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ifeq ($(PREFIX),)
PREFIX := /usr/local
endif
datarootdir := $(PREFIX)/share
datadir := $(datarootdir)
mandir := $(datarootdir)/man
bindir := $(PREFIX)/bin
all: quickget.1 quickemu.1 quickemu_conf.1
clean:
rm *.1
install_docs: all
install -d $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
install -m 644 quickget.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
install -m 644 quickemu.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
install -m 644 quickemu_conf.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
# install -m 644 quickgui.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
install_bins:
install -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
install -m 755 ../quickget $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
install -m 755 ../quickemu $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
install -m 755 ../macrecovery $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
install: install_bins install_docs
uninstall::
rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/quickget.1
rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/quickemu.1
rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/quickemu_conf.1
rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/quickget
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---
author: Martin Wimpress
date: November 17, 2023
footer: quickemu
header: Quickemu User Manual
section: 1
title: QUICKEMU
---
# NAME
quickemu - A quick VM builder and manager
# SYNOPSIS
**quickemu** \[*OPTION*\]...
# DESCRIPTION
**quickemu** will create and run highly optimised desktop virtual
machines for Linux, macOS and Windows
# OPTIONS
**--vm**
: vm configuration file
You can also pass optional parameters
**--braille**
: Enable braille support. Requires SDL.
**--delete-disk**
: Delete the disk image.
**--display**
: Select display backend. 'sdl' (default), 'gtk', 'none', 'spice' or
'spice-app'
**--sound-card**
: Select virtual audio emulation. 'intel-hda' (default), 'ac97'
(solaris default), 'es1370', 'sb16' (freedos default) or 'none'
**--fullscreen**
: Starts VM in full screen mode (Ctl+Alt+f to exit)
**--ignore-msrs-always**
: Configure KVM to always ignore unhandled machine-specific registers
**--screen \<screen\>**
: Use specified screen to determine the window size.
**--shortcut**
: Create a desktop shortcut
**--snapshot apply \<tag\>**
: Apply/restore a snapshot.
**--snapshot create \<tag\>**
: Create a snapshot.
**--snapshot delete \<tag\>**
: Delete a snapshot.
**--snapshot info**
: Show disk/snapshot info.
**--status-quo**
: Do not commit any changes to disk/snapshot.
**--version**
: Print version
# EXAMPLES
**quickemu --vm ubuntu-mate-22.04.conf**
: Launches the VM specified in the file *ubuntu-mate-22.04.conf*
## Introduction
Quickly create and run highly optimised desktop virtual machines for
Linux, macOS and Windows; with just two commands. You decide what
operating system you want to run and Quickemu will figure out the best
way to do it for you. For example:
``` bash
quickget ubuntu-mate 22.04
quickemu --vm ubuntu-mate-22.04.conf
```
The original objective of the project was to enable quick testing of
Linux distributions where the virtual machine configurations can be
stored anywhere, such as external USB storage or your home directory,
and no elevated permissions are required to run the virtual machines.
**Quickemu now also includes comprehensive support for macOS and
Windows**.
## Features
- **macOS** Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave & High Sierra
- **Windows** 10 and 11 including TPM 2.0
- [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/desktop) and all the **[official Ubuntu
flavours](https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours)**
- **Over 360 operating system editions are supported!**
- Full SPICE support including host/guest clipboard sharing
- VirtIO-webdavd file sharing for Linux and Windows guests
- VirtIO-9p file sharing for Linux and macOS guests
- [QEMU Guest Agent
support](https://wiki.qemu.org/Features/GuestAgent); provides access
to a system-level agent via standard QMP commands
- Samba file sharing for Linux, macOS and Windows guests (*if `smbd`
is installed on the host*)
- VirGL acceleration
- USB device pass-through
- Smartcard pass-through
- Automatic SSH port forwarding to guests
- Network port forwarding
- Full duplex audio
- Braille support
- EFI (with or without SecureBoot) and Legacy BIOS boot
- Graphical user interfaces available
Quickemu is a wrapper for the excellent [QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/)
that attempts to automatically *"do the right thing"*, rather than
expose exhaustive configuration options.
We have a Discord for this project:
[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/712850672223125565?color=0C306A&label=WimpysWorld%20Discord&logo=Discord&logoColor=ffffff&style=flat-square)](https://discord.gg/sNmz3uw)
See this (old) video where I explain some of my motivations for creating
Quickemu.
[![Replace VirtualBox with Bash &
QEMU](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AOTYWEgw0hI/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOTYWEgw0hI)
## Requirements
- [QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/) (*6.0.0 or newer*) **with GTK, SDL,
SPICE & VirtFS support**
- [bash](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/) (*4.0 or newer*)
- [Coreutils](https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/)
- [EDK II](https://github.com/tianocore/edk2)
- [grep](https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/)
- [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/)
- [LSB](https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/lsb/start)
- [procps](https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps)
- [python3](https://www.python.org/)
- [macrecovery](https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg/tree/master/Utilities/macrecovery)
- [mkisofs](http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/cdrecord.html)
- [usbutils](https://github.com/gregkh/usbutils)
- [util-linux](https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux)
- [sed](https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/)
- [socat](http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/)
- [spicy](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-gtk)
- [swtpm](https://github.com/stefanberger/swtpm)
- [Wget](https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/)
- [xdg-user-dirs](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/)
- [xrandr](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xrandr)
- [zsync](http://zsync.moria.org.uk/)
- [unzip](http://www.info-zip.org/UnZip.html)
### Installing Requirements
For Ubuntu, Arch and nixos systems the
[ppa](https://launchpad.net/~flexiondotorg/+archive/ubuntu/quickemu),
[AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/quickemu) or
[nix](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/development/quickemu)
packaging will take care of the dependencies. For other host
distributions or operating systems it will be necessary to install the
above requirements or their equivalents.
