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            <h1>Running Virtual Machines on Debian/Ubuntu using QEMU, libvirt and Virt Manager</h1>
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	<li>Log into the Linux device</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in a terminal window
	<div class="codeBlock"># update software repositories<br />
	sudo apt update<br />
	# install available software updates<br />
	sudo apt upgrade -y<br />
	# install qemu<br />
	sudo apt install qemu qemu-kvm qemu-system qemu-utils -y<br />
	# install libvirt<br />
	sudo apt install libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system virtinst -y<br />
	# install virt-manager UI<br />
	sudo apt install virt-manager -y</div>
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	<li>Launch Virt-Manager from the applications menu</li>
	<li>When prompted, enter the sudo password</li>
	<li>Click the Create VM button</li>
	<li>Select an installation method, Local install media in the example</li>
	<li>Click the Forward button</li>
	<li>Browse to the installation media</li>
	<li>If the operating system is not found automatically, uncheck the Automatically detect checkbox and use the search box to manually set the OS</li>
	<li>Click the Forward button</li>
	<li>Set the amount of memory and number of CPUs for the VM</li>
	<li>Click the Forward button</li>
	<li>Enter the size of the virtual disk to be created for the VM</li>
	<li>Click the Forward button</li>
	<li>Enter a name for the VM</li>
	<li>Click the Finish button</li>
	<li>If prompted, select Yes to start the virtual network interface</li>
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