1# Virtual Machine Manager
2
3`virt-manager` is a graphical tool for managing virtual machines
4via [libvirt](https://libvirt.org). Most usage is with QEMU/KVM
5virtual machines, but Xen and libvirt LXC containers are well
6supported. Common operations for any libvirt driver should work.
7
8Several command line tools are also provided:
9
10 - `virt-install`: Create new libvirt virtual machines
11 - `virt-clone`: Duplicate existing libvirt virtual machines
12 - `virt-xml`: Edit existing libvirt virtual machines/manipulate libvirt XML
13
14For dependency info and installation instructions, see the
15[INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) file. If you just want to quickly test the
16code from a git checkout, you can launch any of the commands like:
17
18```sh
19./virt-manager --debug ...
20```
21
22## Contact
23
24 - All comments / suggestions / patches should be directed to the
25   [virt-tools-list](https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list)
26   mailing list.
27 - For IRC we use #virt on OFTC.
28 - For bug reporting info, see
29   [virt-manager bug reporting](https://virt-manager.org/bugs).
30 - There are further project details on the
31   [virt-manager](https://virt-manager.org/) website.
32 - See the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file for info about submitting patches or
33   contributing translations.
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