Native VirtIO Support Matrix (Linux VMs)

Written By Sebastian Sime (Draft Writer)

Updated at February 20th, 2026

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→ Applies to: Hyperion 9.x and above

This article outlines the native VirtIO drivers status for common Linux distributions. 

Use this list to determine if manual driver injection is required during a recovery or migration.

Rocky Linux / RHEL

OS Version VirtIO Status
RHEL / Rocky 7 Included by default
RHEL / Rocky 8 Included by default
RHEL / Rocky 9 Included by default
 

Ubuntu

OS Version VirtIO Status
18.04 LTS Included by default
20.04 LTS Included by default
22.04 LTS Included by default
24.04 LTS Included by default
 

Debian

OS Version VirtIO Status
Debian 10 (Buster) Included by default
Debian 11 (Bullseye) Included by default
Debian 12 (Bookworm) Included by default