Setup KVM Hypervisor on LMDE 6

 In particular case the original set  of packages differs from Debian 12.5 and Sparky Linux 2024.05 ones

$ sudo apt install qemu-system libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager -y

 $ sudo virsh net-start default

 $ sudo virsh net-autostart default                    

 $ sudo modprobe vhost_net 

 $ lsmod | grep vhost

 $ echo vhost_net | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

 $ sudo usermod -a -G libvirt  $(whoami)

 $ sudo reboot

 Install Web Cockpit Console

 $  sudo apt install cockpit cockpit-machines

 $  sudo systemctl start cockpit.socket

 Update of /usr/lib/systemd/system/cockpit.service is still required  two lines below are supposed to be added to *.service file :

  [Install]

  WantedBy=graphical.target

 $  sudo systemctl enable cockpit.socket

 Tuning firewall

 $  sudo apt install firewalld

 Enable and start firewalld service

 $  sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpit --permanent

 $  sudo firewall-cmd --reload