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How to use KVM cloud images on Ubuntu Linux

in Linux KVM, Ubuntu Linux last updated February 5, 2018

How do I download and use a cloud image with kvm running on an Ubuntu Linux server? How do I create create a virtual machine without the need of a complete installation on an Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS server? How can I use KVM cloud image on Ubuntu?

How to forcefully shutdown a guest VM using virsh command on Linux KVM

in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Linux KVM, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Virtualization last updated February 26, 2017

I used the command ‘virsh shutdown vm1’ to shut down a guest named vm1 using the virsh command. However, it is still running, and my vm1 is not responding to an ssh session. Is there is a way to forcefully stop or kill a guest VM using the virsh command from host server?

How to enable KVM virsh console access for Ubuntu Linux VM

in Linux, Linux KVM, Ubuntu Linux last updated February 19, 2017

I just followed your tutorial and setup KVM with Ubuntu Linux as a new guest virtual machine. However, I am unable to use the command: ‘virsh console vm’. How do I setup and enable console access in order to gain shell access on the newly created Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS VM?

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