These examples may save a little typing
Debian (and direct derivatives such as MX Linux):
sudo apt install qemu bash coreutils ovmf grep jq lsb-base procps python3 genisoimage usbutils util-linux sed spice-client-gtk libtss2-tcti-swtpm0 wget xdg-user-dirs zsync unzip
Fedora:
sudo dnf install qemu bash coreutils edk2-tools grep jq lsb procps python3 genisoimage usbutils util-linux sed spice-gtk-tools swtpm wget xdg-user-dirs xrandr unzip
MacOS:
This is a work in progress (see [issue
248](https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/issues/248) for other
steps and changes that may enable running on MacOS)
brew install qemu bash coreutils grep jq python@3.10 cdrtools gnu-sed spice-gtk wget zsync
# Usage
## Graphical User Interfaces
While `quickemu` and `quickget` are designed for the terminal, a
graphical user interface is also available:
- **[Quickgui](https://github.com/quickgui/quickgui)** by [Mark
Johnson](https://github.com/marxjohnson) and [Yannick
Mauray](https://github.com/ymauray).
Many thanks to [Luke Wesley-Holley](https://github.com/Lukewh) and
[Philipp Kiemle](https://github.com/daPhipz) for creating the
**[Quickemu icons](https://github.com/Lukewh/quickemu-icons)** 🎨
### Quickgui for Ubuntu
``` bash
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannick-mauray/quickgui
sudo apt update
sudo apt install quickgui
```
## Ubuntu Guest
`quickget` will automatically download an Ubuntu release and create the
virtual machine configuration.
``` bash
quickget ubuntu 22.04
quickemu --vm ubuntu-22.04.conf
```
- Complete the installation as normal.
- Post-install:
- Install the SPICE agent (`spice-vdagent`) in the guest to enable
copy/paste and USB redirection
- `sudo apt install spice-vdagent`
- Install the SPICE WebDAV agent (`spice-webdavd`) in the guest to
enable file sharing.
- `sudo apt install spice-webdavd`
### Ubuntu devel (daily-live) images
`quickget` can also download/refresh devel images via `zsync` for Ubuntu
developers and testers.
``` bash
quickget ubuntu devel
quickemu --vm ubuntu-devel.conf
```
You can run `quickget ubuntu devel` to refresh your daily development
image as often as you like, it will even automatically switch to a new
series.
### Ubuntu Flavours
All the official Ubuntu flavours are supported, just replace `ubuntu`
with your preferred flavour.
- `edubuntu` (Edubuntu)
- `kubuntu` (Kubuntu)
- `lubuntu` (Lubuntu)
- `ubuntu-budgie` (Ubuntu Budgie)
- `ubuntucinnamon` (Ubuntu Cinnamon)
- `ubuntukylin` (Ubuntu Kylin)
- `ubuntu-mate` (Ubuntu MATE)
- `ubuntustudio` (Ubuntu Studio)
- `ubuntu` (Ubuntu)
- `ubuntu-unity` (Ubuntu Unity)
- `xubuntu` (Xubuntu)
You can also use `quickget` with options to:
``` shell
# show an OS ISO download URL for {os} {release} [edition]
quickget --show-iso-url fedora 38 Silverblue
# test if and OS ISO is available for {os} {release} [edition]
quickget --test-iso-url nixos 23.05 plasma5
# open an OS distribution homepage in a browser
quickget --open-distro-homepage ubuntu-mate
```
The `--show-iso-url` and `--test-iso-url` options **do not** work for
`Windows` (`quickget` will begin downloading the requested release and
edition of windows)
## Other Operating Systems
`quickget` also supports:
- `agarimos` (AgarimOS)
- `alma` (Alma Linux)
- `alpine` (Alpine Linux)
- `android` (Android x86)
- `antix` (Antix)
- `archcraft` (Archcraft)
- `archlinux` (Arch Linux)
- `arcolinux` (Arco Linux)
- `artixlinux` (Artix Linux)
- `athenaos` (Athenaos)
- `batocera` (Batocera)
- `bazzite` (Bazzite)
- `biglinux` (BigLinux)
- `blendos` (BlendOS)
- `bodhi` (Bodhi Linux)
- `bunsenlabs` (Bunsenlabs)
- `cachyos` (CachyOS)
- `centos-stream` (CentOS Stream)
- `cereus` (Cereus Linux)
- `chimera` (Chimera Linux)
- `debian` (Debian)
- `deepin` (Deepin)
- `devuan` (Devuan)
- `dietpi` (DietPi)
- `dragonflybsd` (DragonFlyBSD)
- `elementary` (elementary OS)
- `endeavouros` (EndeavourOS)
- `endless` (Endless OS)
- `fedora` (Fedora)
- `freebsd` (FreeBSD)
- `freedos` (FreeDOS)
- `fvoid` (F-Void)
- `gabeeos` (gabeeOS Linux)
- `garuda` (Garuda Linux)
- `gentoo` (Gentoo)
- `ghostbsd` (GhostBSD)
- `haiku` (Haiku)
- `holoiso` (Steam OS HoloISO)
- `kali` (Kali)
- `kdeneon` (KDE Neon)
- `kolibrios` (KolibriOS)
- `linuxlite` (Linux Lite)
- `linuxmint` (Linux Mint)
- `lmde` (Linux Mint Debian Edition)
- `mageia` (Mageia)
- `manjaro` (Manjaro)
- `miyolinux` (Miyo Linux)
- `mxlinux` (MX Linux)
- `netboot` (netboot.xyz)
- `netbsd` (NetBSD)
- `nixos` (NixOS)
- `openbsd` (OpenBSD)
- `openindiana` (OpenIndiana)
- `opensuse` (openSUSE)
- `oraclelinux` (Oracle Linux)
- `peppermint` (PeppermintOS)
- `popos` (Pop!\_OS)
- `porteus` (Porteus)
- `pureos` (PureOS)
- `reactos` (ReactOS)
- `rebornos` (RebornOS)
- `rockylinux` (Rocky Linux)
- `siduction` (Siduction)
- `slackware` (Slackware)
- `slax` (Slax)
- `slitaz` (SliTaz GNU/Linux)
- `solus` (Solus)
- `sparkylinux` (SparkyLinux)
- `spiral` (SpiralLinux)
- `tails` (Tails)
- `tinycore` (Tiny Core Linux)
- `trisquel` (Trisquel)
- `truenas-core` (TrueNAS Core)
- `truenas-scale` (TrueNAS Scale)
- `tuxedoos` (TuxedoOS)
- `vanillaos` (Vanilla OS)
- `ventoy` (Ventoy)
- `voidpup` (Void Puppy)
- `void` (Void Linux)
- `vxlinux` (VX Linux)
- `xerolinux` (XeroLinux)
- `zorin` (Zorin OS)
Or you can download a Linux image and manually create a VM
configuration.
