Qemu 1.3 Released: qemu-kvm merge into qemu complete | Linux Today

Qemu 1.3 Released: qemu-kvm merge into qemu complete

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 7, 2012

Qemu 1.3 has been released and with it completes the merge of qemu-kvm into qemu.  This means that you can now use “vanilla” qemu to run your kvm virtual machines.  No more need to run the special version of qemu optimized for kvm.  Many other features and enhancements also comes along with this release such as big improvements in USB3, live disk mirroring, support for glusterfs volumes and improved spice support for legacy vga mode.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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