Setup QEMU and KVM in Void Linux

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File: post/setup-QEMU-and-KVM-in-void-linux.md
Description: In this you will learn how to setup QEMU/KVM and manage them using virt-manager in Void Linux
Date: Aug 17, 2023
Tags: virtualization, qemu, kvm, void-linux, linux
Word_Count: 84

Here are the steps on how to set this up:

First, become superuser

bash

su

su

Update

bash

xbps-install -Suy

xbps-install -Suy

Now install all the required packages

bash

xbps-install dbus qemu libvirtd virt-manager bridge-utils iptables2

xbps-install dbus qemu libvirtd virt-manager bridge-utils iptables2

Now link and enable the services

bash

ln -sf /etc/sv/dbus/ /var/service/
ln -sf /etc/sv/libvirtd/ /var/service/
ln -sf /etc/sv/virtlockd/ /var/service/
ln -sf /etc/sv/virtlogd/ /var/service/

ln -sf /etc/sv/dbus/ /var/service/
ln -sf /etc/sv/libvirtd/ /var/service/
ln -sf /etc/sv/virtlockd/ /var/service/
ln -sf /etc/sv/virtlogd/ /var/service/

Done, Reboot

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