LM 21 and QEMU / KVM

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Hello forum!

I am trying to install Docker Desktop for Linux.

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/linux-install/

It says I have to have KVM and QEMU greater than 5.2

I don't think I have either of these installed. I tried to search for a tutorial. All the tutorials say I need to install something like "qemu-kvm" which doesn't seem to exist in the LM 21 repos.

(Example here: https://ubuntu.com/blog/kvm-hyphervisor it says to install qemu (which is a dummy package) and qemu-kvm (which doesn't exist))

Can anyone help me get started with QEMU and KVM in the newest Linux Mint so I can install Docker Desktop?

Edit: I have a Dell Optiplex 3050 with an intel Core i5 7th gen processor, 64-bit, which apparently supports virtualization
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en ... 0-ghz.html

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qemu-kvm does not shhow up in Synaptic - Quick check in terminal reveals:-

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robin@mate:~/Desktop$ sudo apt search qemu-kvm
[sudo] password for robin:         
v   qemu-kvm                    -                                           
robin@mate:~/Desktop$ sudo apt install qemu-kvm
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'qemu-system-x86' instead of 'qemu-kvm'
The following additional packages will be installed:
  cpu-checker ibverbs-providers ipxe-qemu ipxe-qemu-256k-compat-efi-roms
  libcacard0 libdaxctl1 libfdt1 libgfapi0 libgfrpc0 libgfxdr0 libglusterfs0
  libibverbs1 libiscsi7 libndctl6 libpmem1 libpmemobj1 librados2 librbd1
  librdmacm1 libslirp0 libspice-server1 libusbredirparser1 libvirglrenderer1
  msr-tools ovmf qemu-block-extra qemu-system-common qemu-system-data
  qemu-system-gui qemu-utils seabios

That being the case the instructions here https://www.linuxtechi.com/how-to-insta ... ntu-22-04/ should hold good.

[jdenekat]

I just got Docker Desktop running by downloading the deb package here: https://desktop.docker.com/linux/main/a ... inux-amd64

It is linked from the page: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/ubuntu/

It installed qemu and all the other dependencies, the prereq of course is having docker installed, but it sounds like you already do. If not, try the page https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/

The only change required to the engine install directions is in step 3 under "Setup the Repository" is to replace $(lsb_release -cs) with jammy.