Chapter 5. Installing guests

Chapter 5. Installing guests

Chapter 5. Installing guests

5.1. Create a guest using virt-install
5.2. Create a guest using virt-manager

This chapter will guide you through the process for installing guest virtual machines.

These listed of questions are important to consider and note before commencing the installation process on the host. Th

are you using DHCP or a static configuration?
will IPv6 support be enabled?
is the hostname static or set via DHCP?

Start the installation process using either the New button in virt-manager or use the command line interface virt-install.

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