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# Steps to install KVM
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1. Check if virtualization is enabled.
```shell
cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep -Ec '(vmx|svm)'
```
In this command, we are printing the contents of `/proc/cpuinfo`, then using grep for pattern matching. `vmx` is the name for Intel's virtualization and `svm` is AMD's. If the output is 0, virtualization is disabled in BIOS, otherwise it's on.
2. Check if KVM virtualization is enabled.
```shell
sudo apt install -y cpu-checker
kvm-ok
```
3. Install required packages
```shell
sudo apt install -y qemu-kvm virt-manager libvirt-daemon-system virtinst libvirt-clients
```
- qemu-kvm An opensource emulator and virtualization package that provides hardware emulation.
- virt-manager A Qt-based graphical interface for managing virtual machines via the libvirt daemon.
- libvirt-daemon-system A package that provides configuration files required to run the libvirt daemon.
- virtinst A set of command-line utilities for provisioning and modifying virtual machines.
- libvirt-clients A set of client-side libraries and APIs for managing and controlling virtual machines & hypervisors from the command line.
4. Start and enable virtualization daemon
```shell
sudo systemctl enable libvirtd
sudo systemctl start libvirtd
sudo systemctl status libvirtd
```
5. Add user to KVM and libvirt group
```shell
sudo usermod -aG kvm $USER
sudo usermod -aG libvirt $USER
```
6. Launch KVM Virtual Machine Manager from App Launcher.
7. <WILL ADD LATER>