Winmin Setup is an GTK application that uses the SPICE protocol and Python to guide a user through installing a libvirt virtual machine as a base for Winmin.
- libspice-client-gtk-3.0-dev
- libspice-client-glib-2.0-dev
- libgtk-3-dev
- libvirt-dev
- meson
- python3
Build and install with:
$ meson build
$ ninja -C build install
Build and install with:
$ sudo python3 setup.py install
- spice-client-gtk
- libvirt-clients
- libvirt-daemon-system
- virtinst
- python3
- python-is-python3
In order for this program to access the spice socket of the guest VM, the user must be part of the kvm group. This can be added using the following command.
$ sudo usermod -aG $USER kvm
In order to properly setup Winmin for useage and application installation, the user must be part of the group tty. This can be added using the following command.
$ sudo usermod -aG $USER tty
You may need to logout or reboot in order for group changes to take effect.
winmin-setup
- Fix loading screen using threads. Currently the window freezes when downloading the virtio guest iso
- Add spice window resizing (see winmin-viewer for reference)
- Use libvirt API for managing virtual machines instead of high-level python commands
- Add image references in the instructions
- Add audio input support