- Download a .iso image of a Linux distribution
- Create a VM configuration file; for example `debian-bullseye.conf`
``` bash
guest_os="linux"
disk_img="debian-bullseye/disk.qcow2"
iso="debian-bullseye/firmware-11.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso"
```
- Use `quickemu` to start the virtual machine:
``` bash
quickemu --vm debian-bullseye.conf
```
- Complete the installation as normal.
- Post-install:
- Install the SPICE agent (`spice-vdagent`) in the guest to enable
copy/paste and USB redirection.
- Install the SPICE WebDAV agent (`spice-webdavd`) in the guest to
enable file sharing.
## macOS Guest
`quickget` automatically downloads a macOS recovery image and creates a
virtual machine configuration.
``` bash
quickget macos catalina
quickemu --vm macos-catalina.conf
```
macOS `high-sierra`, `mojave`, `catalina`, `big-sur`, `monterey` and
`ventura` are supported.
- Use cursor keys and enter key to select the **macOS Base System**
- From **macOS Utilities**
- Click **Disk Utility** and **Continue**
- Select `QEMU HARDDISK Media` (\~103.08GB) from the list (on
Big Sur and above use `Apple Inc. VirtIO Block Device`) and
click **Erase**.
- Enter a `Name:` for the disk
- If you are installing macOS Mojave or later (Catalina, Big
Sur, Monterey and Ventura), choose any of the APFS options
as the filesystem. MacOS Extended may not work.
- Click **Erase**.
- Click **Done**.
- Close Disk Utility
- From **macOS Utilities**
- Click **Reinstall macOS** and **Continue**
- Complete the installation as you normally would.
- On the first reboot use cursor keys and enter key to select
**macOS Installer**
- On the subsequent reboots use cursor keys and enter key to
select the disk you named
- Once you have finished installing macOS you will be presented with
an the out-of-the-box first-start wizard to configure various
options and set up your username and password
- OPTIONAL: After you have concluded the out-of-the-box wizard, you
may want to enable the TRIM feature that the computer industry
created for SSD disks. This feature in our macOS installation will
allow QuickEmu to compact (shrink) your macOS disk image whenever
you delete files inside the Virtual Machine. Without this step your
macOS disk image will only ever get larger and will not shrink even
when you delete lots of data inside macOS.
- To enable TRIM, open the Terminal application and type the
following command followed by pressing
`<kbd>`{=html}enter`</kbd>`{=html} to tell macos to use the TRIM
command on the hard disk when files are deleted:
``` bash
sudo trimforce enable
```
You will be prompted to enter your account's password to gain the
privilege needed. Once you've entered your password and pressed
`<kbd>`{=html}enter`</kbd>`{=html} the command will request confirmation
in the form of two questions that require you to type
`<kbd>`{=html}y`</kbd>`{=html} (for a "yes" response) followed by
`<kbd>`{=html}enter`</kbd>`{=html} to confirm. If you press
`<kbd>`{=html}enter`</kbd>`{=html} without first typing
`<kbd>`{=html}y`</kbd>`{=html} the system will consider that a negative
response as though you said "no":
``` plain
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This tool force-enables TRIM for all relevant attached devices, even though such devices may not have been validated for data integrity while using TRIM. Use of this tool to enable TRIM may result in unintended data loss or data corruption. It should not be used in a commercial operating environment or with important data. Before using this tool, you should back up all of your data and regularly back up data while TRIM is enabled. This tool is provided on an "as is" basis. APPLE MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THIS TOOL OR ITS USE ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH YOUR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, OR SERVICES. BY USING THIS TOOL TO ENABLE TRIM, YOU AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, USE OF THE TOOL IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU.
Are you sure you with to proceed (y/N)?
```
And a second confirmation once you've confirmed the previous one:
``` plain
Your system will immediately reboot when this is complete.
Is this OK (y/N)?
```
As the last message states, your system will automatically reboot as
soon as the command completes.
