Kernel-based Virtual Machine
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Kernel-based Virtual Machine is a free and open-source virtualization module in the Linux kernel that allows the kernel to function as a hypervisor. It was merged into the mainline Linux kernel in version 2.6.20, which was released on February 5,... Wikipedia
Default location: /var/lib/libvirt/images
Developer(s): The Linux Kernel community
License: GNU GPL or LGPL
Operating system: Unix-like
Original author(s): Qumranet
Repository: git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm.git