# Installing StartOS on Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager)

**URL:** <https://community.start9.com/t/installing-startos-on-virtual-machine-manager-virt-manager/77>\
**Category:** Guides\
**Tags:** how-to\
**Created:** [December 12, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/installing-startos-on-virtual-machine-manager-virt-manager/77 "2022-12-12T15:54:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spencer](https://community.start9.com/user_avatar/community.start9.com/spencer/32/111_2.png) [@Spencer](https://community.start9.com/u/Spencer)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/installing-startos-on-virtual-machine-manager-virt-manager/77/7 "2023-01-02T23:21:56Z")

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Created this tutorial, which adds a bit more context to the above:

> [@Testing new embassyOS packages without a physical Embassy](https://community.start9.com/t/testing-new-embassyos-packages-without-a-physical-embassy/125):
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> If you want to start developing packages for embassyOS (eOS), you’ll need a running copy of eOS to deploy and test your packages. eOS can be installed in minutes on [many pieces of hardware](https://community.start9.com/t/known-good-hardware-master-list-hardware-capable-of-running-embassyos-v0-3-3/66/16), but if you don’t have a spare laptop or Raspberry Pi laying around you may want to install eOS on a virtual machine (VM) instead. This tutorial will cover: Installing eOS inside a virt-manager VM Accessing your eOS instance remotely Creating and sideloading a new package (S9PK) Installing eOS on a VM [Do…](https://virt-manager.org/download/)

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