The default macOS configuration looks like this:
``` bash
guest_os="macos"
img="macos-catalina/RecoveryImage.img"
disk_img="macos-catalina/disk.qcow2"
macos_release="catalina"
```
- `guest_os="macos"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for macOS.
- `macos_release="catalina"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for a
particular macOS release.
- For example VirtIO Network and Memory Ballooning are available
in Big Sur and newer, but not previous releases.
- And VirtIO Block Media (disks) are supported/stable in Catalina
and newer.
### macOS compatibility
There are some considerations when running macOS via Quickemu.
- Supported macOS releases:
- High Sierra
- Mojave
- Catalina **(Recommended)**
- Big Sur
- Monterey
- Ventura
- `quickemu` will automatically download the required
[OpenCore](https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg) bootloader
and OVMF firmware from [OSX-KVM](https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM).
- Optimised by default, but no GPU acceleration is available.
- Host CPU vendor is detected and guest CPU is optimised
accordingly.
- [VirtIO Block
Media](https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2019/06/macos-qemu-guest/) is
used for the system disk where supported.
- [VirtIO `usb-tablet`](http://philjordan.eu/osx-virt/) is used
for the mouse.
- VirtIO Network (`virtio-net`) is supported and enabled on macOS
Big Sur and newer but previous releases use `vmxnet3`.
- VirtIO Memory Ballooning is supported and enabled on macOS Big
Sur and newer but disabled for other support macOS releases.
- USB host and SPICE pass-through is:
- UHCI (USB 2.0) on macOS Catalina and earlier.
- XHCI (USB 3.0) on macOS Big Sur and newer.
- Display resolution can only be changed via macOS System Preferences.
- **Full Duplex audio requires [VoodooHDA
OC](https://github.com/chris1111/VoodooHDA-OC) or pass-through a USB
audio-device to the macOS guest VM**.
- NOTE! [Gatekeeper](https://disable-gatekeeper.github.io/) and
[System Integrity Protection
(SIP)](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/disabling_and_enabling_system_integrity_protection)
need to be disabled to install VoodooHDA OC
- File sharing between guest and host is available via
[virtio-9p](https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9psetup) and [SPICE
webdavd](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/phodav/-/merge_requests/24).
- Copy/paste via SPICE agent is **not available on macOS**.
### macOS App Store
If you see *"Your device or computer could not be verified"* when you
try to login to the App Store, make sure that your wired ethernet device
is `en0`. Use `ifconfig` in a terminal to verify this.
If the wired ethernet device is not `en0`, then then go to *System
Preferences* -\> *Network*, delete all the network devices and apply the
changes. Next, open a terminal and run the following:
``` bash
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
```
Now reboot, and the App Store should work.
## Windows 8, 10 & 11 Guests
`quickget` can download
[Windows10](https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10) and
[Windows 11](https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11)
automatically and create an optimised virtual machine configuration.
This configuration also includes the [VirtIO drivers for
Windows](https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/).
Windows 8.1 is also supported but doesn't feature any automated
installation or driver optimisation.
``` bash
quickget windows 11
quickemu --vm windows-11.conf
```
- Complete the installation as you normally would.
- All relevant drivers and services should be installed automatically.
- A local administrator user account is automatically created, with
these credentials:
- Username: `Quickemu`
- Password: `quickemu`
The default Windows 11 configuration looks like this:
``` bash
guest_os="windows"
disk_img="windows-11/disk.qcow2"
iso="windows-11/windows-11.iso"
fixed_iso="windows-11/virtio-win.iso"
tpm="on"
secureboot="off"
```
- `guest_os="windows"` instructs `quickemu` to optimise for Windows.
- `fixed_iso=` specifies the ISO image that provides VirtIO drivers.
- `tpm="on"` instructs `quickemu` to create a software emulated TPM
device using `swtpm`.
# All the options
Here are the usage instructions:
Usage
quickemu --vm ubuntu.conf
You can also pass optional parameters
--access : Enable remote spice access support. 'local' (default), 'remote', 'clientipaddress'
--braille : Enable braille support. Requires SDL.
--delete-disk : Delete the disk image and EFI variables
--delete-vm : Delete the entire VM and it's configuration
--display : Select display backend. 'sdl' (default), 'gtk', 'none', 'spice' or 'spice-app'
--fullscreen : Starts VM in full screen mode (Ctl+Alt+f to exit)
--ignore-msrs-always : Configure KVM to always ignore unhandled machine-specific registers
--screen <screen> : Use specified screen to determine the window size.
--screenpct <percent> : Percent of fullscreen for VM if --fullscreen is not specified.
--shortcut : Create a desktop shortcut
--snapshot apply <tag> : Apply/restore a snapshot.
--snapshot create <tag> : Create a snapshot.
--snapshot delete <tag> : Delete a snapshot.
--snapshot info : Show disk/snapshot info.
--status-quo : Do not commit any changes to disk/snapshot.
--viewer <viewer> : Choose an alternative viewer. @Options: 'spicy' (default), 'remote-viewer', 'none'
--ssh-port <port> : Set ssh-port manually
--spice-port <port> : Set spice-port manually
--public-dir <path> : Expose share directory. @Options: '' (default: xdg-user-dir PUBLICSHARE), '<directory>', 'none'
--monitor <type> : Set monitor connection type. @Options: 'socket' (default), 'telnet', 'none'
--monitor-telnet-host <ip/host> : Set telnet host for monitor. (default: 'localhost')
--monitor-telnet-port <port> : Set telnet port for monitor. (default: '4440')
--monitor-cmd <cmd> : Send command to monitor if available. (Example: system_powerdown)
--serial <type> : Set serial connection type. @Options: 'socket' (default), 'telnet', 'none'
--serial-telnet-host <ip/host> : Set telnet host for serial. (default: 'localhost')
--serial-telnet-port <port> : Set telnet port for serial. (default: '6660')
--keyboard <type> : Set keyboard. @Options: 'usb' (default), 'ps2', 'virtio'
--keyboard_layout <layout> : Set keyboard layout.
