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+# installs virtualization 
+modules:
+  - type: rpm-ostree
+    install:
+      - virt-install
+      - libvirt-daemon-config-network
+      - libvirt-daemon-kvm
+      - qemu-kvm
+      - virt-manager
+      - virt-viewer
+      - guestfs-tools
+      - python3-libguestfs
+      - virt-top
+  - type: systemd
+    system:
+      enabled:
+        - libvirtd.service