This brief guide explains how to export and import KVM virtual machines manually or automatically with a bash script in Linux.
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Vagrant is very useful automation software when you create virtual machines regularly. Learn to install and use Vagrant VM automation on Ubuntu 20.04 here.
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In this 4th part of our KVM series, we are discussing KVM environment management using CLI. We use ‘virt-install’ CL tool to create and configure virtual machines, virsh CL tool to create and configure storage pools and qemu-img CL tool to create and m…
VMware Workstation Pro is virtual machine software used to run multiple operating systems in a single machine. Learn how to install VMware Workstation Pro in OpenSUSE here.
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Sometimes you have to change your virtual environment. Learn how to migrate your virtual machine (VM) from VMware ESXi to Proxmox VE here.
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Sometimes you need a virtual machine (VM) that remembers all your settings and files. Other times, you need the opposite — a disposable VM (DVM) that is either deleted or reset when you close it. This article focuses on the latter use case in GNOME Box…
GNOME Boxes is an easy-to-use graphical virtual machine (VM) installer and launcher. It’s not a VM manager and offers practically no settings for micromanaging your VM. However, its easy-to-use design philosophy can also prevent its users from getting …
In my last post, Qubes-lite with KVM and Wayland, I described setting up a QubesOS-inspired Linux system that runs applications in virtual machines. A Wayland proxy running in each VM connects its applications to the host Wayland compositor over virtwl, allowing them to appear on the desktop alongside normal host applications. In this post, I extend […]
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LXD is described as the next-generation container and virtual machine manager that offers an immersive for Linux systems running inside containers or as virtual machines.
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In this guide, we will demonstrate how you can create and manage KVM virtual machines from the command line using virt-install and virsh commands respectively.
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VirtualBox 6.1.28 is here, about three months after VirtualBox 6.1.26, to introduce initial guest and host support for the Linux 5.14 and 5.15 kernel series. This means that you can now use VirtualBox on GNU/Linux systems powered by Linux kernels 5.14 or 5.15, as well as to run distributions powered by Linux 5.14 or 5.15 […]
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Sophos cybersecurity researchers have discovered a Python-based ransomware operation that escalated from a compromised corporate network to encrypted virtual machines in just three hours. VMware ESXi datastores rarely have endpoint protection, the researchers noted, and they host virtual machines (VMs) that likely run critical services for the business, making them a very attractive target for hackers. In the threat landscape, it’s […]
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KVM refers to the Kernel-based Virtual Machine which helps to run multiple Linux or window-based isolated guests, along with their own OS and virtual dedicated hardware. This tutorial shows you how to create a VM Linux OS template from the existing VM …
After installing a Linux distro into a VirtualBox virtual machine, you may be wondering how to share files between the host operating system and the virtual machine itself. One of the easiest and most convenient ways to provide this function is by setting up a VirtualBox shared folder. Learn how to set up a VirtualBox shared […]
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The new Linux kernel security update comes one and a half months after the previous update and it’s available for the Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo), Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa), and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating systems series. Patched in these kernel updates are several security vulnerabilities affecting the KVM hypervisor for AMD processors […]
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In this article, we’ll cover the necessity of WiFi adapters for pen testing, the wireless adapters supported by Kali Linux (based on their chipset), and how to connect a WiFi adapter to a Kali Linux virtual machine (running VirtualBox or VMware)….