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virt-manager

Comprehensive desktop tool for managing virtual machines using libvirt, supporting KVM, Xen, and Linux Containers. It offers performance stats, resource allocation and virtual hardware configuration with VNC and SPICE clients for graphical consoles.

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  • Linux
  • BSD
  • Flathub
  • Flatpak
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  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused
  3.  Security-focused
  4.  Customizable

Features

  1.  Virtualization
  2.  VNC Viewer
  3.  Command line interface
  4.  SSH
  5.  Ad-free
  6.  No Tracking
  7.  Works Offline
  8.  Container Virtualization
  9.  Live migration

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Network & Admin, OS & Utilities, Security & Privacy, System & Hardware

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  •  3,265 Stars
  •  546 Forks
  •  160 Open Issues
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about virt-manager, and it has gotten 87 likes

virt-manager was added to AlternativeTo by Togusav on and this page was last updated . virt-manager is sometimes referred to as Virtual Machine Manager, virt manager. 

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arpeters
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Just because VirtualBox is not in Debian packages anymore, I could not trust it any further. There is where Virt Manager kicks in with its far more advanced interface. Found it as an alternative to VirtualBox and didn't regret even a little. Highly recommended fully open source software (FOSS).

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What is virt-manager?

The virt-manager application is a desktop user interface for managing virtual machines through libvirt. It primarily targets KVM VMs, but also manages Xen and LXC (linux containers). It presents a summary view of running domains, their live performance & resource utilization statistics. Wizards enable the creation of new domains, and configuration & adjustment of a domain’s resource allocation & virtual hardware. An embedded VNC and SPICE client viewer presents a full graphical console to the guest domain.