---
title: Install virt-machine-type on Raspberry Pi using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of virt-machine-type for on Raspberry Pi - Query,
  set and auto-upgrade the machine type of a libvirt domain.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/virt-machine-type/raspbian
---

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# Install virt-machine-type on **Raspberry Pi**

# virt-machine-type

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/virt-machine-type/raspbian#install)

#### Query, set and auto-upgrade the machine type of a libvirt domain.

The concept of a machine type represents the ABI or HW revision
of the virtual hardware being used and presented to the guest.
It is in general recommended to be upgraded on an upgrade of qemu/kvm,
but so far there was no interface for that which was easy to use.

Such a change is picked up by a domain when it is (re-)started as the
virtual HW can't be replaced at runtime.

Libvirt support various hipervisors and all have machine types. But a
machine type in the sense that virt-machine-type cares about are only
really present in a qemu/kvm based hipervisor.

### Package name

* virt-machine-type

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### License

* GPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 17 May 2017 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [launchpad.net/virt-machine-type](https://launchpad.net/virt-machine-type "https://launchpad.net/virt-machine-type")

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### Contact

* [bugs.launchpad.net](https://bugs.launchpad.net/virt-machine-type/+filebug "https://bugs.launchpad.net/virt-machine-type/+filebug")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/virt-machine-type/raspbian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Raspberry Pi and install virt-machine-type

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On a [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.org/) running the latest version of [Raspbian](https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/) snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

You will also need to reboot your device:

```
sudo reboot
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install virt-machine-type

To install virt-machine-type, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install virt-machine-type --edge
```

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