--mouse <type> : Set mouse. @Options: 'tablet' (default), 'ps2', 'usb', 'virtio'
--usb-controller <type> : Set usb-controller. @Options: 'ehci' (default), 'xhci', 'none'
--sound-card <type> : Set sound card. @Options: 'intel-hda' (default), 'ac97', 'es1370', 'sb16', 'none'
--extra_args <arguments> : Pass additional arguments to qemu
--version : Print version
## Desktop shortcuts
Desktop shortcuts can be created for a VM, the shortcuts are saved in
`~/.local/share/applications`. Here is an example of how to create a
shortcut.
``` bash
quickemu --vm ubuntu-22.04-desktop.conf --shortcut
```
## Screen and window size (Linux guests only)
`qemu` will always default to the primary monitor to display the VM's
window.
Without the `--screen` option, `quickemu` will look for the size of the
smallest monitor, and use a size that fits on said monitor.
The `--screen` option forces `quickemu` to use the size of the given
monitor to compute the size of the window. **It won't use that monitor
to display the VM's window if it's not the primary monitor**. This is
useful if the primary monitor if not the smallest one, and if the VM's
window doesn't need to be moved around.
The `--screen` option is also useful with the `--fullscreen` option,
again because `qemu` will always use the primary monitor. In order for
the fullscreen mode to work properly, the resolution of the VM's window
must match the resolution of the screen.
To know which screen to use, type:
``` bash
xrandr --listmonitors | grep -v Monitors
```
The command will output something like this:
``` bash
0: +*HDMI-0 2560/597x1440/336+1920+0 HDMI-0
1: +DVI-D-0 1920/527x1080/296+0+0 DVI-D-0
```
The first number is what needs to be passed to the `--screen` option.
For example:
``` bash
quickemu --vm vm.conf --screen 0
```
The above uses the 2560x1440 screen to compute the size of the window,
which Quickemu sizes to 2048x1152. Without the `--screen` option,
Quickemu would have used the 1920x1080 monitor which results in a window
size of 1664x936.
The '--screenpct' is an optional integer value between 25 \<= pct \< 100
which will override system default screen sizes. The VM size will be
'pct' of the chosen screen. **If --fullscreen is chosen screen will be
fullsize instead of being scaled down by --screenpct value.**
# References
Useful reference that assisted the development of Quickemu.
- General
- [QEMU's documentation!](https://qemu.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
- <https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Qemu/KVM_Virtual_Machines>
- <https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2020/01/qemu-sound-audiodev/>
- macOS
- <https://www.nicksherlock.com/2020/06/installing-macos-big-sur-on-proxmox/>
- <https://passthroughpo.st/mac-os-adds-early-support-for-virtio-qemu/>
- <https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM>
- <https://github.com/thenickdude/KVM-Opencore>
- <https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg/tree/master/Utilities/macrecovery>
- <https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2017/09/running-macos-as-guest-in-kvm/>
- <https://www.nicksherlock.com/2017/10/passthrough-of-advanced-cpu-features-for-macos-high-sierra-guests/>
- <http://philjordan.eu/osx-virt/>
- <https://github.com/Dids/clover-builder>
- [OpenCore
Configurator](https://mackie100projects.altervista.org)
- Windows
- <https://www.heiko-sieger.info/running-windows-10-on-linux-using-kvm-with-vga-passthrough/>
- <https://leduccc.medium.com/improving-the-performance-of-a-windows-10-guest-on-qemu-a5b3f54d9cf5>
- <https://frontpagelinux.com/tutorials/how-to-use-linux-kvm-to-optimize-your-windows-10-virtual-machine/>
- <https://turlucode.com/qemu-command-line-args/>
- <https://github.com/pbatard/Fido>
- <https://www.catapultsystems.com/blogs/create-zero-touch-windows-10-iso/>
- TPM
- <https://qemu-project.gitlab.io/qemu/specs/tpm.html>
- <https://www.tecklyfe.com/how-to-create-a-windows-11-virtual-machine-in-qemu/>
- 9p & virtiofs
- <https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9p>
- <https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9psetup>
- <https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2019/06/macos-qemu-guest/>
- <https://superuser.com/questions/628169/how-to-share-a-directory-with-the-host-without-networking-in-qemu>
- <https://virtio-fs.gitlab.io/>
# AUTHORS
Written by Martin Wimpress.
# BUGS
Submit bug reports online at:
<https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/issues>
# SEE ALSO
Full sources at: <https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu>
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.TH "QUICKEMU_CONF" "1" "November 17, 2023" "quickemu_conf" "Quickemu Configuration Manual"
.hy
.SH NAME
.PP
quickemu_conf - Options and parameters in the quickemu <vm>.conf
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\f[B]quickemu\f[R] will create and run highly optimised desktop virtual
machines for Linux, macOS and Windows.
