Arch, QEMU, and Virt-Manager

UpdatedApril 26, 2023

sudo pacman -Syu

sudo pacman -S qemu virt-manager virt-viewer dnsmasq vde2 bridge-utils openbsd-netcat libguestfs

I chose these providers for qemu and virtiofsd

yay virt-bootstrap

sudo systemctl enable libvirtd

sudo systemctl start libvirtd

sudo nano /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf

unix_sock_group = "libvirt"

unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"

sudo usermod -a -G libvirt user && newgrp libvirt

sudo nano /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf

user = "nathan"

group = "nathan"

Add VM

Open virt-manager

File > Add Connection

Might need to manually choose the OS when selecting the ISO.

Move the VM

Find the disk location

create a new location

sudo /mnt/Storage/QEMU && sudo chown nathan:nathan /mnt/Storage/QEMU

mv /home/nathan/.local/share/libvirt/images/win10.qcow2 win10.qcow2

Edit the xml to reflect the new path

Settings

I've found that using VGA graphics and Spice Server with Opengl enabled has given me the best performance.

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Add VM

Move the VM

Settings

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