# Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM is the Linux kernel virtualization facility used to run isolated virtual-machine environments. [[Scanned_20260730-1958]], PDF page 34, places KVM beside [[EVE-NG]] and link-local networking; PDF page 5’s [[GNOME Boxes]] comparison supplies a desktop interface branch over virtual execution. ## Relationships [[Linux Kernel]] · [[GNOME Boxes]] · [[EVE-NG]] · [[Device Identity]]