How to Install Archipel on Manjaro

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Archipel, a virtualization management software, on Manjaro Linux.

Step 1: Update your system

Before we start, update your system to ensure you have the latest packages installed:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install required packages

Install the required packages for Archipel:

sudo pacman -S libvirt python-pip python-lxml python-paramiko python-peewee python-psycopg2 python-redis python-setuptools python-six python-wheel python2-pip python2-lxml python2-paramiko python2-peewee python2-psycopg2 python2-redis python2-setuptools python2-six python2-wheel openssl

Step 3: Install Archipel

Use pip to install Archipel:

sudo pip install archipel-core archipel-agent hypervisor

Step 4: Configure Archipel

Create a configuration file for Archipel:

sudo cp /etc/archipel/archipel.conf.dist /etc/archipel/archipel.conf

Open the configuration file in a text editor:

sudo nano /etc/archipel/archipel.conf

In the configuration file, modify the following lines:

[auth]
enable_authentication = False
[home]
manage_guests_on_host = True
[mediator]
mediator_enable = True
[mediaserver]
mediaserver_enable = True

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Start the Archipel services

Start the Archipel services to verify that everything is working:

sudo systemctl start archipel-mediator archipel-agent

Step 6: Enable the Archipel services

Enable the Archipel services to start automatically on boot:

sudo systemctl enable archipel-mediator archipel-agent

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Archipel on Manjaro Linux. You can now manage your virtualization environment with Archipel.

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