Windows 11 in Linux

Virt Manager | تنصيب ويندوز 11 داخل لينكس

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Install Windows 11 in Virt Manager

شرح كيفية تنصيب ويندوز 11 داخل لينكس كجهاز افتراضي، بواسطة تطبيق Virt Manager.

Requirements

• Download Windows 11 ISO
• Download VirtIO WIN ISO
• Install swtpm and edk2-ovmf as shown below:

Fedora

sudo dnf install swtpm edk2-ovmf

Ubuntu

sudo apt install swtpm ovmf

Arch

sudo pacman -S swtpm edk2-ovmf

Creat new VM with

• Create qcow2 file (find out how)
• Add Hardware TPM (Emulated - CRB - 2.0)
• Firmware to UEFI x86_64 with secure boot (OVMF_CODE.secboot.fd)
• Set Disk to VirtIO
• Add 2^nd cdrom with virtio-win.iso mounted
• Set network card to VirtIO
• Set Display to Spice
• Set Video to QXL

Boot the VM

• Where do you want to install windows ?
  • Click Load driver
  • Browse
  • VirtIO CDrom
  • amd64
  • w11
  • OK
  • Next
  • New
  • Apply
  • OK
  • Next

Post Install

• Shutdown the system and add new Channel to the VM with org.qemu.guest_agent.0 as a Name and Device Type UNIX socket (unix)
• Start the system and Install virtio-win-guest-tools from VirtIO ISO.
• Restart