Linuxslaves.com - If you use Android Studio in Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, and its variants) you might be experiencing a /dev/kvm device: permission denied error when you try to create and/or run the emulator / Android Virtual Device (AVD).
The error message also shows a hint on what could be wrong: Grant current user access to /dev/kvm. Today, I'm gonna show you how to fix it!.
The error message also shows a hint on what could be wrong: Grant current user access to /dev/kvm. Today, I'm gonna show you how to fix it!.
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How to Fix /dev/kvm Permission Denied
The easiest dan quickest way to fix the issue is installing qemu-kvm and add your user to kvm group. Ah ya, this solution should work in Debian and Ubuntu based distributions.
Let's get started!.
Step 1 - Install qemu-kvm package in Ubuntu :
sudo apt install qemu-kvm
Step 2 - Once installed, then use the adduser command to add your user to the kvm group.
sudo adduser [username] kvm
Output :
$ sudo adduser linuxslaves kvm
Adding user `linuxslaves' to group `kvm' ...
Adding user linuxslaves to group kvm
Done.
Step 3 - Log out and log back in or reboot your computer
Cheers, now the Android Emulator should work as expected. That's it folks. Thanks for reading!.