It uses sensible defaults, but many configuration options can be
overridden in the required configuration file, which will as a minimum
specify the path to the installation ISO and QEMU disk for the installed
VM
.SH OPTIONS
.PP
These are the options and defaults for the <vm>.conf file
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
# Lowercase variables are used in the VM config file only
boot=\[dq]efi\[dq]
cpu_cores=\[dq]\[dq]
disk_img=\[dq]\[dq]
disk_size=\[dq]\[dq]
display=\[dq]\[dq]
extra_args=\[dq]\[dq]
fixed_iso=\[dq]\[dq]
floppy=\[dq]\[dq]
guest_os=\[dq]linux\[dq]
img=\[dq]\[dq]
iso=\[dq]\[dq]
macaddr=\[dq]\[dq]
macos_release=\[dq]\[dq]
network=\[dq]\[dq]
port_forwards=()
preallocation=\[dq]off\[dq]
ram=\[dq]\[dq]
secureboot=\[dq]off\[dq]
tpm=\[dq]off\[dq]
usb_devices=()
viewer=\[dq]spicy\[dq]
ssh_port=\[dq]\[dq]
spice_port=\[dq]\[dq]
public_dir=\[dq]\[dq]
monitor=\[dq]socket\[dq]
monitor_telnet_port=\[dq]4440\[dq]
monitor_telnet_host=\[dq]localhost\[dq]
monitor_cmd=\[dq]\[dq]
serial=\[dq]socket\[dq]
serial_telnet_port=\[dq]6660\[dq]
serial_telnet_host=\[dq]localhost\[dq]
# options: ehci(USB2.0), xhci(USB3.0)
usb_controller=\[dq]ehci\[dq]
# options: ps2, usb, virtio
keyboard=\[dq]usb\[dq]
keyboard_layout=\[dq]en-us\[dq]
# options: ps2, usb, tablet, virtio
mouse=\[dq]tablet\[dq]
\f[R]
.fi
.SH EXAMPLES
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
guest_os=\[dq]linux\[dq]
disk_img=\[dq]debian-bullseye/disk.qcow2\[dq]
iso=\[dq]debian-bullseye/firmware-11.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso\[dq]
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
The default macOS configuration looks like this:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
guest_os=\[dq]macos\[dq]
img=\[dq]macos-catalina/RecoveryImage.img\[dq]
disk_img=\[dq]macos-catalina/disk.qcow2\[dq]
macos_release=\[dq]catalina\[dq]
\f[R]
.fi
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]guest_os=\[dq]macos\[dq]\f[R] instructs Quickemu to optimise for
macOS.
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]macos_release=\[dq]catalina\[dq]\f[R] instructs Quickemu to
optimise for a particular macOS release.
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
For example VirtIO Network and Memory Ballooning are available in Big
Sur and newer, but not previous releases.
.IP \[bu] 2
And VirtIO Block Media (disks) are supported/stable in Catalina and
newer.
.RE
.PP
The default Windows 11 configuration looks like this:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
guest_os=\[dq]windows\[dq]
disk_img=\[dq]windows-11/disk.qcow2\[dq]
iso=\[dq]windows-11/Win11_EnglishInternational_x64.iso\[dq]
fixed_iso=\[dq]windows-11/virtio-win.iso\[dq]
tpm=\[dq]on\[dq]
secureboot=\[dq]on\[dq]
\f[R]
.fi
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]guest_os=\[dq]windows\[dq]\f[R] instructs \f[V]quickemu\f[R] to
optimise for Windows.
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]fixed_iso=\f[R] specifies the ISO image that provides VirtIO
drivers.
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]tpm=\[dq]on\[dq]\f[R] instructs \f[V]quickemu\f[R] to create a
software emulated TPM device using \f[V]swtpm\f[R].
.SH BIOS and EFI
.PP
Since Quickemu 2.1.0 \f[V]efi\f[R] is the default boot option.
If you want to override this behaviour then add the following line to
you VM configuration to enable legacy BIOS.
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]boot=\[dq]legacy\[dq]\f[R] - Enable Legacy BIOS boot
.SH Tuning CPU cores, RAM & disks
.PP
By default, Quickemu will calculate the number of CPUs cores and RAM to
allocate to a VM based on the specifications of your host computer.
You can override this default behaviour and tune the VM configuration to
your liking.
.PP
Add additional lines to your virtual machine configuration:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]cpu_cores=\[dq]4\[dq]\f[R] - Specify the number of CPU cores
allocated to the VM
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]ram=\[dq]4G\[dq]\f[R] - Specify the amount of RAM to allocate to
the VM
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]disk_size=\[dq]16G\[dq]\f[R] - Specify the size of the virtual disk
allocated to the VM
.SS Disk preallocation
.PP
Preallocation mode (allowed values: \f[V]off\f[R] (default),
\f[V]metadata\f[R], \f[V]falloc\f[R], \f[V]full\f[R]).
An image with preallocated metadata is initially larger but can improve
performance when the image needs to grow.
.PP
Specify what disk preallocation should be used, if any, when creating
the system disk image by adding a line like this to your VM
configuration.
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]preallocation=\[dq]metadata\[dq]\f[R]
.SS CD-ROM disks
.PP
If you want to expose an ISO image from the host to guest add the
following line to the VM configuration:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]fixed_iso=\[dq]/path/to/image.iso\[dq]\f[R]
.SS Floppy disks
.PP
If you\[cq]re like Alan Pope (https://popey.com) you\[cq]ll probably
want to mount a floppy disk image in the guest.
To do so add the following line to the VM configuration:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]floppy=\[dq]/path/to/floppy.img\[dq]\f[R]
.SH File Sharing
.PP
All File Sharing options will only expose \f[V]\[ti]/Public\f[R] (or
localised variations) for the current user to the guest VMs.
.SS Samba \[u1F427] \[u1F34F] \[u1FA9F]
.PP
If \f[V]smbd\f[R] is available on the host, Quickemu will automatically
enable the built-in QEMU support for exposing a Samba share from the
host to the guest.
