[rosemarieosborn]

woohoo! this was so easy peasy! Thanks Chris! I enjoy your videos and have learned a lot in 2 and a half years I have been using Linux through you, I appreciate all you put out there to help us forever learners of linux!!

[MaGaO]

Please note that closing the session and starting it again should be enough after adding $USER to libvirt and libvirt-qemu groups.
Also, you may want to
*sudo apt install --no-install-recommends qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system bridge-utils libguestfs-tools*
if you want to avoid installing extra packages you won't actually be using. YMMV.

[teeg-wendezougmore]

Thanks for sharing!!. How can we handle hosts full-screen displaying with virt-manager?

[ZanyJIntPictures]

Great Videos Chris; your also very funny👍👍😁

[msmithsr]

I can't seem to get this to work in Zorin OS 15, I keep getting "E: Package 'libvirt-clients' has no installation candidate" error message

[vladislavkaras]

Thanks for the video!
One question! Why do we need to add current user to the libvirt and libvirt-qemu groups?

[AgnisRoz]

I added my user to libvirt-qemu rebooted and my HOST OS (Mint) is now broken? Seems like some kind of recovery mode with no UI (which I can still start through startx), no audio, no graphics drivers. Shows some bunch of errors about AppArmor profiles, VM registration services and PCIe bus.

[SonofChurchill]

Thanks Chris I was following another tut got stuck on as no connection. Wanted a VM not connection to outside World.. Now followed yout tut step by step with add connection. Thanks.

[bertnijhof]

I use a QEMU/KVM host in a dual boot with Virtualbox host, both Ubuntu Mate. I run the virtual machines from a ZFS storage pool on a 2008 HP dc5850 upgraded with a Phenom II CPU. Some remarks:
- Virtualbox has a better user interface.
- Virtualbox is more robust.
- QEMU/KVM is considerably faster with respect to disk IO (~25-40%).
- Virtualbox is a little bit faster with the guest graphics drivers (~10%).
- QEMU/KVM is very poor with respect to the CPU types supported.

The last point is a deal breaker for me, even on the original PC, I can't get Windows activated on QEMU/KVM due to this CPU issue, while on Virtualbox it is activated normally and afterwards I can move it to my i5 laptop too without any problems. My Windows XP Vbox virtual machine has survived almost 10 years on at least 5 different desktops/laptops.

[gamegamesoumic]

how do you connect usb devices (such as a phone) to the virtual os? I am using qemu kvm and I am stuck. Could you help me, or make a tutorial about it?

[alanwalker]

Tks made the job a lot easier I downloaded the checker 1st made sure my system could manage it so i carried on with your vid My HP 6005 Triple Core it read 6 svm so it come out ok Tks again.

[reclee]

unable to complete install: cannot access storage file
that's the error i'm getting when creating a new vm. do you know what can be done?

[terracenter]

Excellent explanation . Excelente explicación. Saludos