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KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution
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for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions
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(Intel VT or AMD-V). KVM requires QEMU-KVM to create and run virtual
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machines (e.g. Windows, Linux, BSD) under full system emulation or user
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mode emulation. QEMU-KVM is a slightly modified QEMU designed to work
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with KVM kernel modules.
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KVM consists of a loadable kernel module, 'kvm.ko', that provides the
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core virtualization infrastructure and a processor specific module,
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'kvm-intel.ko' or 'kvm-amd.ko'. For improved performance QEMU-KVM also
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works with 'virtio' modules. Slackware provides pre-built 'kvm' and
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'virtio' modules that work with this package.
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This requires a system group (which defaults to 'kvm') which decides who
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can use qemu-kvm. If you want to use a different group, e.g. 'users',
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then run the script like this: KVMGROUP=users sh qemu-kvm.SlackBuild
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After package installation, make sure you have the KVMGROUP present on
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your system and that all desired users are members of that group.
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Don't forget to load the 'kvm-intel' or 'kvm-amd' module, which depends
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on your processor.
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