Check Prerequisites

egrep -c '(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo
cat /sys/hypervisor/properties/capabilities
sudo apt install cpu-checker
kvm-ok
egrep -c ' lm ' /proc/cpuinfo
uname -mCode language: JavaScript (javascript)

Install libvirt, Qemu, and Virtual Media Manager

sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-managerCode language: JavaScript (javascript)

Add current user to the kvm group and the libvirt / libvirtd group based on your ubuntu version

getent group | grep libvir
sudo usermod -a -G libvirt `id -un`
# next step is not needed on 18.10 / 19.04
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Verify ownership of socks files

# group should be libvirt
sudo ls -la /var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock
# group should be kvm
ls -l /dev/kvmCode language: PHP (php)

Check networking

# Server
cat /etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml
# Desktop
cat /etc/network/interfaces
sudo service network-manager status

ip addr | grep virbr
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