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Install virt-manager in Windows 11 WSL (qemu, Windows Subsystem for Linux)
# Inside WSL...
# Install virt-manager
sudo apt install -y virt-manager
# Add youself to kvm and libvirt group
sudo usermod --append --groups kvm,libvirt "${USER}"
# Fix-up permission to avoid "Could not access KVM kernel module: Permission denied" error
sudo chown root:kvm /dev/kvm
sudo chmod 660 /dev/kvm
# Start required services
sudo libvirtd &
sudo virtlogd &
# Launch virt-manager
virt-manager &
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