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# On KVM virtualization
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*In this section, the focus is on KVM virtualization, and its associated tools, including QEMU, the Linux Kernel, `libvirt` , etc., mostly in the context of Phyllome OS.*
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## Guests
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*This idea of this section is to provide a reference for guest operating systems used in virtual machines*
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* [Guests support matrix ](/virt/guests )
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### Unix-based
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* [Linux family ](/virt/linux )
* [BSD family ](/virt/bsd )
* [OpenSolaris and derivatives ](/virt/opensolaris )
* [Darwin and derivatives ](/virt/darwin )
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### Windows NT
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* [Windows family ](/virt/windows )
* [ReactOS ](/virt/reactos )
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### Independent
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* [Sculpt OS ](/virt/sculpt-os )
* [Fuchsia OS ](/virt/fuchsia-os )
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## The host
* [Linux Kernel modules ](/virt/kernel-modules ) related to virtualization
* [Virtualization-related paths ](/virt/linux-paths ) on Phyllome OS
* [XML ](/virt/xml ) commented
* [GPU virtualization ](/virt/gpu )
## Virtual hardware
* [Anatomy of a virtual machine ](/virt/vm )
* [Architecture ](/virt/architecture )
* [Chipset ](/virt/chipset )
* [Firmware ](/virt/firmware )
* [CPU ](/virt/cpu )
* [Memory ](/virt/memory )
* [Storage ](/virt/storage )
* [Network ](/virt/network )
* [Display ](/virt/display )
* [Paravirtualized hardware ](/virt/virtio ) (`virtio`)
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## Resources
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* [A very short story ](/virt/history ) of virtualization
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* [Lexicon ](/virt/lexicon )
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* [External resources ](/virt/resources )
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