This guide installs KVM and creates a basic VM using libvirt.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients virtinst
sudo dnf install -y @virt virt-install
sudo systemctl enable --now libvirtd
sudo virt-install --name testvm --memory 2048 --vcpus 2 --disk size=20 --cdrom /path/to.iso --os-variant generic
See KVM Configuration for configuration guidance.
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Prefer automation? See KVM Ansible Setup for an example playbook.
Prefer containers? See KVM Docker Setup.
See KVM Security for hardening guidance.