%general-entities; ]> libvirt-&libvirt-version; libvirt Introduction to libvirt The libvirt is a C toolkit used to interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). &lfs71_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libvirt-md5sum; Download size: &libvirt-size; Estimated disk space required: &libvirt-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libvirt-time; libvirt Dependencies Required , , , and Recommended Optional , , , libcap-ng, , libnuma, , libssh2, NetCF, Open iSCSI, OpenSwan, , , VirtualBox, Xen, and YAYL User Notes: Installation of libvirt Install libvirt by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --libexecdir=/usr/lib/libvirt \ --with-storage-lvm \ --without-macvtap \ --disable-static \ CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/include/tirpc -I/usr/include/libnl3" && make To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations : This option enables LVM storage backend. : This option disables macvtap device support. Remove if you have installed . Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories libvirtd, virsh, virt-host-validate, virt-pki-validate and virt-xml-validate libvirt.so and libvirt-qemu.so /etc/libvirt, /usr/include/libvirt, /usr/lib/libvirt, /usr/share/augeas/lenses, /usr/share/doc/{libvirt-0.9.11,libvirt-python-0.9.11}, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libvirt, /usr/share/libvirt, /var/cache/libvirt, /var/lib/libvirt and /var/log/libvirt Short Descriptions libvirtd is the server side daemon component of the libvirt virtualization management system. libvirtd virsh is the main interface for managing virsh guest domains. virsh virt-host-validate This tool validates that the host is configured in a suitable way to run libvirt hypervisor drivers. virt-host-validate virt-pki-validate This tool validates that the necessary PKI files are configured for a secure libvirt server or client using the TLS encryption protocol. virt-pki-validate virt-xml-validate is used to validate a libvirt XML for compliance with the published schema. virt-xml-validate libvirt.so contains the libvirt API functions. libvirt.so