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The document discusses issues with connecting to a QEMU/KVM virtual machine using virt-viewer versus remote-viewer on an Ubuntu host. It highlights that virt-viewer requires libvirt to be enabled or installed, while remote-viewer does not. Several solutions and command-line options are suggested for successfully connecting to the virtual machine using virt-viewer.

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The document discusses issues with connecting to a QEMU/KVM virtual machine using virt-viewer versus remote-viewer on an Ubuntu host. It highlights that virt-viewer requires libvirt to be enabled or installed, while remote-viewer does not. Several solutions and command-line options are suggested for successfully connecting to the virtual machine using virt-viewer.

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23/7/23, 21:31 Qemu-kvm using virt-viewer vs remote-viewer - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

Qemu-kvm using virt-viewer vs remote-viewer


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Host: Ubuntu 18.04


Guest: Ubuntu 10.04
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I started a virtual machine with the following command line:

qemu-system-x86_64 G.qcow2 -m 4096 -smp 4 -no-acpi -enable-kvm \


-name system76 -device virtio-net,netdev=net0 \
-netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no,br=br0 \
-vga qxl -spice port=5900,addr=127.0.0.1,disable-ticketing &

I can access the guest with the following command:

remote-viewer spice://127.0.0.1:5900 # from the user (not root)

But I cannot access it with:

virt-viewer spice://127.0.0.1:5900 # from the user (not root)

This shows a pop-up window that says:

Failed to connect: No virtual machine found

or

virt-viewer -c libvirtd:///system system76

This shows a pop-up window that says:

Unable to connect to libvirt with URI libvirtd:///system

Although that is precisely what virt-admin , uri reports (from root).

So how do I connect with virt-viewer ?

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kvm qemu libvirt

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asoundmove
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qemu-system-x86_64 command does not need libvirt to be enabled or installed in order to


execute a VM. It uses QEMU/KVM only. So apparently you don't have libvirt enabled or
2 installed on your host system. That's perfectly fine, but virt-viewer won't work, because it
depends on libvirt .

Share Improve this answer Follow answered May 24, 2021 at 7:44
Krackout
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Try

virt-viewer spice://[email protected]:5900
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or

sudo virt-viewer spice://127.0.0.1:5900

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Philippe Gachoud
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Personally I use virt-viewer -fw system76 to connect to my VMs.

-f is to open it in full screen


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-w virt-viewer will wait that the VM is correctly turned on

system76 is just the name of the VM

PS : I use a script to open my VM so the -w flag is to avoid virt-viewer to open while VM isn't
loaded yet. Without the -f flag the VM will open in windowed mode
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Share Improve this answer Follow edited Apr 24, 2022 at 8:53 answered Apr 8, 2022 at 14:20
Severin Robert
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So, are you saying that the -w flag makes the difference? Does it work for you if you leave out the f ?
– G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica' Apr 8, 2022 at 19:36

I use a script to open my VM so the -w flag is to avoid virt-viewer to open while VM isn't loaded yet.
Without the -f flag the VM will open in windowed mode – Severin Robert Apr 9, 2022 at 21:38

Please edit your original answer to add the supporting information from your comment. – rubynorails Apr
18, 2022 at 19:22

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