[Solved] Is there a QEMU KVM Minimal Install?

eduncan911 · 2015-09-24 21:57:07

Setting up my first Arch server strictly for KVM VMs only, I was surprised at the large amount of dependencies for KVM.

alsa? flac? wayland?!?!

This is a server. Or, is there a reason these are needed for Windows hosts or something?

Is there a minimal KVM install available, for CLI only?

$ sudo pacman -S qemu
[sudo] password for user: 
resolving dependencies...
:: There are 4 providers available for libgl:
:: Repository extra
   1) mesa-libgl  2) nvidia-304xx-libgl  3) nvidia-340xx-libgl  4) nvidia-libgl

Enter a number (default=1): 1
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (63) alsa-lib-1.0.29-1  bluez-libs-5.34-1  celt0.5.1-0.5.1.3-3  damageproto-1.2.1-3  elfutils-0.163-1  fixesproto-5.0-3
              flac-1.3.1-1  inputproto-2.3.1-1  json-c-0.12-2  kbproto-1.0.7-1  libasyncns-0.8-5  libcacard-2.4.0-4  libdrm-2.4.65-1
              libice-1.0.9-1  libjpeg-turbo-1.4.1-1  libnl-3.2.26-1  libogg-1.3.2-1  libomxil-bellagio-0.9.3-1  libpcap-1.7.4-1
              libpciaccess-0.13.4-1  libpng-1.6.18-1  libpulse-6.0-2  libsm-1.2.2-2  libsndfile-1.0.25-3  libtxc_dxtn-1.0.1-6
              libvorbis-1.3.5-1  libx11-1.6.3-1  libxau-1.0.8-2  libxcb-1.11.1-1  libxdamage-1.1.4-2  libxdmcp-1.1.2-1
              libxext-1.3.3-1  libxfixes-5.0.1-1  libxi-1.7.5-1  libxinerama-1.1.3-2  libxrandr-1.5.0-1  libxrender-0.9.9-1
              libxshmfence-1.2-1  libxtst-1.2.2-1  libxxf86vm-1.1.4-1  llvm-libs-3.6.2-4  mesa-10.6.7-1  mesa-libgl-10.6.7-1
              nspr-4.10.9-1  nss-3.20-1  pixman-0.32.8-1  randrproto-1.5.0-1  recordproto-1.14.2-2  renderproto-0.11.1-3
              sdl-1.2.15-7  seabios-1.8.2-1  snappy-1.1.3-1  spice-0.12.5-1  sqlite-3.8.11.1-3  usbredir-0.7-1  vde2-2.3.2-7
              wayland-1.8.1-1  xcb-proto-1.11-1  xextproto-7.3.0-1  xf86vidmodeproto-2.3.1-3  xineramaproto-1.2.1-3  xproto-7.0.28-1
              qemu-2.4.0-4

Total Download Size:     9.52 MiB
Total Installed Size:  141.46 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]

Last edited by eduncan911 (2015-09-24 22:20:49)

jasonwryan · 2015-09-24 22:00:05

This is what ABS/Asp is for.

Not a Sysadmin issue, moving to NC...

akenn · 2015-09-25 01:28:16

you need to compile the package without gui dependencies, or
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qemu-minimal/

eduncan911 · 2015-09-25 15:17:56

akenn wrote:

you need to compile the package without gui dependencies, or
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qemu-minimal/

Thank you!

That looks like exactly what i was looking for.

^- so says me, after I install the qemu cluster of things from pacman just a few hours ago before reading this. Argh!

Last edited by eduncan911 (2015-09-25 15:24:35)

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#1 2015-09-24 21:57:07

[Solved] Is there a QEMU KVM Minimal Install?

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