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virtual machine manager is great gui tool for managing kvm virtual machines and lxc container , in this post I am going to show you how you can install and use this tool to easily manage virtual machines . this is demonstrated under Ubuntu , will work with Linux mint and other Debian based distros . so lets see how to install and use virtual machine manager .
Installation
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install virt-manager
then simple you can find it by searching in dash , or just type sudo virt-manager
with to start virtual machine manager .
Where to start
After launch you will see that it’s simple to use , Just first connect to host , in our case its localhost .
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Add Connection , “File >> New Connection “
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Right Click On connected hosts
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Create New Virtual Machine
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Choose installation medium , (generally ISO or PXE boot )
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Choose ISO file and proceed with installation
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Try it explore , and leave your comments .