⚙️ Setup Virt Manager for Void Linux

🔧 Installation

sudo xbps-install -S virt-manager libvirt qemu openbsd-netcat dnsmasq vde2 bridge-utils

🔧 Setup

sudo usermod -aG kvm <username>
modprobe kvm-<your CPU>    # For AMD use `kvm-amd` and for Intel `kvm-intel`
sudo usermod -a -G libvirt <username>

🔧 Configuration

1. Edit libvirt configuration

sudo vim /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf

Uncomment the following lines:

listen_tls = 0
unix_sock_group = "libvirt"
unix_sock_ro_perms = "0777"
unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"
unix_sock_dir = "/run/libvirt"
auto_unix_ro = "polkit" → auto_unix_ro = "none"
auto_unix_rw = "polkit" → auto_unix_rw = "none"

2. Edit default URI for libvirt

sudo vim /etc/libvirt/libvirt.conf

Uncomment the following line:

uri_default = "qemu:///system"

3. Configure QEMU user permissions

sudo vim /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf

Uncomment and edit lines 519 and 523:

user = "your username"
group = "libvirt"

🚀 Enable Services

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/libvirtd /var/service/
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/virtlogd /var/service/
sudo reboot

Note: If you have dhcpcd for networking and want to use SSH, you need to switch to NetworkManager.

Switch to NetworkManager

sudo xbps-install -S NetworkManager
sudo sv down dhcpcd
sudo rm /var/service/dhcpcd
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/NetworkManager /var/service/
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/dbus /var/service/
sudo reboot

🎉 Finish

Et voilà – you've successfully set up Virt Manager on Void Linux!