libvirt
The management layer for virtual machines on Linux, used through virsh on the command line and virt-manager on the desktop.
In more detail
virsh list, start, shutdown and snapshot-create control machines defined in XML. libvirt also manages virtual networks such as NAT and bridged ones.
Related terms
- QEMU — Quick Emulator: the program that runs virtual machines on Linux, using KVM for speed when the processor supports it.
- KVM — The virtualisation built into the Linux kernel, which runs virtual machines at close to native speed.
Taught in
- Twelve Old Servers, Two New Hosts: KVM, QEMU, libvirt And Disk Images — CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006) Exam Prep