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@@ -1,38 +1,8 @@ -What is vconsole -================ - -This is a virtual machine console, with a strong focus on guests using -a serial console. Features a tabbed GUI, one tab for the VM list, -then one per guest console. It build on top of libvirt. - - -Using vconsole +About vconsole ============== -Just start it. It comes up with a GUI which should be mostly -self-explanatory. If you have VIRSH_DEFAULT_CONNECT_URI set it should -pick it up automatically. If it comes up empty try passing the -libvirt uri using the '-c' switch. - -Hit 'Enter' on a host line to expland/collapse the guest list. -Hit 'Enter' on a guest line to open a guest (text) console tab for it. - -Guest console tabs stay open until you explicitly close them using the -'close tab' file menu entry. When a guest starts the console will be -(re-)connected automatically. - -Typing into a guest console for a guest not running will start it -(this is probably temporary until we have more fancy gui controls for -that). - - -Known issues / TODO list -======================== - -vconsole doesn't handle connection drops (caused by libvirtd restart -for example) yet. - -vconsole lacks a .desktop file and manual page. +This is a virtual machine console, with a strong focus on guests using +a serial console. -Most likely there are bugs not listed here. +Check the manual page for more information. |