Taking SPICE for a Spin

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 20, 2010

“I finally figured out how to get SPICE working on Fedora
14.

“What is SPICE? – It stands for “Simple Protocol for Independent
Computing Environments”. What does that mean exactly? SPICE is a
remote display protocol designed specifically for use with the
Linux kernel’s built-in virtualization hypervisor KVM. SPICE is
similar to terminal services but rather than multiple users sharing
a single, remote physical machine, SPICE allows you to graphically
connect to and use a local or a remote KVM virtual machine.

“For those who want to just watch a video, here it is. Please
note that I kept bumping the tripod by accident and autofocus can
be annoying in some spots… and it isn’t the highest quality…
BUT it does give you a good idea of how well SPICE works.”

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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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