Install kvm on Debian 10

To install kvm on Debian 10, run

apt install -y qemu-kvm

1	apt install -y qemu-kvm

Install libvirt, it is a tool to manage kvm

apt install libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon libvirt-daemon-system

1	apt install libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon libvirt-daemon-system

Set libvirtd to start on boot

systemctl enable libvirtd

1	systemctl enable libvirtd

Restart libvirtd

systemctl restart libvirtd

1	systemctl restart libvirtd

You can see libvirtd status with

systemctl status libvirtd

1	systemctl status libvirtd

Install virtinst, it is used to create virtual machine.

apt install virtinst

1	apt install virtinst

To see network, run

virsh net-list --all

1	virsh net-list --all

Start the “default” network

virsh net-start default

1	virsh net-start default

Set default network to auto start on boot

virsh net-autostart default

1	virsh net-autostart default

Now you have kvm and libvirtd installed. You can create virtual machine using virtinst or Virt Manager

See KVM