<p><emi>virt-manager</emi> is the only virtualization
solution that we present that allows theo use of a Persistent
Storage.</span> See [[Rrunning Tails from a USB
image|virt-manager#usb_image]].</p>

<p><i>virt-manager</i> is the only virtualization
solution that allows to use a Persistent
Storage. See [[running Tails from a USB
image|virt-manager#usb_image]].</p>

*KVM* is the module of the Linux kernel that interacts with the virtualization features of the processor.

*QEMU* is the virtualization software that emulates virtual processors and peripherals based on *KVM* and that starts and stops virtual machines.

*libvirt* is a library that allows *virt-manager* to interact with the virtualization capabilities provided by *QEMU*.

*SPICE* is a protocol that allows to visualize the desktop of virtual machines.

[[Download a USBTails as an ISO image|install/download-iso]], instead of an ISO USB image.

[[Download Tails as an ISO image|install/download-iso]], instead of a USB image.

**UChoose ISO image**, then **Browse...**, and **Browse Local** to browse for the ISO image that you want to start from.

**Choose ISO image**, then **Browse...**, and **Browse Local** to browse for the ISO image that you want to start from.

<ol>
<li>Click on <span class="guilabel">localhost (QEMU)QEMU/KVM - Not Connected</span>.</li>
<li>Choose <span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Edit</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guimenuitem">Connection details</span></span> to
administer the connection to your local
<span class="application">QEMU</span> system.</li>
<li>Click on <span class="guilabel">Virtual Networks</span> tab, then
select the <span class="guilabel">default</span> virtual network in
the left pane.</li>
<li>Click on the [[!img lib/media-playback-start.png alt="Start Network"
link=no class=symbolic]] icon on the bottom of the left pane to
start the default virtual network.</li>
</ol>

<ol>
<li>Click on <span class="guilabel">QEMU/KVM - Not Connected</span>.</li>
<li>Choose <span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Edit</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guimenuitem">Connection details</span></span> to
administer the connection to your local
<span class="application">QEMU</span> system.</li>
<li>Click on <span class="guilabel">Virtual Networks</span> tab, then
select the <span class="guilabel">default</span> virtual network in
the left pane.</li>
<li>Click on the [[!img lib/media-playback-start.png alt="Start Network"
link=no class=symbolic]] icon on the bottom of the left pane to
start the default virtual network.</li>
</ol>

<span class="command-placeholder">size</span> has to be at least <span class="command">7200M</span>`7200M`.

<span class="command-placeholder">size</span> has to be at least `7200M`.

In the **configuration view**, choose **VirtIO Disk 1** or **IDE Disk 1**

In the configuration view, choose **VirtIO Disk 1** or **IDE Disk 1**