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  Installing QEMU on Arch Linux
  Tried this on Anton
  
  
  Linux
  VirtualMachines
  Arch
  
  
Tried this on April 4, 2024
Install Packages
sudo pacman -Syy
sudo pacman -S archlinux-keyring
sudo pacman -S qemu virt-manager virt-viewer dnsmasq vde2 bridge-utils openbsd-netcat dmidecode ebtables iptables libguestfs
up KVM Services
sudo systemctl enable libvirtd.service
sudo systemctl start libvirtd.service
Check Status
sudo systemctl status libvirtd.service
Open Configuration File
sudo vim /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
Check these lines
unix_sock_group = "libvirt"
unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"
Set your user to LibVert Group
sudo usermod -a -G libvirt $(whoami)
newgrp libvirt
Restart Service if required
sudo systemctl restart libvirtd.service