2.18. RHEA-2010:0460: spice-usb-redirector

A new package, spice-usb-redirector, which enables host operating systems to share USB devices with guest operating systems, is now available.

spice-usb-redirector is a non-free USB driver used to share USB devices with a guest operating system.

The spice-usb-redirector provides USB-over-network capabilities when working with a SPICE client. The package include 3 components: a kernel module, a service daemon to handle the devices and a controller utility which intermediates between SPICE and the USB service daemon. (BZ#574386)

Users wanting host operating systems to make USB devices available to guest operating systems should install this new package.