From c6c9310c729c6dc445ac9423867a3e364c177f9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aiden Gerbrandt Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 16:09:49 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] improved formatting --- VirtualMachineManager.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/VirtualMachineManager.md b/VirtualMachineManager.md index 2bd98bf..ddad295 100644 --- a/VirtualMachineManager.md +++ b/VirtualMachineManager.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # Virtual Machine Manager Virtual Machine Manager is a Hypervisor that is generally capable of everything [VirtualBox](VirtualBox.md) or [VMWare Workstation](VMWareWorkstation.md) is, but with the benefit of built in support from the linux kernel. So no weird install processes involving kernel modules and the like. -## Install +# Install If your distribution has a Graphical software manager/store, you can likely search for **Virtual Machine Manager** and install it there. **NOTE: Some Windows VMs may require TPM, this will require the swtpm package to also be installed on your system. See the TPM section under Usage for details.** @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ sudo apt install virt-manager sudo dnf install virt-manager ``` -## Usage -### Initial Setup +# Usage +## Initial Setup Before you can create a VM you need to connect to libvirt's QEMU/KVM module, which is installed along with virt-manager. Select: File -> Add Connection... @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Ensure Hypervisior is set to "QEMU/KVM", "Connect to remote" is **unchecked** an ![Add Connection](Screenshots/add-connection-2.png) -### Create new Virtual Machine +## Create new Virtual Machine First download the desired .iso file, I recommend creating a folder somewhere to store your .iso files. Click the Create VM Button: @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ For Windows, you may want to check the option "Customize configuration before in Also see the TPM section below for Windows 11 installs -### TPM +## TPM Windows 11, aside from the LTSC version, require TPM 2.0 to install, this can be emulated by swtpm. Use your distribution's package manager to install `swtpm`. @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ If there are any issues you can just install the LTSC version of windows, which Honestly, I would recommend the LTSC version of Windows regardless as it provides all the same features, but is more resource and space efficient, due to the lack of unneeded applications being installed by default. -### USB Device Passthrough +## USB Device Passthrough To pass a USB device through to a Virtual Machine, simply select "Redirect USB device" under Virtual Machine options. ![Redirect USB](Screenshots/usb-passthrough.png)