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KVM: disable and enable
#!/bin/bash
set -e
echo "[+] Disabling KVM modules..."
sudo modprobe -r kvm_intel 2>/dev/null || true
sudo modprobe -r kvm_amd 2>/dev/null || true
sudo modprobe -r kvm 2>/dev/null || true
echo "[✓] KVM disabled"
lsmod | grep kvm || echo " (no KVM modules loaded)"
#!/bin/bash
set -e
echo "[+] Enabling KVM modules..."
if grep -q vmx /proc/cpuinfo; then
sudo modprobe kvm_intel
elif grep -q svm /proc/cpuinfo; then
sudo modprobe kvm_amd
else
echo "[!] No hardware virtualization support detected"
exit 1
fi
sudo modprobe kvm
echo "[✓] KVM enabled"
lsmod | grep kvm
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