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| = Using Virt-Manager= | | = References = |
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| 1. Launch menu Virtual Machine Manager, check that it is connected.
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| 2. Go to File, choose Add Connection and choose hypervisor QEMU/KVM user session. Click on connect.From the screen select the first qemu / kvm, Right click, disconnect and delete it.
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| 3. You need the HDD space in which to create the virtual machine and copy the ISO file of the operating system (but you can also use a burned cd/dvd ). Double click qemu/kvm, go on storage and add by clicking + the path to the folder where you have the iso and the folder where create the virtual machine.
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| {{tip|My advice: use a different partition than the root. If you can, make a new one with gparted or recover new space with a resize. In case you need to reinstall your operating system you don't lose the VM that already ready-to-start.}}
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| 4. Click on create a new virtual machine: select cdrom or iso (first path maked to put the iso file)
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| 5. How many CPU assign and how much memory? (check the recommended requirements of O.S. that you are installing)
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| 6. Create the file system of the virtual machine by selecting managed or other storage and create the volume of the virtual machine. How many GB? Check the recommended requirements O.S. you install.
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| 7.Assign a name to the machine and flag customize before installing. You have access to the screen with all the hardware that will be virtualized, do a check if there is all that is needed to initialize and launch the installer.
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| 8. Click on the top to start.
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| {{warning|'''All these steps are visible on youtube.''' '''[https://youtu.be/DiUG_hlLk3c >>> PLAY THIS] [[File:YouTube_1.png|thumb|center|300px]]'''}}
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| ==Install guest additions==
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| Once the VM is started and running you have to install the guest spice tools.
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| For Windows is a single package: spice-guest-tools-xxxx.exe
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| For linux are: spice-vdagent and xf86-video-qxl. If you visrtualize a linux distro you can install them with their package manager
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| Visit: '''[http://www.spice-space.org/download.html Spice download]'''
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