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<h1>Supported host platforms</h1>
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<h2>Build targets</h2>
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Libvirt drivers aim to support building and executing on multiple
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host OS platforms. This document outlines which platforms are the
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major build targets. These platforms are used as the basis for deciding
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upon the minimum required versions of 3rd party software libvirt depends
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on. If a platform is not listed here, it does not imply that libvirt
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won't work. If an unlisted platform has comparable software versions
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to a listed platform, there is every expectation that it will work.
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Bug reports are welcome for problems encountered on unlisted platforms
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unless they are clearly older vintage than what is described here.
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<p>
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Note that when considering software versions shipped in distros as
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support targets, libvirt considers only the version number, and assumes
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the features in that distro match the upstream release with the same
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version. In other words, if a distro backports extra features to the
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software in their distro, libvirt upstream code will not add explicit
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support for those backports, unless the feature is auto-detectable in
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a manner that works for the upstream releases too.
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<p>
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The Repology site is a useful resource to identify currently shipped
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versions of software in various operating systems, though it does not
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cover all distros listed below.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://repology.org/metapackage/libvirt/versions">libvirt</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://repology.org/metapackage/qemu/versions">qemu</a></li>
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2018-10-23 15:16:36 +00:00
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<li><a href="https://repology.org/metapackage/qemu-kvm/versions">qemu-kvm</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Linux OS</h3>
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For distributions with frequent, short-lifetime releases, the project
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will aim to support all versions that are not end of life by their
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respective vendors. For the purposes of identifying supported software
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versions, the project will look at Fedora, Ubuntu, and openSUSE distros.
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Other short-lifetime distros will be assumed to ship similar software
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versions.
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For distributions with long-lifetime releases, the project will aim to
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support the most recent major version at all times. Support for the
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previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the new major
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version is released. For the purposes of identifying supported software
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versions, the project will look at RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu LTS, and SLES
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distros. Other long-lifetime distros will be assumed to ship similar
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software versions.
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<h3>Windows</h3>
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The project supports building with current versions of the MinGW
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toolchain, hosted on Linux.
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</p>
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<h3>macOS</h3>
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The project aims to support the most recent major version
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at all times. Support for the previous major version will
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be dropped 2 years after the new major version is released.
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</p>
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<p>
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Note that to compile libvirt will require extra packages
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to be made available on the macOS host. It is recommended
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to use <a href="https://brew.sh/">HomeBrew</a> since this
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is what libvirt CI tests with, however, <a herf="https://www.macports.org/">MacPorts</a>
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is an alternative option that is likely to work.
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<h3>FreeBSD</h3>
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The project aims to support the most recent major version
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at all times. Support for the previous major version will
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be dropped 2 years after the new major version is released.
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</p>
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<h2>Virtualization platforms</h2>
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<p>
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For <a href="drivers.html">hypervisor drivers</a> which execute
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locally (QEMU, LXC, VZ, libxl, etc), the set of supported operating
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system platforms listed above will inform choices as to the minimum
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required versions of 3rd party libraries and hypervisor management
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APIs.
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<p>
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If a hypervisor is not commonly shipped directly by any distro
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listed above, (VMware ESX, HyperV, VZ), the project aims to
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support versions up to 5 years, or until the vendor discontinues
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support, whichever comes first.
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