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-# xml-definition-for-domains
-Libvirt XML definitions for common OS
+# Libvirt-friendly definitions for common operating systems
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+Libvirt, the most common virtualization library on Linux, uses XML to store definitions of virtual machines. 
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+This repository's goal is to maintain definitions that are optimized for running common operating systems.
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