Linux Mint 17.3 KVM Install windows7 virtual machine

First, install the Windows7 virtual machine

Linux Mint 17.3 is a good desktop release, I downloaded the Linux Mint 17.3 for Xfce desktop version, the speed has not been said, and installation settings are very simple, very suitable for the long-term replacement of Windows use, now long-term work in this system, Many new technologies have also been tested, such as the KVM virtual machine under Linux, which is already part of the Linux kernel and has been installed in Linux Mint 17.3, It is only necessary to install the corresponding virtual machine management software QEMU and graphics management software Virt-manager, in the command line mode to install directly: $sudo apt-get install QEMU-KVM libvirt-bin virt-manager Bridge-utils, or it is very convenient to install it in the software manager in mint17.3. After the installation will be in the Desktop Start Menu "System" to add a "virtual System Manager", 1, click Open this "virtual System Manager", entered the graphical virtual machine management interface, 2, click on the "New" button, create a new virtual machine, 3, at the name, enter "Windows7", click "Forward", Go to select Operating system CD, 4, in Figure 4 Select the virtual machines installed operating system ISO file, select the operating system type and version, click "Forward", enter memory and CPU settings, 5, enter the memory size and number of CPUs, click the "Forward" button to enter the Disk Management interface, 6, enter the appropriate disk size, if you select "Allocate an entire disk immediately" will be the size of the disk entered immediately to occupy the size of the physical disk, if not selected, then refers to the dynamic allocation of disk size, how much, the maximum limit is the size of the disk you entered, it is generally recommended not to select "Allocate an entire disk immediately" If selected, it will improve some performance, but the improvement is not obvious. Go ahead, go to the "Build virtual machine" stage, 7, use the default parameters, click the "Finish" button to install the Windows7 system, Windows7 installation will not need I say more.

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Second, enhance Windows virtual machine performance

After the installation is complete, you will find that the desktop mouse follow the effect is not very good, the desktop resolution is not adjusted to the appropriate 1366*768, the playback video file will become animated animation, does not support DirectX acceleration, these problems are mainly due to the use of VNC mode to view the client, the following adjustments need to be made:

1, use spice. In the virtual machine first set the resolution to 1280*768, so look more comfortable, then open IE Browser, enter the address http://pan.baidu.com/s/1hrbWzVu download the installation spice_guest_tools, and then shut down the computer. Double-click the virtual machine in Virtual System Manager, go to the "Details" tab of "Windows7 virtual machine", configure "show VNC" as spice,8, then select "Video Vga", select "QXL" and then turn on the model.

Linux Mint 17.3 KVM Install windows7 virtual machine