getting_started_with_virtualization_on_fedora [Doku Wiki]

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===== Overview =====

Basic virtualization on Fedora using ''libvirt'' family of tools.

===== Links =====

  * [[https://docs.fedoraproject.org/quick-docs/en-US/getting-started-with-virtualization.html|Getting started with virtualization]] (Fedora docs)
  * [[https://docs.fedoraproject.org/quick-docs/en-US/using-nested-virtualization-in-kvm.html|Enabling nested virtualization in KVM]] (Fedora docs)
  * [[https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Main_Page|https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Main_Page]]
  * [[https://www.virt-tools.org/|https://www.virt-tools.org/]]

===== Image formats =====

  * [[https://docs.openstack.org/image-guide/convert-images.html|Converting between image formats]]
  * [[https://www.dark-hamster.com/server/virtualization/use-qcow2-image-virtualbox/|How to use qcow2 Image on Virtualbox]]
  * [[https://spin.atomicobject.com/2013/06/03/ovf-virtual-machine/|OVF? OVA? VMDK? – File Formats and Tools for Virtualization]]

===== Creating virtual machines =====

==== virt-install ====

Package contents:

<code>
$ rpm -ql virt-install
/usr/bin/virt-clone
/usr/bin/virt-convert
/usr/bin/virt-install
/usr/bin/virt-xml
/usr/share/man/man1/virt-clone.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/virt-convert.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/virt-install.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/virt-xml.1.gz
/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-clone
/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-convert
/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-install
/usr/share/virt-manager/virt-xml
$
</code>

==== virt-manager ====

===== Managing virtual machines =====

==== virsh ====