Install-kvm-hypervisor

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a virtualization infrastructure for the Linux kernel that turns it into a hypervisor. To manage virtual machines efficiently, a set of tools is required. Below are the steps to install KVM tools on a Linux system.

Step 1: Check Hardware Virtualization Support

Before installing KVM, ensure that your CPU supports hardware virtualization and it is enabled in the BIOS settings. You can check this by running:

egrep -c '(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo

or

lscpu

Step 2: Install KVM Packages

Install the KVM packages using your distribution’s package manager

dnf install qemu-kvm libvirt virt-install bridge-utils

Step 3: Start and Enable libvirtd Service

After installing the required packages, start and enable the libvirtd service to manage virtual machines:

systemctl start libvirtd
systemctl enable libvirtd

Step 4: Verify Installation

To verify that KVM is installed correctly and the required kernel modules are loaded, run:

lsmod | grep kvm