Install KVM on CentOS

Installing KVM on CentOS is pretty simple.

yum install kvm libvirt python-virtinst qemu-kvm

You probably want it to start automatically too:

chkconfig libvirtd on
service libvirtd start

You probably also should configure bridged networking.

And finally, if you would like to use virt-manager to administer your VM's from your Linux desktop you will probably want to setup passwordless key access.