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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]].