Android Studio: /dev/kvm device permission denied

Question

When I try to run my Android app on an emulator I get this error:

/dev/kvm permission denied.

I checked the permissions and ad

Answer 1

In order to make a virtual device in Linux - I have to follow this three command and it helps me to avoid trouble for building avd devices - the process are -

sudo apt install qemu-kvm
sudo adduser $USER kvm
sudo chown $USER /dev/kvm 

so, now you are good to go, restart android studio and start building application with emulator.

Answer 2

Here is a simple solution

open the terminal and run the following commands

sudo groupadd -r kvm

sudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/60-qemu-system-common.rules

Add the following line to the opened file and save it

KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0660"

Finally run:

sudo usermod -a -G kvm <your_username>

Reboot your PC and Done!

Answer 3

I countered the same problem and to solve this issue just type the following commands in terminal for Linux clients

   sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm

    // type your password

   sudo chmod 777 -R /dev/kvm

and after that try running simulator it'll work

Answer 4

What finally fixed it for me on Ubuntu 18.04 was:

sudo apt install qemu-kvm
sudo adduser $USER kvm
sudo chown $USER /dev/kvm

Answer 5

This Worked For Me on Linux (x18) ☑ Hope It Will Work For You Aswell

sudo chown hp /dev/kvm

Answer 6

Try this, it worked for me:

1. sudo apt install qemu-kvm

2. sudo chown -R <username>:<username> /dev/kvm