.PP
You can install the minimal Samba components on Ubuntu using:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends samba
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
If everything is set up correctly, the \f[V]smbd\f[R] address will be
printed when the virtual machine is started.
For example:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
- smbd: On guest: smb://10.0.2.4/qemu
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
If using a Windows guest, right-click on \[lq]This PC\[rq], click
\[lq]Add a network location\[rq], and paste this address, removing
\f[V]smb:\f[R] and replacing forward slashes with backslashes (in this
example \f[V]\[rs]\[rs]10.0.2.4\[rs]qemu\f[R]).
.SS SPICE WebDAV \[u1F427] \[u1FA9F]
.IP \[bu] 2
TBD
.SS VirtIO-9P \[u1F427] \[u1F34F]
.IP \[bu] 2
TBD
.SH Network port forwarding
.PP
Add an additional line to your virtual machine configuration.
For example:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]port_forwards=(\[dq]8123:8123\[dq] \[dq]8888:80\[dq])\f[R]
.PP
In the example above:
.IP \[bu] 2
Port 8123 on the host is forwarded to port 8123 on the guest.
.IP \[bu] 2
Port 8888 on the host is forwarded to port 80 on the guest.
.SH Disable networking
.PP
To completely disable all network interfaces in a guest VM add this
additional line to your virtual machine configuration:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]network=\[dq]none\[dq]\f[R]
.SH Restricted networking
.PP
You can isolate the guest from the host (and broader network) using the
restrict option, which will restrict networking to just the guest and
any virtual devices.
.PP
This can be used to prevent software running inside the guest from
phoning home while still providing a network inside the guest.
Add this additional line to your virtual machine configuration:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]network=\[dq]restrict\[dq]\f[R]
.SH Bridged networking
.PP
Connect your virtual machine to a preconfigured network bridge.
Add an additional line to your virtual machine configuration:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]network=\[dq]br0\[dq]\f[R]
.PP
If you want to have a persistent MAC address for your bridged network
interface in the guest VM you can add \f[V]macaddr\f[R] to the virtual
machine configuration.
QEMU requires that the MAC address is in the range:
\f[B]52:54:00:AB:00:00 - 52:54:00:AB:FF:FF\f[R]
.PP
So you can generate your own MAC addresses with:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]macaddr=\[dq]52:54:00:AB:51:AE\[dq]\f[R]
.SH USB redirection
.PP
Quickemu supports USB redirection via SPICE pass-through and host
pass-through.
.SS SPICE redirection (recommended)
.PP
Using SPICE for USB pass-through is easiest as it doesn\[cq]t require
any elevated permission, start Quickemu with \f[V]--display spice\f[R]
and then select \f[V]Input\f[R] ->
\f[V]Select USB Device for redirection\f[R] from the menu to choose
which device(s) you want to attach to the guest.
.SS Host redirection \f[B]NOT Recommended\f[R]
.PP
\f[B]USB host redirection is not recommended\f[R], it is provided purely
for backwards compatibility to older versions of Quickemu.
Using SPICE is preferred, see above.
.PP
Add an additional line to your virtual machine configuration.
For example:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]usb_devices=(\[dq]046d:082d\[dq] \[dq]046d:085e\[dq])\f[R]
.PP
In the example above:
.IP \[bu] 2
The USB device with vendor_id 046d and product_id 082d will be exposed
to the guest.
.IP \[bu] 2
The USB device with vendor_id 046d and product_id 085e will be exposed
to the guest.
.PP
If the USB devices are not writable, \f[V]quickemu\f[R] will display the
appropriate commands to modify the USB device(s) access permissions,
like this:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
- USB: Host pass-through requested:
- Sennheiser Communications EPOS GTW 270 on bus 001 device 005 needs permission changes:
sudo chown -v root:user /dev/bus/usb/001/005
ERROR! USB permission changes are required \[u1F446]
\f[R]
.fi
.SH TPM
.PP
Since Quickemu 2.2.0 a software emulated TPM device can be added to
guest virtual machines.
Just add \f[V]tpm=\[dq]on\[dq]\f[R] to your VM configuration.
\f[V]quickget\f[R] will automatically add this line to Windows 11
virtual machines.
.SH AUTHORS
.PP
Written by Martin Wimpress.
.SH BUGS
.PP
Submit bug reports online at:
<https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/issues>
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
Full sources at: <https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu>
.PP
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---
author: Martin Wimpress
date: November 17, 2023
footer: quickemu_conf
header: Quickemu Configuration Manual
section: 1
title: QUICKEMU_CONF
---
# NAME
quickemu_conf - Options and parameters in the quickemu \<vm\>.conf
# DESCRIPTION
**quickemu** will create and run highly optimised desktop virtual
machines for Linux, macOS and Windows. It uses sensible defaults, but
many configuration options can be overridden in the required
configuration file, which will as a minimum specify the path to the
installation ISO and QEMU disk for the installed VM
# OPTIONS
These are the options and defaults for the \<vm\>.conf file
``` bash
# Lowercase variables are used in the VM config file only
boot="efi"
cpu_cores=""
disk_img=""
disk_size=""
display=""
extra_args=""
fixed_iso=""
floppy=""
guest_os="linux"
img=""
iso=""
macaddr=""
macos_release=""
network=""
port_forwards=()
preallocation="off"
ram=""
secureboot="off"
tpm="off"
usb_devices=()
viewer="spicy"
ssh_port=""
spice_port=""
public_dir=""
monitor="socket"
monitor_telnet_port="4440"
monitor_telnet_host="localhost"
monitor_cmd=""
serial="socket"
serial_telnet_port="6660"
serial_telnet_host="localhost"
# options: ehci(USB2.0), xhci(USB3.0)
usb_controller="ehci"
# options: ps2, usb, virtio
keyboard="usb"
keyboard_layout="en-us"
# options: ps2, usb, tablet, virtio
mouse="tablet"
```
# EXAMPLES
``` bash
guest_os="linux"
disk_img="debian-bullseye/disk.qcow2"
iso="debian-bullseye/firmware-11.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso"
```
The default macOS configuration looks like this:
``` bash
guest_os="macos"
img="macos-catalina/RecoveryImage.img"
disk_img="macos-catalina/disk.qcow2"
macos_release="catalina"
```
- `guest_os="macos"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for macOS.
