CLI for Virsh

How does this work?

Its a shell script(cli interface) that makes easy to deploy kernel virtual machines and managing them. It typically sends parameters or variables to basic qemu commands like(virt install virsh edit etc.)

Required Packages

• virt-install
• qemu-kvm
• libvirt-clients
• libvirt-daemon
• virtinst
• qemu
• bridge-utils
• virt-manager
• dialog
• whiptail

Installation

Debian Based Distros: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon virtinst qemu bridge-utils virt-manager dialog whiptail dnsmasq

If u use Arch btw: sudo pacman -S virt-install qemu libvirt virt-install qemu bridge-utils virt-manager virt-viewer dialog whiptail dnsmasq

• cd ~/Downloads
• git clone git@github.com:berkbal/virt-create-cli.git
• cd virt-create-cli
• sudo mkdir -p /opt/images
• sudo cp virt-create-cli /usr/local/bin
• sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/virt-create-cli
• Copy your iso or img files to /opt/images folder.
• sudo virsh net-start default
• sudo virt-create-cli
• sudo systemctl status libvirtd don't forget to check out libvirt
• Use deploy menu to deploy a kvm.