[rhelv6-list] HOw to install and get GUI interface to run virt-manager on the RHEL6

MJang mike at linuxexam.com
Mon Mar 26 23:20:57 UTC 2012


On Mon, 2012-03-26 at 23:10 +0000, Chen, Ming Ming wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I’d like to setup a couple of VMs on RHEL6. The redhat doc talks about
> using virt-manager with a GUI interface. How do I get a GUI interface
> on the RHEL 6? Should I use a separate system to run the virt-manager?
> Or on the host? (I’d like to run on the host). What additional
> packages that I’ll need to select during RHEL 6 installation? The Doc
> only say to select the “Virtualization” package group.

You'll also need the "Virtualization Client" group, which includes the
Virtual Machine Manager (the virt-manager RPM). I normally also include
the "Virtualization Platform" group -- I forget whether it's already
included as a dependency.

Thanks,
Mike






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