Check Virtualization Support lscpu | grep -i Virtualization * VT-x for Intel * AMD-Vi for AMD Ensure that your kernel includes KVM modules zgrep CONFIG_KVM /proc/config.gz * y = Yes (always installed) * m = Loadable module Install QEMU, libvirt, viewers, and tools sudo pacman -S qemu-full qemu-img libvirt virt-install virt-manager virt-viewer \ edk2-ovmf dnsmasq