setting up an alpine linux kvm guest

assuming the kvm host is up and running already

ls -lhF /data/ISO-IMAGES/alpine/alpine-xen-3.17.3-x86_64.iso

guest=alpine-xen

mkdir -p /data/guests/$guest/
cd /data/guests/$guest/

#virsh destroy $guest
#virsh undefine $guest
virt-install \
    --name $guest \
    --vcpus 3 \
    --ram 1024 \
    --disk path=/data/guests/$guest/$guest.img,format=raw,size=25,bus=virtio \
    --cdrom /data/ISO-IMAGES/alpine/alpine-xen-3.17.3-x86_64.iso \
    --network bridge=virbr0,model=virtio \
    --graphics vnc \
    --console pty,target_type=serial
xtightvncviewer localhost:5900

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