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Kernel-Based Virtual Machine

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KVM

KVM, Kernel-based Virtual Machine, is a hypervisor built into the Linux kernel

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KVM

Using KVM, one can run multiple virtual machines running unmodified GNU/Linux, Windows, or any other operating system.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KVM

KVM requires that the virtual machine host’s processor has virtualization suppor

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KVM

check whether your processor supports hardware virtualization with the following command:

$ LC_ALL=C lscpu | grep Virtualization

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nothing is displayed after running either command, then your processor does not support hardware virtualization, and you will not be able to use KVM.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KVM

You may need to enable virtualization support in your BIOS. All x86_64 processors manufactured by AMD and Intel in the last 10 years support virtualization

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KVM

If it looks like your processor does not support virtualization, it is almost certainly turned off in the

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KVM

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