soumyaok4-4 / qemu-kvm-automation

This script will help you to create a qemu/kvm virtual machine on your externel hard drive

QEMU-KVM-automation

This script will help you to create a qemu/kvm virtual machine on your external hard drive

Requirements:

• Make sure that QEMU/KVM is already installed on your linux machine

If they're not installed then copy paste this commands

• Update your system first

#First update your machine with below command
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#For Debian based Distros like Ubuntu, Mint
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

#For Arch based Distros like Manjaro, Arco
pacman -Syyu --needed

#For Fedora
sudo dnf update

#For Gentoo 
sudo emerge --sync && sudo emerge -uDN --with-bdeps=y @world

#For OpenSUSE
sudo zypper refresh && sudo zypper update

#For Void
sudo xbps-install -Su 

#For Alpine
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

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Then copy paste this commands for installing all QEMU/KVM dependencies

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#For Debian based Distros like Ubuntu, Mint
sudo apt install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager

#For Arch based Distros like Manjaro, Arco
sudo pacman -S --needed qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager

#For Fedora
sudo dnf install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager

#For Gentoo 
sudo emerge qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager

#For OpenSUSE
sudo zypper qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager

#For Void
sudo xbps-install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager

#For Alpine
sudo apk add qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager

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Then install this script file

• Edit it's <user_name>/<your_harddrive_name>/<folder_to_store_vm> to your user_name and external hard-drive name

cd '/run/media/<user_name>/<your_harddrive_name>/<folder_to_store_vm>'

#As per **john** and his **VM** folder inside **1TB** external harddisk...
cd '/run/media/john/1.0TB/VM'

sudo chmod +x qemu-diskmaker.sh #this is make the file executable

bash qemu-diskmaker.sh

• Give it root permission to run the QEMU/KVM and all set!!!