[*virt-manager*](http://virt-manager.org/) is a Free Software virtualization solution for Linux. *virt-manager* has a more complex interface than *GNOME Boxes* but it also has a more complete set of features.

<p><i>virt-manager</i> is the only virtualization
solution that allows to use a Persistent
Storage. See [[running Tails from a USB
image|virt-manager#usb_image]].</p>

<p>The following instructions have been tested on Debian 12 (Bookworm).</p>

Terminology

Installation

<p class="command">sudo apt install virt-manager libvirt-daemon-system</p>

<p class="command">sudo apt install virt-manager libvirt-bin qemu-kvm</p>

Running Tails from an ISO image

[[Download Tails as an ISO image|install/download-iso]], instead of a USB image.

Double-click on **QEMU/KVM - Not Connected** to connect to the *QEMU* system of your host.

To create a new virtual machine, choose <span class="menuchoice"> <span class="guimenu">File</span>&nbsp;▸ <span class="guimenuitem">New Virtual Machine</span></span>.

In *step 1*, choose **Local install media (ISO image or CDROM)**.

In *step 2*:

**Choose ISO image**, then **Browse...**, and **Browse Local** to browse for the ISO image that you want to start from.

Unselect **Automatically detected from the installation media / source**.

Specify **Debian 11** in the field **Choose the operating system you are installing**.

In *step 3*, allocate at least 2048 MB of RAM.

In *step 4*, unselect **Enable storage for this virtual machine**.

In *step 5*:

Type a name of your choice for the new virtual machine.