Editing Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software (section)

==== 1.1 Download the Home Assistant KVM Image and Prepare it for Use ====

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<li><p>Go to the ''[https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/linux official Home Assistant website]''.</p></li>
<li><p>'''Find the KVM Image''':</p>
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<li><p>Scroll down to the section titled “KVM(virt-manager)”.</p></li>
<li><p>Click the link to download the latest KVM <code>.qcow2.xz</code> image from the official Home Assistant GitHub releases. Alternatively, you can download directly from the GitHub link provided ''[https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releases/download/13.1/haos_ova-13.1.qcow2.xz here]''.</p></li>
<li><p>''(Note: This file version will change over time, so make sure you are downloading the latest release.)''</p></li>
<li><p>''MAKE SURE YOU GRAB THE ONE FOR KVM VIRSH VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGER IN LINUX, NOT THE VIRTUALBOX ONE!''</p></li></ul>
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<li><p>'''Download and Unzip the Image''':</p>
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<li><p>Once the download is complete, you’ll need to unzip the <code>.qcow2.xz</code> file. Run the following command to decompress the file:</p>
<pre>xz -d haos_ova-13.1.qcow2.xz</pre></li>
<li><p>''(Make sure the filename reflects the version you downloaded, as it may vary.)''</p></li></ul>
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<li><p>'''Move the Unzipped Image to the Correct Directory''':</p>
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<li><p>Move the decompressed <code>.qcow2</code> file to your virtual machine images directory, typically <code>/var/lib/libvirt/images/</code>. Use the following command to move it:</p>
<pre>sudo mv ~/Downloads/haos_ova-13.1.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/</pre></li></ul>
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<li><p>'''Set the Correct Ownership and Permissions''':</p>
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<li><p>Change the ownership of the image file so that it is owned by the <code>libvirt-qemu</code> user and group:</p>
<pre>sudo chown libvirt-qemu:libvirt /var/lib/libvirt/images/haos_ova-13.1.qcow2</pre></li></ul>
</li>
<li><p>'''Set the right permissions to make sure it is readable and writable by the owner, but not everyone else:'''</p></li></ol>

<pre>sudo chmod 0640 /var/lib/libvirt/images/haos_ova-13.1.qcow2</pre>
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