How do I change the resolution on qemu?

2021 Solution for virt-manager users

1. Open terminal.
2. virt-manager.
3. Open VM settings.
4. Go to “Video” tab.
5. Change to “Virtio”
6. Run / restart VM.
7. Open settings in guest OS (eg I run Debian 10 with XFCE so I open XFCE settings)
8. Change display resolution.

Is Spice better than VNC?

VNC is the standard choice for a remote desktop protocol; it is widespread beyond the world of Linux and causes the least problems in production use. One alternative to VNC, however, is the new Spice protocol, which promises superior speed and a number of additional features.

What is spice display?

Spice is an open remote computing solution, providing client access to remote displays and devices (e.g. keyboard, mouse, audio). The main use case is to get remote access to virtual machines, although other use cases are possible and in various development stage.

How do I set up a spice server?

Follow the following steps on Client VM (Ubuntu 20.04).

1. Update the repositories and packages on client System: $ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y.
2. Now install the following required packages for running spice client: $ sudo apt install virt-viewer -y.
3. Now to open the remote viewer, run the following command.

Do you need a Windows QXL driver for spice?

Windows QXL driver is not needed if you are using the Windows guest tools installer above. This is not needed if you are using the Windows guest tools installer above. To enable the folder sharing in the Windows guest you need: The SPICE server code is needed when building SPICE support into QEMU.

What do I need to know about x11spice?

x11spice – A utility to allow a user to share a current running X session via a Spice server. Guest-side daemon which captures the guest video output, encodes it to a video stream and forwards the resulting stream to the host to be sent through SPICE. Older source releases can be found here. Old versions of spice-gtk can be found here.

What can I do with the Spice installer?

This installer contains some optional drivers and services that can be installed in Windows guest to improve SPICE performance and integration. This includes the qxl video driver and the SPICE guest agent (for copy and paste, automatic resolution switching.)

How to enable the Spice server in QEMU-KVM?

You’ll see a normal SDL window pop up, and if you poke inside the guest you’ll find that X is using the qxl device to display: However, this is not enough to use SPICE. We need to enable the spice server in qemu-kvm. We also need a client to view the guest. So first be sure the client is installed: