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= Install virt-manager, qemu and all dependencies=
<br clear="all" />
From terminal:
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -S --needed virt-manager qemu-desktop libvirt edk2-ovmf dnsmasq iptables-nft}}
For TPM support:
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -S --asdeps swtpm}}
Enable and start service
{{UserCmd|command=sudo systemctl enable libvirtd.service}}
Add user to ''libvirt,'' ''libvirt-qemu'' and ''kvm'' groups to use the '''system'''-level virtual machines (qemu:///system).
{{UserCmd|command=sudo usermod -a -G libvirt,libvirt-qemu,kvm $USER}}
Note that you will need to restart userspace for the groups to become active. To restart userspace
{{UserCmd|command=systemctl soft-reboot}}
{{note|
# You don't need this step to run system-level virtual machines. However, virt-manager will prompt for sudoer's password when launch if the user is not in the ''libvirt'' group
# You can also create '''user'''-level virtual machines (qemu:///session) and use without sudoer's privelige. However, some features such as [https://libvirt.org/kbase/virtiofs.html VirtioFS file sharing] may be unavailable in qemu:///session}}

= Install virt-manager, qemu and all dependencies=
<br clear="all" />
From terminal:
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -S --needed virt-manager qemu-desktop libvirt edk2-ovmf dnsmasq iptables-nft}}
For TPM support:
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -S --asdeps swtpm}}
Enable and start service
{{UserCmd|command=sudo systemctl enable libvirtd.service}}
Add user to ''libvirt,'' ''libvirt-qemu'' and ''kvm'' groups to use the '''system'''-level virtual machines (qemu:///system).
{{UserCmd|command=sudo usermod -a -G libvirt,libvirt-qemu,kvm $USER}}
Note that you will need to restart userspace for the groups to become active.  To restart userspace
{{UserCmd|command=systemctl soft-reboot}}
{{note|
# You don't need this step to run system-level virtual machines. However, virt-manager will prompt for sudoer's password when launch if the user is not in the ''libvirt'' group  
# You can also create '''user'''-level virtual machines (qemu:///session) and use without sudoer's privelige. However, some features such as [https://libvirt.org/kbase/virtiofs.html VirtioFS file sharing] may be unavailable in qemu:///session}}

Install virt-manager, qemu and all dependencies

From terminal:

user $  sudo pacman -S --needed virt-manager qemu-desktop libvirt edk2-ovmf dnsmasq iptables-nft COPY TO CLIPBOARD

For TPM support:

user $  sudo pacman -S --asdeps swtpm COPY TO CLIPBOARD

Enable and start service

user $  sudo systemctl enable libvirtd.service COPY TO CLIPBOARD

Add user to libvirt, libvirt-qemu and kvm groups to use the system-level virtual machines (qemu:///system).

user $  sudo usermod -a -G libvirt,libvirt-qemu,kvm $USER COPY TO CLIPBOARD

Note that you will need to restart userspace for the groups to become active. To restart userspace

user $  systemctl soft-reboot COPY TO CLIPBOARD

Note

You don't need this step to run system-level virtual machines. However, virt-manager will prompt for sudoer's password when launch if the user is not in the libvirt group
You can also create user-level virtual machines (qemu:///session) and use without sudoer's privelige. However, some features such as VirtioFS file sharing may be unavailable in qemu:///session