You can open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or through the system Dash. Please run the following command on your Ubuntu Terminal. Step 1: Verifying Hardware Supportīefore installing KVM, it is important to verify if your CPU supports virtualization and if the virtualization technology has been activated on your CPU.
The installation of KVM is done in 4 simple steps. The commands and procedures described in this tutorial were run on Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 18.04 systems on an x86_64 (64bit x86 Intel or AMD processor). This tutorial describes how to install and use a virtual machine with the KVM open source virtualization platform. The new virtual environment created by KVM can be used to provide additional workspace for software testers, developers, architects and even home users. In KVM, the Linux kernel makes use of virtualization technology by leveraging your existing system and hardware resources. KVM, or Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, provides a virtual environment in which one or more additional operating systems can run alongside the primary system without affecting its functionality.