$ sudo usermod -aG kvm $USER

$ sudo usermod -aG libvirt $USER

Step 3: Launch Virtual Machine Manager in Ubuntu

The next step is to launch the QEMU/KVM GUI tool which is the Virtual Machine Manager.

$ sudo virt-manager

The Virtual Machine Manager will pop up as shown. From here, you can start creating and
managing virtual machines as we shall demonstrate shortly.

Qemu Virtual Machine Manager

Step 4: Create Virtual Machine with QEMU/KVM in Ubuntu

In this section, we will demonstrate how you can create a virtual machine using an ISO image. For
demonstration purposes, we will use a Fedora Live ISO image. You can use an ISO image of your
preferred OS and follow along.

To begin, click on the icon at the top left corner as shown below.