[CentOS] Can't find qemu-kvm

On 01/02/2012 06:26 PM, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
> On 01/02/2012 09:49 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>> On 01/02/2012 03:19 AM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
>>> On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Mark LaPierre<marklapier at aol.com>    wrote:
>>>> I just installed CentOS 6.2 32 bit today.  When I try to start the
>>>> Virtual Machine Manager I get a error:
>>>>
>>>> Packages required for KVM usage
>>>>
>>>> The following packages are not installed:
>>>>
>>>> qemu-kvm
>>>
>>> KVM is not available for 32-bit. You need to install CentOS x86_64.
>>
>> Then I have to face weeks of 32 bit compatibility issues, unresolvable
>> library conflicts, and source code that won't build.  It's bad enough
>> that I can't get Microsoft's Skype to run on this 32 bit system.  I just
>> spent most of a week trying to get Scientific Linux 6.1 x86-64 to
>> cooperate.  There are still too many 32 bit only applications to deal
>> with.  Aside from that, I have to go back to work tomorrow because my
>> Christmas break is over. ;-)
>
> For Skype I use version 2.1.0.81
> On 64-bit system) you need to download that version and run:
> yum –nogpgchek localinstall skype-2.1.0.81-fc10.i586.rpm glibc.i686
> alsa-lib.i686 libXv.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686′
>
> You can download this working version from my EL6 repository:
> http://rpms.plnet.rs/plnet-centos6-i386/RPMS.centdos/skype-2.1.0.81-fc10.i586.rpm
>
>>
>> As for KVM not working in 32 bit, I found it worked quite well in Fedora
>> 14 32 bit.  Can someone explain how making it 64 bit only is an
>> improvement? :-(
>>
>
> Upstream decided to ditch KVM for 32-bit system. Fedora is testing
> ground for RHEL, they do what they want. As simple as that.
>

A big awesome thanks a lot Ljubomir.  Skype is up and running.  I got 
Audacity, and Samba working and got all my podcast feeds transferred 
from my backup rhythmdb.xml file into Rhythmbox today too.  A very 
productive day partially thanks to you.

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