Libvirt: Difference between revisions

virt-builder: `virt-builder` binary is part of `guestfs-tools`, not `libguestfs`
Clients: Now virt-builder should belong to the `guestfs-tools` section.
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Following are notes regarding the use of some of those tools
Following are notes regarding the use of some of those tools
==== error: cannot find any suitable libguestfs supermin ====
Use use the package libguestfs-with-appliance. See https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/37540
=== guestfs-tools ===
Includes virt-sysprep, used to prepare a VM image for use.  Review the manpage of virt-sysprep, virt-clone, and virt-builder.


==== <code>virt-builder</code> ====
==== <code>virt-builder</code> ====
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This will make your user use the shipped repo configurations, and works around the fact that virt-builder reads its executable name to build its configuration path. The executable being wrapped, it is named differently.
This will make your user use the shipped repo configurations, and works around the fact that virt-builder reads its executable name to build its configuration path. The executable being wrapped, it is named differently.
==== error: cannot find any suitable libguestfs supermin ====
Use use the package libguestfs-with-appliance. See https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/37540
=== guestfs-tools ===
Includes virt-sysprep, used to prepare a VM image for use.  Review the manpage of virt-sysprep, virt-clone, and virt-builder.


=== NixVirt ===
=== NixVirt ===