docs/operations/reference/bash/install-qemu-guest-agent.md

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Bash QEMU Scripting Linux

Purpose: You may need to install the QEMU guest agent on linux VMs manually, while Windows-based devices work out-of-the-box after installing the VirtIO guest tools installer.

=== "Ubuntu Server"

```sh
sudo su
apt update 
apt install -y qemu-guest-agent
systemctl enable --now qemu-guest-agent
```

=== "Rocky Linux"

```sh
sudo su
dnf install -y qemu-guest-agent
systemctl enable --now qemu-guest-agent
```