In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of installing Xen on Manjaro.
Before getting started, ensure Manjaro is up-to-date and you have root privileges.
First, we will add the Xen repository to Manjaro. Open the Terminal and execute the following command to add the repository:
sudo pacman-key --recv F3B111A2A5C7D359 && sudo pacman-key --lsign-key F3B111A2A5C7D359
sudo echo -e "[xen-git]\nServer = https://pkgbuild.com/~maximbaz/repo/x86_64\n" >> /etc/pacman.conf
sudo pacman -Syu --needed git base-devel
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si
Once the repository is added, we will install Xen. Execute the following command:
sudo pacman -Syyu && yay -Syu
sudo pacman -S xen xen-libs xen-tools
Next, we will set up the Xen configuration. Execute the following command to edit the '/etc/default/grub' file:
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
In the opened file, find the line starting with 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT'. Add the following line after it:
GRUB_CMDLINE_XEN_DEFAULT="dom0_mem=1024M dom0_max_vcpus=1 dom0_vcpus_pin dom0_mem=max:4G intel_iommu=on iommu=pt"
Save the changes and exit the file.
Then, execute the following commands to update the grub configuration and generate an initramfs for Xen:
sudo update-grub
sudo mkinitcpio -p linux-lts
sudo mkinitcpio -p linux
Finally, reboot the system for the changes to take effect:
sudo reboot
After the system reboots, we can verify the Xen installation. Execute the following command to check the Xen version:
xl info
If the command shows the Xen version, the installation is complete.
In this tutorial, we have installed Xen on Manjaro and set up its configuration. With Xen installed, we can use it to create and manage virtual machines.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
