Setup Qemu in Arch Linux

Setup Qemu in Arch Linux

Setting up Virtual Machines in QEMU on Arch Linux

QEMU/KVM Dependancies to install:

sudo pacman -S qemu virt-manager virt-viewer dnsmasq vde2 bridge-utils openbsd-netcat ebtables iptables libguestfs

Note: Make sure you update your system with a $ sudo pacman -Syu BEFORE you install the dependencies

Make Libvirt Group for your user

Edit /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf (Change the following Lines)

unix_sock_group = "libvirt"
unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"

Then add your user and create group:

sudo usermod -a -G libvirt $(whoami)
newgrp libvirt

Reboot and launch virt-manager!