virt-install is a command-line utility that can be used to create virtual machines. It comes preinstalled with Phyllome OS.Please verify the content of the kickstart script used to automate the installation. You may replace the kickstart script by a kickstart script of your choice.
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--os-variant detect=off \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--name virtual-desktop \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=2,topology.threads=1 \
--vcpus 2 \
--memory 4096 \
--video virtio \
--graphics spice,listen=none \
--channel spicevmc \
--channel unix,target.type=virtio,target.name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
--autoconsole none \
--console pty,target.type=virtio \
--sound none \
--network type=default,model=virtio \
--controller type=virtio-serial \
--controller type=usb,model=none \
--controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi \
--input type=keyboard,bus=virtio \
--input type=tablet,bus=virtio \
--rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/virtual-desktop.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=10 \
--location=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/35/Everything/x86_64/os/ \
--extra-args="inst.ks=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PhyllomeOS/phyllomeos/main/dishes/virtual-desktop.cfg"
wget command to fetch a standalone kickstart file made to deploy a stripped-down desktop system with GNOME Shell, and put it in the working directorywget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PhyllomeOS/phyllomeos/main/dishes/virtual-desktop.cfg
Please verify the content of the script if you intent to use this virtual machine in production, for instance by using the following command
cat virtual-desktop.cfg
If using a custom kickstart script, make sure it includes the
repoinformation
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--os-variant detect=off \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--name virtual-desktop \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=2,topology.threads=1 \
--vcpus 2 \
--memory 4096 \
--video virtio \
--graphics spice,listen=none \
--channel spicevmc \
--channel unix,target.type=virtio,target.name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
--autoconsole none \
--console pty,target.type=virtio \
--sound none \
--network type=default,model=virtio \
--controller type=virtio-serial \
--controller type=usb,model=none \
--controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi \
--input type=keyboard,bus=virtio \
--input type=tablet,bus=virtio \
--rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/virtual-desktop.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=10 \
--location=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/35/Everything/x86_64/os/ \
--initrd-inject virtual-desktop.cfg --extra-args "inst.ks=file:/virtual-desktop.cfg"
netboot.xyz.iso as a way to boot into an installer.virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--os-variant detect=off \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--name virtual-desktop \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=2,topology.threads=1 \
--vcpus 2 \
--memory 4096 \
--video virtio \
--graphics spice,listen=none \
--channel spicevmc \
--channel unix,target.type=virtio,target.name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
--autoconsole none \
--console pty,target.type=virtio \
--sound none \
--network type=default,model=virtio \
--controller type=virtio-serial \
--controller type=usb,model=none \
--controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi \
--input type=keyboard,bus=virtio \
--input type=tablet,bus=virtio \
--rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio \
--disk none \
--cdrom=/var/lib/libvirt/iso/netboot.xyz.iso \
--install no_install=yes
Warning: doesn't work as intended. The kickstart file won't have to be modified to include the
cdromoption and the ISO would have to include the necessary packages.
wget command to fetch the official Fedora Server ISO file and to put it in the current working directorywget https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/35/Server/x86_64/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-35-1.2.iso
Please verify your download if you intent to use this virtual machine in production
Move the file to /var/lib/libvirt/iso:
mv Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-35-1.2.iso /var/lib/libvirt/iso
wget command to fetch a standalone kickstart file made to deploy a stripped down desktop based on GNOME Shell, and put it in the working directorywget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PhyllomeOS/phyllomeos/main/dishes/virtual-desktop.cfg
Please verify the content of the script if you intent to use this virtual machine in production, for instance by using the following command
cat virtual-desktop.cfg
If you use a custom kickstart script, make sure it does include the
cdromoption.
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--os-variant detect=off \
--virt-type kvm \
--arch x86_64 \
--machine q35 \
--name virtual-desktop-cdrom \
--boot uefi \
--cpu host-model,topology.sockets=1,topology.cores=2,topology.threads=1 \
--vcpus 2 \
--memory 4096 \
--video virtio \
--graphics spice,listen=none \
--channel spicevmc \
--channel unix,target.type=virtio,target.name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 \
--autoconsole none \
--console pty,target.type=virtio \
--sound none \
--network type=default,model=virtio \
--controller type=virtio-serial \
--controller type=usb,model=none \
--controller type=scsi,model=virtio-scsi \
--input type=keyboard,bus=virtio \
--input type=tablet,bus=virtio \
--rng /dev/urandom,model=virtio \
--disk path=~/.local/share/libvirt/images/virtual-phyllome-desktop-cdrom.img,format=raw,bus=virtio,cache=writeback,size=10 \
--location=/tmp/Fedora-Everything-netinst-x86_64-35-1.2.iso \
--initrd-inject virtual-desktop-cdrom.cfg --extra-args "inst.ks=file:/virtual-phyllome-desktop-cdrom.cfg"