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KVM is the Linux kernel hypervisor that uses hardware virtualization extensions to run virtual machines as ordinary processes with near-native CPU speed.
libvirt is the Linux virtualization management API and daemon set that controls KVM, QEMU and other hypervisors through one stable interface.
LXC, Linux Containers, runs complete Linux system containers on a shared kernel using namespaces and cgroups instead of full hardware virtualization.
LXD is a Linux manager for system containers and virtual machines that runs full operating systems through one REST API and command-line client.
Proxmox VE is an open-source Linux virtualization platform built on Debian that manages KVM virtual machines and LXC containers from one web interface.
QEMU is an open-source machine emulator and virtualizer that runs guest systems on Linux, with KVM for near-native speed or full emulation.
Virtio is the open paravirtualized device standard that lets Linux virtual machines use fast network, disk and other devices through shared memory queues.