"No KVM, No qemu-kvm" Available error while trying to install KVM on CentOS 6.3
 

Hi Guys,

Am trying to install KVM.ut getting below pasted error

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[root@localhost Sriram]# yum install kvm libvirt python-virtinst qemu-kvm
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: ftp.iitm.ac.in
* elrepo: mirrors.ircam.fr
* extras: ftp.iitm.ac.in
* livna: rpm.livna.org
* updates: ftp.iitm.ac.in
Setting up Install Process
No package kvm available.
Package libvirt-0.9.10-21.el6_3.7.i686 already installed and latest version
Package python-virtinst-0.600.0-8.el6.noarch already installed and latest version
No package qemu-kvm available.
Nothing to do
[root@localhost Sriram]#
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My CPU is fine, will support virtualisation:

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[root@localhost Sriram]# egrep '^flags.*(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm xsave lahf_lm dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm xsave lahf_lm dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
[root@localhost Sriram]#
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uname -r :-->

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[root@localhost Sriram]# uname -r
2.6.32-279.19.1.el6.i686
[root@localhost Sriram]#
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Already imported the GPG Keys

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[root@localhost Sriram]# rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY*
[root@localhost Sriram]#
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I have already installed Virtual Machine manager.

Please advise on how i can add KVM repository.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Thanks,
Sriram A Das

Hi
I really think that the distribution that you're using doesn't have any package called "qemu-kvm" => therefore the message "No package qemu-kvm available."
I think that recently "qemu" and "qemu-kvm" were merged into "qemu" => if you install the package "qemu" you might end up getting the executable "qemu-kvm" or if it's an even more recent version you just call the executable "qemu" with a parameter to activate the kvm support (look at the man pages to know exactly how it's called).

Thanks a lot pearl..!

I tried every possible way of installing... Tried

Yum install qemu

Yum install kvm-qemu

Yum install qeum-kvm

Every time am getting the same error. Even tried loading a qemu module with kmod.. It installed ok but still my virtualisation manager is asking for kvm-qemu.

Is there any other way? Please suggest

Thanks again..

Sriram A Das

Welcome, but ffff.... don't know... .
Which distribution are you using? Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 64bit?

Centos i686

you can have kvm on centos x86_64 only