This script will help you to create a qemu/kvm virtual machine on your external hard drive
- Make sure that QEMU/KVM is already installed on your linux machine
- Update your system first
#First update your machine with below command
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#For Debian based Distros like Ubuntu, Mint
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
#For Arch based Distros like Manjaro, Arco
pacman -Syyu --needed
#For Fedora
sudo dnf update
#For Gentoo
sudo emerge --sync && sudo emerge -uDN --with-bdeps=y @world
#For OpenSUSE
sudo zypper refresh && sudo zypper update
#For Void
sudo xbps-install -Su
#For Alpine
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
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#For Debian based Distros like Ubuntu, Mint
sudo apt install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager
#For Arch based Distros like Manjaro, Arco
sudo pacman -S --needed qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager
#For Fedora
sudo dnf install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager
#For Gentoo
sudo emerge qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager
#For OpenSUSE
sudo zypper qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager
#For Void
sudo xbps-install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager
#For Alpine
sudo apk add qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager
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- Edit it's
<user_name>/<your_harddrive_name>/<folder_to_store_vm>
to your user_name and external hard-drive name
cd '/run/media/<user_name>/<your_harddrive_name>/<folder_to_store_vm>'
#As per **john** and his **VM** folder inside **1TB** external harddisk...
cd '/run/media/john/1.0TB/VM'
sudo chmod +x qemu-diskmaker.sh #this is make the file executable
bash qemu-diskmaker.sh
- Give it root permission to run the QEMU/KVM and all set!!!