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Getting Started with QEMU and KVM

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

Installing and configuring QEMU
Managing disk images with qemu-img
Preparing images for OS installation with qemu-nbd
Installing a custom OS on the image with debootstrap
Resizing an image
Using pre-existing images
Running virtual machines with qemu-system-*
Starting the QEMU VM with KVM support
Connecting to a running instance with VNC

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