Linux Mint 12 : use KVM SPICE

Here’s an explanation of how to use SPICE on Linux Mint.

# uname -ri 3.0.0-14-generic x86_64 # tail -1 /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 12 Lisa"

at first , install KVM from the default repository

# apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-bin ubuntu-vm-builder bridge-utils virt-manager -y

# kvm --version QEMU emulator version 0.14.1 (qemu-kvm-0.14.1), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard # libvirtd --version libvirtd (libvirt) 0.9.2

# LANG=C apt-cache policy qemu-kvm qemu-kvm:  Installed: 0.14.1+noroms-0ubuntu6  Candidate: 0.14.1+noroms-0ubuntu6  Version table: *** 0.14.1+noroms-0ubuntu6 0        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status # LANG=C apt-cache policy libvirt-bin libvirt-bin:  Installed: 0.9.2-4ubuntu15.1  Candidate: 0.9.2-4ubuntu15.1  Version table: *** 0.9.2-4ubuntu15.1 0        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main amd64 Packages        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status     0.9.2-4ubuntu15 0        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages

add the repository for SPICE support

# add-apt-repository ppa:bderzhavets/qemu-git You are about to add the following PPA to your system: Qemu-kvm 0.15.0 and Spice on Ubuntu 11.10 Installed and tested to work on Ubuntu Oneiric Alpha 3 and daily build 08/14/11

upgrade KVM related packages.

# apt-get update ;apt-get upgrade –y 以下のパッケージは保留されます:  qemu-kvm 以下のパッケージはアップグレードされます:  libvirt-bin libvirt0 python-libvirt qemu-common

install SPICE packages and upgrade qemu-kvm

# LANG=C apt-get install qemu-kvm qemu qemu-common libspice-client libs pice-client-dev libspicegtk3-client libspicegtk3-client-dev spice libspice-proto col-dev spicegtk3-client Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done qemu-common is already the newest version. qemu-common set to manually installed. The following extra packages will be installed:  libcegui-mk2-1 libcelt051 libdevil1c2 libfreeimage3 libspice-server  libxerces-c28 The following NEW packages will be installed:  libcegui-mk2-1 libcelt051 libdevil1c2 libfreeimage3 libspice-client  libspice-client-dev libspice-protocol-dev libspice-server  libspicegtk3-client libspicegtk3-client-dev libxerces-c28 qemu spice  spicegtk3-client The following packages will be upgraded:  qemu-kvm

# LANG=C apt-cache policy qemu-kvm qemu-kvm:  Installed: 081011-2ubuntu9  Candidate: 081011-2ubuntu9  Version table: *** 081011-2ubuntu9 0        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/bderzhavets/qemu-git/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status     0.14.1+noroms-0ubuntu6 0        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages # LANG=C apt-cache policy libvirt-bin libvirt-bin:  Installed: 0.9.2-5ubuntu15  Candidate: 0.9.2-5ubuntu15  Version table: *** 0.9.2-5ubuntu15 0        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/bderzhavets/qemu-git/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status     0.9.2-4ubuntu15.1 0        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main amd64 Packages     0.9.2-4ubuntu15 0        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages

reboot the OS

# reboot

check the installed version

# kvm --version QEMU emulator version 0.15.0 (qemu-kvm-devel), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard # libvirtd --version libvirtd (libvirt) 0.9.2

Now you can use SPICE.

virt-manger -> change Display setting from VNC to SPICE

You can change the display from VNC to SPICE by editing *.xml file.

add the following lines.

<channel type='spicevmc'>      <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0'/>      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>    </channel>

change the following line:

from

<graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes'/>

to

<graphics type='spice' autoport='yes' keymap='ja'/>

# diff spice.centos6-1.xml vnc.centos6-1.xml 60,63d59 <     <channel type='spicevmc'> <       <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0'/> <       <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/> <     </channel> 66c62 <     <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes' keymap='ja'/> --- >     <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes'/>

start the VM ( CentOS 6.2 )

# LANG=C virsh start centos6-1 Domain centos6-1 started # ps aux | grep spice 116       7706 13.4  3.1 1381600 389940 ?      Sl   18:26   0:16 /usr/bin/kvm -S -M pc-0.14 -enable-kvm -m 1024 -smp 1,maxcpus=4,sockets=4,cores=1,threads=1 -name centos6-1 -uuid 4cbf3421-bb8e-0d3c-e71b-d8cb29aa588d -nodefconfig -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/centos6-1.monitor,server,nowait -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=readline -rtc base=utc -boot order=c,menu=on -device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4 -drive file=/var/disk1/libvirt/images/centos6-1.img,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,boot=on,format=raw -device virtio-blk-pci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0 -drive if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on,format=raw -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0 -netdev tap,fd=20,id=hostnet0 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:d2:28:33,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 -chardev spicevmc,id=charchannel0,name=vdagent -device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,id=channel0,name=com.redhat.spice.0 -usb -device usb-tablet,id=input0 -spice port=5900,addr=127.0.0.1,disable-ticketing -k ja -vga cirrus -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6

connect to the VM via spice-client

virsh # qemu-monitor-command centos6-1 'info spice' Server:     address: 127.0.0.1:5900        auth: none Channel:     address: 127.0.0.1:44959     session: 719885386     channel: 1:0 Channel:     address: 127.0.0.1:44960     session: 719885386     channel: 4:0 Channel:     address: 127.0.0.1:44961     session: 719885386     channel: 2:0 Channel:     address: 127.0.0.1:44962     session: 719885386     channel: 3:0

on the KVM machine ( Linux Mint ) , start spice client.

$ spicec –h 127.0.0.1 –p 5900