On Tuesday 07 January 2025 03:42:44 pm George at Clug wrote: > > On Wednesday, 08-01-2025 at 07:15 Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > > These packages were pointed out to me a while back as a possible > > alternative to virtualbox. While doing a bit of work on the new machine, I > > did a quick search using both of those terms in Synaptic Package Manager, > > also updating a couple of files and installing one other package. These > > searches each returned a nonntrivial list of packages, but none of them > > was named kvm or qemu, so I must be missing something here. Can any of > > you guys help me out? I'm not averse to other tools, like apt, etc. if > > that's preferable... > > > > A pointer to any documentation on these so I can get a good idea of how to > > set it up would also be helpful. > > https://wiki.debian.org/KVM
Looks like I have some work to do... > For a basic installation that also includes virt-manager in the installation, > I do the following: > (these packages can be installed from Synaptic or from a terminal using apt, > since I will be in a terminal for adding my UserID to the libvirt group, I > may as well use apt) : > > # export PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin > # apt install qemu-system libvirt-daemon-system virt-manager > # adduser <youruser> libvirt > # adduser <youruser> kvm It's been a while since I invoked apt, but I did work with it some. This should not be a problem. > The above installation does not add nested vitalisation (i.e. running a > hypervisor in a VM), which is something I have fun playing with from time to > time, but is not normally something most people want to do) > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/using-nested-virtualization-in-kvm/ I don't see a need for that at this point. > I recommend the use of Virtio Drivers for network and for storage, QXL or > virtio drivers for video. Okay. > If you want to install Windows in a VM, virtio drivers can be useful: > https://www.linux-kvm.org/page/WindowsGuestDrivers/Download_Drivers There is no microsoft product of any kind running here. Some years back, my lady's computer running it crashed due to a hard drive failure, and when a replacement drive had been put in, I handed her an Ubuntu CD (what I had handy at the moment) and said "Here, try this out and see what you think." And things went on from there. She's currently running Mint, and having no problems doing what she wants to do on her computer. And she's 79! > I have never implement VGAPassthrough, to me seems like it could make your > system a bit unstable. > > https://wiki.debian.org/VGAPassthrough I looked that over briefly, and don't see where I'd need that either. Thanks for the links. -- Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters" - Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James M Dakin
