David7ce · November 9, 2023 14:39 · Nov 9, 2023
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+>Author: [Keyitdev](https://github.com/keyitdev)\
+Source: [Keyitdev/notes](https://github.com/keyitdev/notes)\
+Last edited on: 9 Sep 2023
+
+# KVM, QEMU and Virt Manager installation on Arch Linux
+
+### Install packages
+
+```bash
+sudo pacman -S qemu-full virt-manager virt-viewer dnsmasq vde2 bridge-utils openbsd-netcat dmidecode
+```
+
+```bash
+sudo pacman -S ebtables iptables
+```
+
+### Enable the libvirtd service
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl start libvirtd.service
+sudo systemctl enable libvirtd.service
+```
+
+### Configure the libvirtd service
+
+Uncomment `unix_sock_group = "libvirt"` and `unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"` in `/etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf`.
+
+```bash
+sudo sed -i 's/^#unix_sock_group = "libvirt"/unix_sock_group = "libvirt"/' /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
+sudo sed -i 's/^#unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"/unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"/' /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
+```
+
+### Add user to libvirt group
+
+```bash
+sudo usermod -aG libvirt $(whoami)
+```
+
+### Restart the libvirtd service
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl restart libvirtd.service
+```
+
+### Start virtual network
+
+Run this command every time you use a virtual machine that uses the Internet.
+
+```bash
+sudo virsh net-start default
+```
+
+### Sources
+
+https://computingforgeeks.com/install-kvm-qemu-virt-manager-arch-manjar/
+
+https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-install-arch-linux-kvm-configure-virtual-machine/