Qemu-kvm 0.15.0 stable and Spice-Gtk-0.7 on Ubuntu 11.10

All packages required are already in PPA “Qemu-kvm 0.15.0 and Spice on Ubuntu 11.10″. Spice-gtk-0.7 has been done for Oneiric as two builds. First one with python, gobject-introspection enabled and –with-gtk=”2.0″(GTK2). Second one –with-introspection and –with-gtk=”3.0″ (GTK3).This builds actually are the core builds in PPA, which bring RH’s technologies to Ubuntu 11.10. Notice, that option –with-audio=”pulse” is also used by both builds and appears to be working fine. Version of Spice Server has been
also upgraded to 0.8.2.
Following bellow is brief description of PPA Qemu-kvm 0.15.0 and Spice on Ubuntu 11.10.
************************************************************************************************************
UPDATE on 08/18/11 I am aware of following builds made at Debian :-
Details about package spice-gtk
Packaging schema at link mentioned above is exactly the same as in spice-gtk-0.7.1-1.fc16.src.rpm
View Rebuild Spice-Gtk-0.7 via Debian Unstable with gobject-introspection enabled
*************************************************************************************************************

1.The most recent qemu-kvm packages were done via “git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/qemu-kvm.git” are Release 0.15.0 as of 08/10/2011.
$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/qemu-kvm.git
$ cd qemu-kvm
$ git checkout -b stable-0.15 origin/stable-0.15
$ cd ..
Copy to building directory :
$ cp -R qemu-kvm ../BUILD/qemu-kvm-mmddyy
Stable branch is already patched to fix “QXL” issues and to support spicevmc channel

2. Spice-gtk-0.7 has been done for Oneiric as two builds.

GTK2 build performed with
./configure --prefix=/usr --build=x86_64-linux-gnu \
--mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info \
--datadir=/usr/share \
--sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \
--libexecdir=/usr/bin \
--with-python --disable-static \
--enable-introspection \
--enable-smartcard=no \
--with-gtk="2.0" --with-audio="pulse"

GTK3 build performed with
./configure --prefix=/usr --build=x86_64-linux-gnu \
--mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info \
--datadir=/usr/share \
--sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \
--libexecdir=/usr/bin \
--disable-static \
--enable-introspection \
--with-gtk="3.0" --enable-smartcard=no --with-audio="pulse"

libspice-protocol-dev 0.8.1-1 is required by both builds

3.Current version of spice-vdagent for Oneiric as KVM guest installs service and *.desktop (file) automatically and requires guest restart for activation or manual gdm restart and starting service.

***********************************************************************
UPDATE on 08/16/11. Please, view https://wiki.ubuntu.com/spice ,
regarding issues raised up on 08/16/11. You might have to import
PUBLIC KEY separately to install PPA.

Would you have problem with adding my PPAs , like this :-
Executing: gpg –ignore-time-conflict –no-options –no-default-keyring –secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.CuZyZy4MSK
–trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg –keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg –primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg –keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ –recv 5
gpg: “5” not a key ID: skipping
Run “sudo apt-get update” . It will show you value of PUBLIC KEY to be imported . Then run :
$ sudo apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys
$ sudo apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys \
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Where XXXXXXXXXXXXXX is a value been shown by “apt-get update” on your box
$ sudo apt-get update
***********************************************************************
Install software from PPA :-
************************************************************************
$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:bderzhavets/qemu-git
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm qemu qemu-common \
libspice-client libspice-client-dev \
libspicegtk3-client libspicegtk3-client-dev \
spice libspice-protocol-dev spicegtk3-client

$ sudo apt-get install virtinst virt-viewer virt-manager

Disable libvirtd’s apparmor profile :

$ sudo ln -s /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.libvirtd /etc/apparmor.d/disable/
$ sudo apparmor_parser -R /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.libvirtd
$ sudo adduser $USER kvm
$ sudo reboot

The most recent daily builds of Ubuntu 11.10 don’t contain Synaptic Manager. To install
$ sudo apt-get install synaptic

2 Responses to Qemu-kvm 0.15.0 stable and Spice-Gtk-0.7 on Ubuntu 11.10

  1. Juliet says:

    One thing I would really like to reply to is that weight loss program
    fast may be possible by the suitable diet and exercise.
    People’s size not just affects appearance, but also the entire quality of life. Self-esteem, depressive disorder, health risks, and also physical abilities are disturbed in extra weight. It is possible to make everything right and at the same time having a gain. In such a circumstance, a problem may be the culprit. While too much food rather than enough work out are usually accountable, common health conditions and traditionally used prescriptions can certainly greatly amplify size. Thanks alot : ) for your post right here.

  2. Lazaro says:

    Throughout the awesome design of things you’ll secure an A for hard work. Where you misplaced everybody was first in the facts. You know, people say, details make or break the argument.. And it could not be more true here. Having said that, let me say to you what exactly did deliver the results. The writing is actually really powerful and that is possibly why I am taking an effort to opine. I do not really make it a regular habit of doing that. Next, whilst I can certainly see a jumps in reason you come up with, I am not really confident of how you seem to connect the details which in turn help to make your final result. For right now I shall subscribe to your issue but hope in the foreseeable future you actually connect your dots much better.

Leave a reply to Juliet Cancel reply