Linux Mint 12 : install KVM and build a VM with vmbuilder

The procedures are the same as Ubuntu 11.10.

hat1 ~ # tail -1 /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 12 Lisa" hat1 ~ # uname -r 3.0.0-14-generic

install kvm etc.

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

create a network bridge

hat1 ~ # cat /etc/network/interfaces auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet manual auto br0 iface br0 inet static address 192.168.11.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.11.1 broadcast 192.168.11.255 bridge_ports eth0 bridge_stp off bridge_fd 0 bridge_maxwait 0

restart networking

hat1 ~ # /etc/init.d/networking restart #  ifconfig br0 | grep "inet addr:"          inet addr:192.168.11.100  Bcast:192.168.11.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

install the VM using vm-builder

hat1 ~ # apt-get install python-vm-builder

Here are the list of ubuntu distributions you can install via vmbuilder.

hat1 ~ # vmbuilder kvm ubuntu --help | less  Installation options:    --suite=SUITE       Suite to install. Valid options: dapper gutsy hardy                        intrepid jaunty karmic lucid maverick natty oneiric                        [default: lucid]

build a VM with vmbuilder

# vmbuilder kvm ubuntu --suite=oneiric --flavour=virtual --arch=i386 --mem=256 --libvirt=qemu:///system --rootsize=2048 --swapsize=512 --bridge=br0 --hostname=ubuntu1 --user=user1 --pass=user1 --addpkg=acpid --addpkg=openssh-server --mirror http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ -d /var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu1 --ip=192.168.11.200 --mask=255.255.255.0 --net=192.168.11.0 --gw=192.168.11.1 --dns=192.168.11.1 INFO    : Calling hook: preflight_check INFO    : Calling hook: set_defaults INFO    : Calling hook: bootstrap INFO    : Converting /tmp/tmpzmFZRS to qcow2, format /var/lib/libvirt/images/ubuntu1/tmpzmFZRS.qcow2 INFO    : Calling hook: fix_ownership INFO    : Calling hook: deploy #

start the VM

hat1 ~ # virsh virsh # list --all Id Name                 State ----------------------------------  - ubuntu1              shut off virsh # start ubuntu1 Domain ubuntu1 started

connect to the VM via ssh

hat1 ~ # ssh 192.168.11.200 -l user1                  user1@192.168.11.200's password: Welcome to Ubuntu 11.10 (GNU/Linux 3.0.0-14-virtual i686) * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/ Last login: Mon Dec 12 17:23:03 2011 from 192.168.11.100 To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>". See "man sudo_root" for details. user1@ubuntu1:~$

shutdown the VM via virsh

virsh # list --all Id Name                 State ----------------------------------  1 ubuntu1              running virsh # shutdown 1 Domain 1 is being shutdown virsh # list --all Id Name                 State ----------------------------------  - ubuntu1              shut off