Update kvm.rst (#1234)

Updates for users friendlier processes.
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JB
2022-02-04 17:36:37 -05:00
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parent b188657398
commit 5ca6316b6d
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ Download and launch the virtual machine image
.. code-block:: bash
curl -O https://cdn.download.clearlinux.org/image/$(curl https://cdn.download.clearlinux.org/image/latest-images.json | grep -o clear-'[0-9]'*-kvm.img.xz | head -1)
curl -o clear.img.xz https://cdn.download.clearlinux.org/image/$(curl https://cdn.download.clearlinux.org/image/latest-images.json | grep -o clear-'[0-9]'*-kvm.img.xz | head -1)
#. Uncompress the downloaded image:
.. code-block:: bash
unxz -v clear-<version>-kvm.img.xz
xz -dv clear.img.xz
#. Download the 3 OVMF files (`OVMF.fd`, `OVMF_CODE.fd`, `OVMF_VARS.fd`) that
provides UEFI support for virtual machines.
@@ -75,17 +75,11 @@ Download and launch the virtual machine image
curl -O https://cdn.download.clearlinux.org/image/start_qemu.sh
#. Make the script executable:
.. code-block:: bash
chmod +x start_qemu.sh
#. Start the |CL| KVM virtual machine:
.. code-block:: bash
sudo ./start_qemu.sh clear-<version>-kvm.img
sudo bash ./start_qemu.sh clear.img
#. Log in as ``root`` user and set a new password.
@@ -178,7 +172,7 @@ To add :abbr:`GDM (GNOME Display Manager)` to the |CL| VM, follow these steps:
.. code-block:: bash
sudo ./start_qemu.sh clear-<version>-kvm.img
sudo ./start_qemu.sh clear.img
#. Determine the IP address of the host on which you will launch the VM.
Substitute <ip-addr-of-kvm-host> in the next step with this information.
@@ -186,6 +180,7 @@ To add :abbr:`GDM (GNOME Display Manager)` to the |CL| VM, follow these steps:
.. code-block:: bash
ip a
#. From the local host or remote system, open a new terminal emulator window
and connect into the |CL| VM using the Spice viewer: