I think this has been fixed by this commit here: https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=d139e9a6cf01b8c31f59 ... so closing this ticket now.
** Changed in: qemu Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838974 Title: Confusing error report for missing vde support To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/838974/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs