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| author | Sandra McCann <scmccann2000@gmail.com> | 2015-04-10 08:47:51 -0400 |
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| committer | Sandra McCann <scmccann2000@gmail.com> | 2015-04-10 08:47:51 -0400 |
| commit | e196e567cbaae1b0a9859f329db7c866083b2c7b (patch) | |
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Trimmed down package description list to match target audience.
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diff --git a/en-US/Guest_Installation_Virt_Manager.xml b/en-US/Guest_Installation_Virt_Manager.xml index 6db7e29..0600e3b 100644 --- a/en-US/Guest_Installation_Virt_Manager.xml +++ b/en-US/Guest_Installation_Virt_Manager.xml @@ -63,41 +63,22 @@ Group: Virtualization virt-top </screen> </para> - <para> - To use virtualization on Fedora you require at least the <filename>qemu-kvm</filename> and <filename>qemu-img</filename> packages. These packages provide the user-level KVM emulator and disk image manager on the host Fedora system. - </para> <para> - The following list describes some of these packages. + The following list describes some of these packages. </para> <variablelist> <title>Recommended virtualization packages</title> <varlistentry> - <term><package>qemu-kvm</package> and <package>qemu-img</package></term> + <term><package>qemu-kvm</package></term> <listitem> - <para> These packages provide the user-level KVM emulator and disk image manager on the host Fedora system.</para> + <para> This package provide the user-level KVM emulator on the host Fedora system.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><package>python-virtinst</package></term> + <term><package>virt-install</package></term> <listitem> <para> - Provides the <command>virt-install</command> command for creating virtual machines. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><package>libvirt</package></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The <package>libvirt</package> package provides the server and host side libraries for interacting with hypervisors and host systems. The <package>libvirt</package> package provides the <systemitem>libvirtd</systemitem> daemon that handles the library calls, manages virtual machines and controls the hypervisor. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><package>libvirt-python</package></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The <package>libvirt-python</package> package contains a module that permits applications written in the Python programming language to use the interface supplied by the <package>libvirt</package> API. + Provides the <command>virt-install</command> command line tool for creating virtual machines. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -105,20 +86,11 @@ Group: Virtualization <term><package>virt-manager</package></term> <listitem> <para> - <command>virt-manager</command>, also known as <application>Virtual Machine Manager</application>, provides a graphical tool for administering virtual machines. It uses <package>libvirt-client</package> library as the management API. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><package>libvirt-client</package></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The <package>libvirt-client</package> package provides the client-side APIs and libraries for accessing <package>libvirt</package> servers. The <package>libvirt-client</package> package includes the <command>virsh</command> command line tool to manage and control virtual machines and hypervisors from the command line or a special virtualization shell. + <command>virt-manager</command>, also known as <application>Virtual Machine Manager</application>, provides a graphical tool for administering virtual machines. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> - - + </variablelist> </section> @@ -127,7 +99,7 @@ Group: Virtualization <para>By default libvirt creates a private network for your guests on the host machine. This private network will use a 192.168.x.x subnet and not be reachable directly from the network the host machine is on, but virtual guests can use the host machine as a gateway and can connect out with it. If you need to provide services on your guests that are reachable through other machines on your host network you can use iptables DNAT rules to forward in specific ports, or you can setup a Bridged env. </para> </section> -<section id="chap-Virtualization_Host_Configuration_and_Guest_Installation_Guide-Guest_Installation_Virt_Manager-Creating_guests_with_virt_manager"> +<section id="Guest_Installation_Virt_Manager-Creating_guests_with_virt_manager"> <title>Creating guests with virt-manager</title> <para> <command>virt-manager</command>, also known as Virtual Machine Manager, |
