Download and install virt tools

(from Tutorials and videos)

Select your operating system or Linux distro from the list below:

Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux #

Graphical method

Go to System → Administration → Add/Remove Software.

From the list on the left, select Virtualization.

Select the required virt tools and click Apply.

From the command line

Open a terminal window (Applications → System Tools → Terminal) and type the following:

su

(now type your root password)

yum install qemu libvirt-client virt-manager \
  virt-viewer guestfish libguestfs-tools virt-top

Debian #

Open a terminal window (Applications → Accessories → Terminal) and type:

su
apt-get install kvm libvirt-bin virt-manager virt-viewer virt-top virt-what

For information on installing guestfish and libguestfs-tools in Debian, see this page.

Ubuntu #

Open a terminal window (Applications → Accessories → Terminal) and type:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-virt virt-top virt-what

For information on installing guestfish and libguestfs-tools in Ubuntu, see this page.

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