Install Linux KVM on CentOS 8

To install Linux KVM hypervisor on CentOS 8, run

dnf install qemu-kvm

Install libvirtd

dnf install libvirt-daemon libvirt-daemon-kvm libvirt-client

Enable libvirtd to start on boot

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systemctl enable libvirtd

Start libvirtd

systemctl start libvirtd

To see status, run

systemctl status libvirtd

Install virt-install

dnf install virt-install

Now you have Linux KVM installed. You can use virt-install or Virt Manager to create virtual machine.

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