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KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution
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for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT
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or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.ko, that provides
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the core virtualization infrastructure and a processor specific module,
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kvm-intel.ko or kvm-amd.ko. KVM also requires a modified QEMU although
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work is underway to get the required changes upstream.
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Using KVM, one can run multiple virtual machines running unmodified Linux
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or Windows images. Each virtual machine has private virtualized hardware:
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a network card, disk, graphics adapter, etc.
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If you'd like to build this for a kernel other than the one you're currently
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running, you can do something like this:
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KERNELVERSION=2.6.27.15 ./kvm.SlackBuild
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This script requires a 'kvm' group to exist before running. The recommended
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GID is 221. You can create it like this:
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groupadd -g 221 kvm
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After installation, add user to kvm group and re-login. Don't forget to load
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kernel module kvm-intel (or kvm-amd if you use AMD processors).
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