Setting up KVM

1. Install libvirt Packages

   sudo pacman -S qemu libvirt ovmf ebtables bridge-utils openbsd-netcat virt-manager
   

2. Add user to libvirt groups

   sudo usermod -aG libvirt $USER
   sudo usermod -aG kvm $USER
   sudo usermod -aG input $USER
   

3. Start libvirtd daemon

   sudo systemctl enable --now libvirtd
   

4. Create network bridge with nmcli

   nmcli connection add type bridge ifname br0 stp no
   nmcli connection add type bridge-slave ifname [device] master br0
   nmcli connection down [connection]
   nmcli connection up bridge-br0
   

5. Define bridge network XML file, e.g. as br0.xml

   <network>
     <name>br0</name>
     <forward mode='bridge'/>
     <bridge name='br0'/>
   </network>
   

6. Add bridge network to virt-manager

   virsh -c qemu:///system net-create br0.xml
   virsh -c qemu:///system net-autostart br0