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I created a VM using vmbuilder but I realize that I had set some of the flags incorrectly. Now when I do a virsh list -all it still appears, laughing at my novicity. How do I delete this? (I've already deleted the corresponding xml and qcow2 files).

Son of the Wai-Pan
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If you have already removed the disk image file, you can completely get rid of the VM with virsh undefine <domain-id>. You can also specify --managed-save to delete any managed save images and --snapshots-metadata to remove snapshots for the specified VM.

If the VM is in inactive state you should use its name or UUID instead of domain-id.

Vladimir Blaskov
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First, you need to stop the VM:

virsh shutdown --domain guest_name to stop it gracefully.

virsh destroy --domain guest_name to force stop it.

Then you can remove it as Vladimir Blaskov indicates above:

virsh undefine --domain guest_name

or use virsh undefine --domain guest_name --remove-all-storage to remove the disk(s).

See also Virsh command to delete a VM – Let’s discuss in detail!.

Pippin Puddlefoot
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