[[creating-a-fedora-guest]]
== Creating a Fedora guest

The installation of Fedora guests using Anaconda is supported. The
installation can be started on the command-line using the `virt-install`
program or in the user interface program `virt-manager`.

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Creating a guest with virt-install


`virt-install` is a command-line based tool for creating virtualized
guests. Refer to
http://virt-tools.org/learning/install-with-command-line/ for
understanding how to use this tool. Execute `virt-install --help` for
command line help.

`virt-install` can use kickstart files, for example
`virt-install -x ks=kickstart-file-name.ks`.

If graphics were enabled, a VNC window will open and present the
graphical installer. If graphics were not enabled, a text installer will
appear. Proceed with the Fedora installation.

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=== Creating a guest with virt-manager

. Start Virtual Machine Manager by navigating to
menu:Applications[System Tools], or by running the following command:
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$ su -c "virt-manager"
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[NOTE]
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If you encounter an error message when starting Virtual Machine Manager, run the above command as a non-root user, without the `su -c`.
The user interface will prompt for the root password.
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. Open a connection to a hypervisor by navigating to menu:File[Add
connection].
. Choose *qemu* for KVM, or *Xen* for Xen.
. Choose *local* or select a method to connect to a remote hypervisor.
. After a connection is opened, click the new icon next to the
hypervisor, or right-click on the active hypervisor and select *New*.
. Configure the virtual machine following the steps in the *New VM* wizard.
. Click *Finish* at the end of the wizard to provision the guest operating system. After a few moments a VNC
window will appear. Proceed with the Fedora installation.