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Linux VM Installation on KVM using cloud-init and virt-install

Josphat Mutai Updated Mar 26, 2026 · 1 min read
  • Understanding Virt-install
  • Linux VM Installation from ISO image
  • Linux VM Installation using Cloud-Init
  • Windows installation (Desktop and Server) using virt-install
  • VMs Installation using Virt-builder
  • VMs Install using PXE Boot and virt-install
  • VMs Installation using virt-install and kickstart
  • GPU Passthrough to Virtual Machines
Josphat Mutai

Founder of Computingforgeeks. Senior Systems Engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience building and managing production infrastructure. Core expertise in Linux/UNIX administration, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and Kubernetes ecosystems (EKS, GKE, OpenShift). Deep experience with virtualization (KVM, Proxmox, OpenStack), infrastructure as code (Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible, Crossplane), GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, FluxCD), Nix/NixOS, and container orchestration at scale. Currently focused on integrating AI and LLMs into DevOps and platform engineering workflows. Every guide on this site is tested on real systems before publishing.

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