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In the previous chapter we explored the creation and management of KVM guest operating systems using the ''virt-manager'' graphical tool. In this chapter we will turn our attention to the creation of KVM guest operating system using the ''virt-install''' command-line tool.

The ''virt-install'' tool is supplied to allows allow new virtual machines to be created by providing a list of command-line options. Whilst most users will probably stay with the graphical ''virt-mamager'' tool, ''virt-install'' has the advantage that virtual machines can be created when access to a graphical desktop is not available, or when creation needs to be automated in a script.

This chapter assumes that the necessary KVM tools are installed and that the system was rebooted after these were installed. For details on these requirements read [[Installing and Configuring Fedora KVM Virtualization]].

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 <hrhtmlet><table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="20%">[[Installing and Configuring Fedora KVM Virtualization|Previous]]<td align="center">[[Fedora Linux Essentials|Table of Contents]]<td width="20%" align="right">[[Running Windows on Fedora Using KVM Virtualization|Next]]</td><tr><td width="20%">Installing and Configuring Fedora KVM Virtualization<td align="center"><td width="20%" align="right">Running Windows on Fedora Using KVM Virtualization</td>fedora</tablehtmlet> == Summary == In the chapter we have looked at the steps necessary to create a KVM Virtual System using the ''virt-install'' command line tool. Once the installation is completed the next step is to learn how to administer KVM virtual systems system. This can be achieved the graphical ''virt-manager'' tool. (see [[Managing and Monitoring Fedora based KVM Guest Systems]]).