Libvirt Libvirt is a virtualization API that provides a consistent and unified way to manage different virtualization technologies like KVM, Xen, and QEMU. It offers a stable API, a daemon (libvirtd), and command-line tools (like virsh) for managing virtual machines and other virtualization features such as storage and networking. virsh Backlinks virt-manager virsh
Qemu QEMU is a free and open-source emulator and virtualizer. It allows users to run different operating systems and programs on various hardware architectures, effectively emulating a different computer system. It can be used as a standalone emulator or combined with other virtualization technologies like KVM for near-native performance. Backlinks libvirt
virsh Virsh is a command-line interface (CLI) utility used for managing virtual machines (VMs) and other virtualization components, interacting with them through the Libvirt virtualization API. It allows users to create, manage, and control virtual machines, as well as interact with storage pools and networks within a virtualization environment. Backlinks libvirt libvirt
virt-manager virt-manager is a graphical tool, a frontend, for managing virtual machines (VMs) using libvirt. It primarily works with KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) but also supports Xen and LXC containers. It offers features like creating and configuring new VMs, managing existing ones, monitoring performance, and accessing virtual consoles. Windows VM I can only get native resolution for windows vm using QXL Video mode.