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This repository's goal is to maintain definitions that are tuned for running modern, GUI-driven guest operating systems (OS), easing their installation on hosts that leverage KVM, such as [Phyllome OS](https://phyllo.me/).
There are two kinds of definition for QEMU: **session-driven** virtual machines, and **system-driven** virtual machines. System-driven virtual machines are running with higher privileges. If one intend to share a physical device with a virtual machine using VFIO passthrough, this is the definition to use. More information [here](https://blog.wikichoon.com/2016/01/qemusystem-vs-qemusession.html).
## Usage
### Requirements
It is expected that libvirt and other dependencies such as QEMU or the Cloud Hypervisor are already installed and correctly configured.
* At least QEMU emulator version 7.0.0
* At least libvirt 8.6.0
* At least `QEMU` emulator version 7.0.0
* At least `libvirt` 8.6.0
* [Netboot.xyz](https://netboot.xyz/) ISO file under `/var/lib/libvirt/isos`
### How to use it
* Clone this repository locally
* Download `Netboot.xyz.iso` file
There are two kinds of definition for QEMU: session-driven virtual machines, and system-driven virtual machines. System-driven virtual machines are running with higher privileges. If one intend to share a physical device with a virtual machine using vfio passthrough, this is the definition to use. More information [here](https://blog.wikichoon.com/2016/01/qemusystem-vs-qemusession.html).
```
# wget https://boot.netboot.xyz/ipxe/netboot.xyz.iso -P /var/lib/libvirt/isos/
```
#### Session-driven QEMU virtual machines
* Clone this repository
* Navigate to the session directory
* Choose your target OS of choice and, as a normal user, use the following `virsh` command to define a virtual machine:
```
$ virsh define linux.xml
Domain 'Linux' defined from linux.xml
$ virsh define linux54.xml
Domain 'Linux5.4' defined from linux54.xml
```
* List the newly-created virtual machine
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$ virsh list --all
Id Name State
------------------------
- Linux shut off
- Linux5.4 shut off
```
* Destroy it
virsh undefine Linux
```
$ virsh undefine Linux5.4
Domain 'Linux' has been undefined
```
### System-driven virtual machines
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* Choose your target OS of choice and, as a root user, use the following `virsh` command to define a virtual machine:
```
# virsh define linux.xml
# virsh define linux54.xml
Domain 'Linux5.4' defined from linux54.xml
```
```
# virsh list --all
Id Name State
------------------------
- Linux5.4 shut off
```
* Destroy it
```
# virsh undefine Linux5.4
Domain 'Linux5.4' has been undefined
```
## Status
| | Linux | Windows |
| :------------------ | :---------------------------: | :-----------------: |
| *Chipset* | `Q35` | `Q35` |
| *Platform Firmware* | `OVMF` | `OVMF` |
| *`Spice display`* | **Yes**, with 3D | **Yes**, without 3D |
| *`virtio-gpu`* | **Yes**, with 3D | **Yes**, without 3D |
| *`virtio-blk`* | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| *`virtio-scsi`* | **Yes** | **Yes** |
| *`virtio-fs`* | **Yes**, for System-driven VM | **Yes** |
| *`virtio-net`* | **Yes** | **Yes** |
| *`virtio-keyboard`* | **Yes** | **Yes** |
| *`virtio-tablet`* | **Yes** | **Yes** |
| | Linux 5.4 | Linux 5.15 | Windows 10 | Windows 11 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *Chipset* | `Q35` | `Q35` | `Q35` | `Q35` |
| *Platform Firmware* | `OVMF` | `OVMF` | `OVMF` | `OVMF` |
| *Secure boot* | No | No | No | **Yes** |
| *[Netboot.xyz](https://netboot.xyz/) ISO loaded* | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Yes** | No |
| *`Spice display`* | **Yes**, with 3D accel. | **Yes**, with 3D accel. | **Yes**, without 3D accel. | **Yes**, without 3D accel. |
| *`virtio-gpu`* | **Yes**, with 3D accel. | **Yes**, with 3D accel. | **Yes**, without 3D accel. | **Yes**, without 3D accel. |
| *`virtio-blk`* | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| *`virtio-scsi`* | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Yes** |
| *`virtio-fs`* | **Yes**, for System-driven VM | **Yes**, for System-driven VM | **Yes** | **Yes** |
| *`virtio-net`* | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Yes** |
| *`virtio-keyboard`* | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Yes** |
| *`virtio-tablet`* | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Yes** |
| *`virtio-iommu`* | No | **Yes** | No | No |
More information [here](https://wiki.phyllo.me/e/en/virt/guest) on the status for virtio support on guest operating systems.