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<code>libvirt</code><ref>https://libvirt.org/</ref> is a [[virtualization]] API with supports for [[KVM]], [[QEMU]], Xen, Virtuozzo, VMWare ESX, LXC, BHyve and more
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libvirt<ref>https://libvirt.org/</ref> is a virtualization API with supports for [[KVM]], [[QEMU]], Xen, Virtuozzo, VMWare ESX, LXC, BHyve and more
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== Ubuntu packages ==
 
== Ubuntu packages ==
 
At least the following packages compose libvirt in Ubuntu:
 
At least the following packages compose libvirt in Ubuntu:
* <code>[[libvirt-bin]]</code> (<code>dpkg -s</code> This is a transitional package. You can safely remove it)
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* <code>libvirt-bin</code>
 
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* <code>libvirt-clients</code>: <code>[[virsh]]</code>, [[virt-admin]] virt-host-validate virt-login-shell virt-pki-validate virt-xml-validate
[[Ubuntu 20.04 LTS]]
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* <code>libvirt-daemon</code>:  
* <code>[[libvirt-clients]]</code>: <code>[[virsh]]</code>, <code>[[virt-admin]]</code>, <code>virt-host-validate</code>, <code>[[virt-login-shell]]</code>, <code>[[virt-pki-validate]]</code>, <code>[[virt-xml-validate]]</code>
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::<code>libvirtd</code>:  <code>/etc/libvirt/virtlogd.conf</code>
* <code>[[libvirt-daemon]]</code>:  
 
::<code>libvirtd</code>:  <code>[[/etc/libvirt/virtlogd.conf]]</code>
 
 
::<code>virt-sanlock-cleanup</code>
 
::<code>virt-sanlock-cleanup</code>
 
::<code>virtlockd</code>
 
::<code>virtlockd</code>
::<code>[[virtlogd]]</code> (<code>[[systemctl status libvirtd]]</code>)
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::<code>virtlogd</code>
::<code>[[libvirt-guests.sh]]</code>
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* <code>libvirt-daemon-system</code>
* <code>[[libvirt-daemon-system]]</code>
 
::<code>[[systemctl status libvirt-guests]]</code>
 
  
 
== Config files and directories ==
 
== Config files and directories ==
 
* Config directories:  
 
* Config directories:  
 
:: <code>/etc/[[libvirt]]/</code>
 
:: <code>/etc/[[libvirt]]/</code>
:: <code>/etc/[[libvirt/storage/]]</code> (In Ubuntu there is no default pool. Folder will be automatically created with first pool)
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:: <code>/etc/[[libvirt]]/qemu</code>
:: <code>/etc/[[libvirt]]/[[qemu.conf]]</code>
 
:: <code>/etc/[[libvirt]]/[[qemu]]/XML_FILES_FROM_SERVERS.XML</code>
 
:: <code>/etc/[[libvirt]]/qemu/networks</code>
 
 
* Config files:
 
* Config files:
:: <code>/etc/libvirt/[[virtlogd.conf]]</code>
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:: <code>/etc/libvirt/virtlogd.conf</code>
 
::: Includes information about Unix Socket permissions: unix_sock_group, unix_sock_ro_perms, unix_sock_rw_perms, auth_unix_ro, auth_unix_rw
 
::: Includes information about Unix Socket permissions: unix_sock_group, unix_sock_ro_perms, unix_sock_rw_perms, auth_unix_ro, auth_unix_rw
:: <code>[[/etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf]]</code>
 
 
  
 
* Images directory: <code>/var/lib/libvirt/images</code> (See: <code>[[virsh pool-define-as]]</code>)
 
* Images directory: <code>/var/lib/libvirt/images</code> (See: <code>[[virsh pool-define-as]]</code>)
* [[Journalctl -u libvirtd|Logs]]:  
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* Logs:  
:<code>[[/var/log/libvirt/qemu/]]</code>
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:<code>/var/log/libvirt/[[qemu]]</code>
:<code>[[journalctl -r -u libvirtd]]</code>
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:<code>[[journalctl -u libvirtd]]</code>
:<code>[[systemctl status libvirtd]]</code>
 
:<code>[[systemctl restart libvirtd]]</code>
 
 
 
* Information
 
:<code>[[libvirtd --help]]</code>, the daemon will print out the paths of the Unix domain socket(s) that it listens on
 
  
 
== Activities ==
 
== Activities ==
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* Read [[Libvirt Release notes]]: https://libvirt.org/news.html
 
* Read [[Libvirt Release notes]]: https://libvirt.org/news.html
 
* Read Libvirt FAQ: https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/FAQ
 
* Read Libvirt FAQ: https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/FAQ
* [[Install KVM in an Ubuntu Server]] following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation instructions:
 
  
 
Medium
 
Medium
* Restart libvirtd daemon: <code>[[systemctl restart libvirtd]]</code>
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* Restart libvirtd daemon: <code>systemctl restart libvirtd</code>
  
  
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* [[Review libvirt error messages in journald]]
 
* [[Review libvirt error messages in journald]]
 
* Understand different CPU model an topologies: https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsCPU
 
* Understand different CPU model an topologies: https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsCPU
* Review [[AppArmor]] configurations related to libvirt: <code>/etc/apparmor.d/libvirt</code>
 
 
 
== Related terms ==
 
* <code>[[multipass set]] local.driver=libvirt</code>
 
* [[Ceph]] storage driver backend
 
* <code>[[prometheus-libvirt-exporter]]</code>
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* {{KVM}}
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* {{virsh}}
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* {{qemu}}
 
* [[MacVTap]]
 
* [[MacVTap]]
* {{libvirtd}}
 
* {{libvirt}}
 
* {{virt-manager}}
 
* {{virsh}}
 
* {{QEMU}}
 
* {{KVM platforms}}
 
* {{KVM}}
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Operating systems]]
 
[[Category:Operating systems]]

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