[WSL2/Win10] virt-manager for kvm on Windows

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:46:00 +0000

kvm Virtualisiation is great, however, useable tools to create and manage said VMs are rare. The best tool for the job, virt-manager is only available for Linux machines. But what if you want to manage said VMs also via Windows 10? WSL2 to the rescue: Just install WSL2 as shown by the excellent Microsoft Guide, install i.e. a Debian/GNU Linux instance and then launch into it.

You should update the instance to the latest version first:

Ubuntu 20.04 Update bricked KVM Virt

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 11:46:05 +0000

I updated an older Ubuntu 18.04 LTS system to the latest LTS and had (among other things) Docker and KVM installed. KVM is actually quite nice if you “just need” a small VM (pfsense ;)). I actually prefer Proxmox and ESXi, but hey, the right tool for the right job.

After the upgrade to 20.04, kvm did not work anymore and I got a lot of lvm2 errors during apt update / apt upgrade sessions, so a short google later I found this. I was a bit nervous, but the fix did neither hurt my kvm nor my Docker instances

Kvm on Nico Maas

[WSL2/Win10] virt-manager for kvm on Windows

Ubuntu 20.04 Update bricked KVM Virt