Ubuntu spice

[PeterMarcusH.]

Hello guys, im trying to install the spice guest drivers for my light ubuntu VM. Whilst trying to follow the installation guide, im stuck at the following, from their wiki:

To enable the virtio serial port you need to pass the following params on the qemu cmdline:

-device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,max_ports=16,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5 \
-chardev spicevmc,name=vdagent,id=vdagent \
-device virtserialport,nr=1,bus=virtio-serial0.0,chardev=vdagent,name=com.redhat.spice.0

Where would i go about to find the qemu cmdline?

 

[dcsapak]

if you select 'spice' as display, this will be added automatically

 

[PeterMarcusH.]

Thank you for your reply dcsapak!, would you know then why when i run ./config on the two downloaded spice guest files i get the following:

 

[tom]

Thank you for your reply dcsapak!, would you know then why when i run ./config on the two downloaded spice guest files i get the following:

I do not get what you are doing here, just install in your Ubuntu the spice-vdagent with:

> apt install spice-vdagent

which Ubuntu version do you run?

 

[PeterMarcusH.]

I do not get what you are doing here, just install in your Ubuntu the spice-vdagent with:

> apt install spice-vdagent

which Ubuntu version do you run?

I cant resize why window in spice, and wanted to install SPICE vdagent and x.org QXL video driver from .tar files at spice-space. The install instructions explain to just ./configutre and then make? And i run 4.15.0-47 Ubuntu...i think

 

[tom]

you never need to install the tar versions.

which Ubuntu version do you run exactly?
which desktop environment do you use?

 

[PeterMarcusH.]

you never need to install the tar versions.

which Ubuntu version do you run exactly?
which desktop environment do you use?

But at windows, installing the guest spice drivers fixes the issue and works like a charm? Why wouldnt the same count for linux? And sorry for being a linux noob, but how exactly would i go about finding my ubuntu version and desktop environment?

 

[tom]

You should be able to tell us which Ubuntu version you use, otherwise its a bit hard to help.

(If you use the current Stable Ubuntu in a default setup, it works out of the box after installing the vdagent with apt.)

 

[tom]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckingYourUbuntuVersion

 

[PeterMarcusH.]

You should be able to tell us which Ubuntu version you use, otherwise its a bit hard to help.

(If you use the current Stable Ubuntu in a default setup, it works out of the box after installing the vdagent with apt.)

I've installed Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic Beaver", with added minimal desktop at installtion

 

[PeterMarcusH.]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckingYourUbuntuVersion

I think the image should be it

 

[tom]

There are several "minimal desktop", the question is which one (MATE, lubuntu, xubuntu, ...). but I assume you did not went for the "Ubuntu desktop"?

If you go for the default Ubuntu desktop, it just works, others do/can have problems with the resizing.

You can add the "Ubuntu desktop" if you re-run tasksel.

> tasksel

and choose "Ubuntu Desktop". Works here.

 

[PeterMarcusH.]

There are several "minimal desktop", the question is which one (MATE, lubuntu, xubuntu, ...). but I assume you did not went for the "Ubuntu desktop"?

If you go for the default Ubuntu desktop, it just works, others do/can have problems with the resizing.

You can add the "Ubuntu desktop" if you re-run tasksel.

> tasksel

and choose "Ubuntu Desktop". Works here.

Thank you tom! This worked for me