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Install Linux KVM on CentOS 8

Posted on July 25, 2020 (July 25, 2020) by ServerOk

To install Linux KVM hypervisor on CentOS 8, run

dnf install qemu-kvm

1	dnf install qemu-kvm

Install libvirtd

dnf install libvirt-daemon libvirt-daemon-kvm libvirt-client

1	dnf install libvirt-daemon libvirt-daemon-kvm libvirt-client

Enable libvirtd to start on boot

systemctl enable libvirtd

1	systemctl enable libvirtd

Start libvirtd

systemctl start libvirtd

1	systemctl start libvirtd

To see status, run

systemctl status libvirtd

1	systemctl status libvirtd

Install virt-install

dnf install virt-install

1	dnf install virt-install

Now you have Linux KVM installed. You can use virt-install or Virt Manager to create virtual machine. See Linux KVM Virtualization […]

Creating CentOS 8 Virtual Machine with Vagrant

Posted on September 30, 2019 (July 25, 2020) by ServerOk

Create a directory for Vagrant project

mkdir -p ~/vagrant/centos8
cd ~/vagrant/centos8
vagrant init generic/centos8

mkdir -p ~/vagrant/centos8

cd ~/vagrant/centos8

vagrant init generic/centos8

This will create a file with name “Vagrantfile” on current folder. To start the CentOS 8 VM, run

vagrant up

1	vagrant up

To SSH into CentOS 8 virtual machine

vagrant ssh

1	vagrant ssh

To stop a VM, run

vagrant halt

1	vagrant halt

See Vagrant […]

CentOS 8 disable Activate the web console message

Posted on September 29, 2019 by ServerOk

When login to CentOS 8 using SSH, you get message asking you to enable web console.

Activate the web console with: systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket

1	Activate the web console with: systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket

To disable this message, delete file

rm -f /etc/motd.d/cockpit

1	rm -f /etc/motd.d/cockpit

This is actually a symlink to file /run/cockpit/motd See CentOS 8 […]

Install CentOS 8 from Net boot ISO

Posted on September 27, 2019 (September 28, 2019) by ServerOk

CentOS 8 provide 2 type of ISO. One that ends with boot.iso, this is 534 MB. This only include essential files to get you started with installation. This installation method require internet connection as files needed to be downloaded from internet. Other ISO file is full install media, that is 6.6 GB in size. To […]

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Install Linux KVM on CentOS 8

Install PHP 7.3 in CentOS 8

Creating CentOS 8 Virtual Machine with Vagrant

CentOS 8 disable Activate the web console message

Install CentOS 8 from Net boot ISO