XCP-ng is a powerful virtualization platform based on the Xen hypervisor that allows you to manage multiple virtual machines on a single physical host. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing XCP-ng on Manjaro, a user-friendly Linux distribution.
Before proceeding with the installation of XCP-ng, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step in installing XCP-ng on Manjaro is to add the XCP-ng repository to your system. To do this, open the terminal and enter the following commands:
sudo pacman-key --recv-keys 0x6A7A6BC04EA3BEBF
sudo pacman-key --lsign-key 0x6A7A6BC04EA3BEBF
sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
Then, add the following lines to the end of the file:
[xcp-ng]
Server = http://mirror.linux-ia64.org/xcp-ng/$major.$minor/$arch/
Save the changes and exit the text editor. Now update your system's package list by entering the following command:
sudo pacman -Sy
With the XCP-ng repository added to your system, you can now install XCP-ng by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S xcp-ng
This will download and install all the required packages for XCP-ng on your Manjaro system.
Once the installation is complete, you can start XCP-ng by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start xcp-ng
This will start the XCP-ng service on your Manjaro system.
To enable XCP-ng to start automatically at boot time, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable xcp-ng
This will add XCP-ng to the list of services that start at boot time on your Manjaro system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed XCP-ng on Manjaro Linux. To manage your virtual machines, you can use the XCP-ng Center, a free and user-friendly graphical interface that allows you to create, start, stop, and manage virtual machines on XCP-ng.
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