2 Install Virtualization Packages

The following information describes how to install the virtualization packages on an Oracle Linux 10 system.

What Do You Need?

  • User credentials with administrator privileges.

Steps

Follow these steps to install the virtualization packages on an Oracle Linux 10 system.

  1. Log in to the Oracle Linux 10 system.
  2. Ensure that the latest packages are installed on the system: 
    sudo dnf upgrade
  3. Install the latest available base virtualization packages and other utilities: 
    sudo dnf group install "Virtualization Host"
sudo dnf install virt-install virt-viewer
    sudo dnf group install "Virtualization Hypervisor" "Virtualization Tools"
sudo dnf install virt-install virt-viewer
  4. (Recommended) Reboot the system to ensure that the virtualization packages and utilities were updated.

    Note:

    After performing a system update, reboot the system to ensure that the system restarts with the latest packages.
  5. Start, enable, or check the service of the libvirt daemons. See Manage the Libvirt Daemons for instructions.

    Note:

    Before you can create and manage KVM instances, the libvirt daemons must be started and enabled.
  6. Verify that the system can act as act as a virtual host. See Validate Host System
  7. After verifying that the system can act as a virtual host, you can proceed to KVM Instances: Create and Manage.