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 ## Libvirt from user (required if you need access to shared files)
 
-    $ echo user = "$USER" | sudo tee -a /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
+    $ echo user = "\"$USER\"" | sudo tee -a /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
 
 ## Install appvm tool