How to Install oVirt on POP! OS Latest

oVirt is an open-source virtualization management platform that provides a centralized management interface for hypervisors, storage, and network resources. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install oVirt on POP! OS Latest.

Step 1: Update Your System

Before starting the installation of oVirt, you need to ensure that your system is up to date. You can do this by running the following commands in your terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install the Required Dependencies

oVirt requires several packages to be installed on the system. We can install them by using the following command:

sudo apt install dnf dnf-plugins-core -y

Step 3: Add the oVirt Repository

First, we need to add the oVirt repository key:

sudo wget -P /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/ https://www.ovirt.org/keys/RPM-GPG-KEY-OVIRT-4.4
sudo rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-OVIRT-4.4

Then, we can add the oVirt repository by creating a new file ovirt.repo in the /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory:

sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/ovirt.repo

Add the following contents to the file:

[ovirt]
name=Ovirt stable
baseurl=https://resources.ovirt.org/pub/yum-repo/ovirt-release44.rpm
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-OVIRT-4.4

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Install oVirt

We can finally install oVirt by running the following command:

sudo dnf install ovirt-engine -y

This command will install the oVirt engine, which is the web-based management console for oVirt.

Step 5: Configure Firewall

oVirt requires several ports to be open in the firewall, including 80, 443, and 5432. We can allow these ports by using the following commands:

sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
sudo ufw allow 443/tcp
sudo ufw allow 5432/tcp
sudo ufw reload

Step 6: Start and Enable Services

We can start the oVirt engine service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start ovirt-engine

Then, we can enable the service to start automatically at boot time:

sudo systemctl enable ovirt-engine

Step 7: Access oVirt Web Console

After completing the installation, you can access the oVirt web console by opening your web browser and navigating to https://localhost/ovirt-engine. You will be asked to accept the self-signed SSL certificate, after which you will be prompted to create a new administrator user.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed oVirt on POP! OS Latest.

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