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==============================
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Libvirt API for virtualization
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Libvirt provides a portable, long term stable C API for managing the
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virtualization technologies provided by many operating systems. It
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includes support for QEMU, KVM, Xen, LXC, bhyve, Virtuozzo, VMware
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vCenter and ESX, VMware Desktop, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and the POWER
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Hypervisor.
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For some of these hypervisors, it provides a stateful management
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daemon which runs on the virtualization host allowing access to the
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API both by non-privileged local users and remote users.
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Layered packages provide bindings of the libvirt C API into other
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languages including Python, Perl, PHP, Go, Java, OCaml, as well as
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mappings into object systems such as GObject, CIM and SNMP.
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Further information about the libvirt project can be found on the
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website:
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https://libvirt.org
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License
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=======
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The libvirt C API is distributed under the terms of GNU Lesser General
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Public License, version 2.1 (or later). Some parts of the code that are
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not part of the C library may have the more restrictive GNU General
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Public License, version 2.0 (or later). See the files ``COPYING.LESSER``
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and ``COPYING`` for full license terms & conditions.
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Installation
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============
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Instructions on building and installing libvirt can be found on the website:
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https://libvirt.org/compiling.html
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Contributing
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============
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The libvirt project welcomes contributions in many ways. For most components
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the best way to contribute is to send patches to the primary development
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mailing list. Further guidance on this can be found on the website:
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https://libvirt.org/contribute.html
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Contact
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=======
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The libvirt project has two primary mailing lists:
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* users@lists.libvirt.org (**for user discussions**)
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* devel@lists.libvirt.org (**for development only**)
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Further details on contacting the project are available on the website:
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https://libvirt.org/contact.html
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