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Doc fix: describe how to get kvm-ok on non-Ubuntu distros
Fixes #1099 (it was easier to document the workaround)
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* **ssh** to connect to the virtual machines.
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* **sshpass** to pass admin passwords to **ssh** (we're not brave enough to believe SSH keys work on all network devices).
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* **ansible-playbook** to configure network devices
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* **kvm-ok** to test if KVM works on the server.
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* **kvm-ok** to test if KVM works on the server[^KVMOK].
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* **virsh** to create libvirt networks
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* **ip** to create network interfaces and turn them on or off
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* **brctl** to manage Linux bridges
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* **sysctl** to change system settings
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* **qemu-img** to get virtual disk information while building Vagrant boxes
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[^KVMOK]: The easiest way to meet this requirement might be to [download the **kvm-ok** source code](https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~cpu-checker-dev/cpu-checker/trunk/view/head:/kvm-ok) and make it an executable script somewhere in your PATH.
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To see the Linux commands executed by various _netlab_ commands, use the `--dry-run` option of **netlab up**, **netlab down**, or **netlab connect**.
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## netlab Installation

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