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libvirt doc error - sudo pacman -S virt-manager does not install all the necessary components
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Description
What happened?
Following the guide for Creating a libvirt Windwows VM will fail for Arch Linux (CachyOS etc) because more packages need to be installed beyond virt-manager. Here is the what I think the guide should advise:
sudo pacman -S libvirt qemu-full virt-install dnsmasq iptables-nft swtpm
where swtpm is for TPM 2.0 device needed for Windows 11.
Your FreeRDP version and where you got it from
I had to compile it myself without VAAPI because it seems CachyOS only offers VAAPI which doesn't work with wviogpudo.infith
Your Linux distribution and version
CachyOS fully updated daily
Your winapps.conf
Not part of the issue - this issue is about documentation for creating the VM
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Not part of the issue - this issue is about documentation for creating the VM
Terms
- I am running the latest version.
- To the best of my knowledge, this is a bug and not a setup nor a FreeRDP problem.
- I have checked for duplicate issues.
- I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Find the guide section titled "Creating a libvirt Windows VM" and inspect its Arch Linux installation instructions. Update the package command to include libvirt, qemu-full, virt-install, dnsmasq, iptables-nft, and swtpm, then verify the documentation clearly explains the TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, shell
- Domain
- documentation, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 70/100