https://notes.manzolo.it/tags/kvm/Recent content in Kvm on Manzolo Code NotesHugo -- 0.152.2en-USFri, 26 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://notes.manzolo.it/bash/qemu/Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://notes.manzolo.it/bash/qemu/<h1 id="qemu-disk-image-and-vm-management-guide">QEMU Disk Image and VM Management Guide</h1> <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>QEMU is a powerful open-source emulator and virtualizer for running virtual machines (VMs) and managing disk images on Linux systems. It supports a wide range of architectures and provides tools for creating, manipulating, and running VMs with flexible configurations. This guide covers essential QEMU commands for disk image management and VM operations, with practical examples for system administrators and developers.</p> <h2 id="prerequisites">Prerequisites</h2> <ul> <li>QEMU installed on a Linux system (<code>qemu-system-x86_64 --version</code> to verify).</li> <li>Root or sudo privileges for certain operations (e.g., installing QEMU or accessing KVM).</li> <li>Basic understanding of Linux terminal commands and virtualization concepts.</li> </ul> <p>Install QEMU on Ubuntu/Debian:</p>