- `macos_release="catalina"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for a
particular macOS release.
- For example VirtIO Network and Memory Ballooning are available
in Big Sur and newer, but not previous releases.
- And VirtIO Block Media (disks) are supported/stable in Catalina
and newer.
The default Windows 11 configuration looks like this:
``` bash
guest_os="windows"
disk_img="windows-11/disk.qcow2"
iso="windows-11/Win11_EnglishInternational_x64.iso"
fixed_iso="windows-11/virtio-win.iso"
tpm="on"
secureboot="on"
```
- `guest_os="windows"` instructs `quickemu` to optimise for Windows.
- `fixed_iso=` specifies the ISO image that provides VirtIO drivers.
- `tpm="on"` instructs `quickemu` to create a software emulated TPM
device using `swtpm`.
# BIOS and EFI
Since Quickemu 2.1.0 `efi` is the default boot option. If you want to
override this behaviour then add the following line to you VM
configuration to enable legacy BIOS.
- `boot="legacy"` - Enable Legacy BIOS boot
# Tuning CPU cores, RAM & disks
By default, Quickemu will calculate the number of CPUs cores and RAM to
allocate to a VM based on the specifications of your host computer. You
can override this default behaviour and tune the VM configuration to
your liking.
Add additional lines to your virtual machine configuration:
- `cpu_cores="4"` - Specify the number of CPU cores allocated to the
VM
- `ram="4G"` - Specify the amount of RAM to allocate to the VM
- `disk_size="16G"` - Specify the size of the virtual disk allocated
to the VM
## Disk preallocation
Preallocation mode (allowed values: `off` (default), `metadata`,
`falloc`, `full`). An image with preallocated metadata is initially
larger but can improve performance when the image needs to grow.
Specify what disk preallocation should be used, if any, when creating
the system disk image by adding a line like this to your VM
configuration.
- `preallocation="metadata"`
## CD-ROM disks
If you want to expose an ISO image from the host to guest add the
following line to the VM configuration:
- `fixed_iso="/path/to/image.iso"`
## Floppy disks
If you're like [Alan Pope](https://popey.com) you'll probably want to
mount a floppy disk image in the guest. To do so add the following line
to the VM configuration:
- `floppy="/path/to/floppy.img"`
# File Sharing
All File Sharing options will only expose `~/Public` (or localised
variations) for the current user to the guest VMs.
## Samba 🐧 🍏 🪟
If `smbd` is available on the host, Quickemu will automatically enable
the built-in QEMU support for exposing a Samba share from the host to
the guest.
You can install the minimal Samba components on Ubuntu using:
``` bash
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends samba
```
If everything is set up correctly, the `smbd` address will be printed
when the virtual machine is started. For example:
- smbd: On guest: smb://10.0.2.4/qemu
If using a Windows guest, right-click on "This PC", click "Add a network
location", and paste this address, removing `smb:` and replacing forward
slashes with backslashes (in this example `\\10.0.2.4\qemu`).
## SPICE WebDAV 🐧 🪟
- TBD
## VirtIO-9P 🐧 🍏
- TBD
# Network port forwarding
Add an additional line to your virtual machine configuration. For
example:
- `port_forwards=("8123:8123" "8888:80")`
In the example above:
- Port 8123 on the host is forwarded to port 8123 on the guest.
- Port 8888 on the host is forwarded to port 80 on the guest.
# Disable networking
To completely disable all network interfaces in a guest VM add this
additional line to your virtual machine configuration:
- `network="none"`
# Restricted networking
You can isolate the guest from the host (and broader network) using the
restrict option, which will restrict networking to just the guest and
any virtual devices.
This can be used to prevent software running inside the guest from
phoning home while still providing a network inside the guest. Add this
additional line to your virtual machine configuration:
- `network="restrict"`
# Bridged networking
Connect your virtual machine to a preconfigured network bridge. Add an
additional line to your virtual machine configuration:
- `network="br0"`
If you want to have a persistent MAC address for your bridged network
interface in the guest VM you can add `macaddr` to the virtual machine
configuration. QEMU requires that the MAC address is in the range:
**52:54:00:AB:00:00 - 52:54:00:AB:FF:FF**
So you can generate your own MAC addresses with:
- `macaddr="52:54:00:AB:51:AE"`
# USB redirection
Quickemu supports USB redirection via SPICE pass-through and host
pass-through.
## SPICE redirection (recommended)
Using SPICE for USB pass-through is easiest as it doesn't require any
elevated permission, start Quickemu with `--display spice` and then
select `Input` -\> `Select USB Device for redirection` from the menu to
choose which device(s) you want to attach to the guest.
## Host redirection **NOT Recommended**
**USB host redirection is not recommended**, it is provided purely for
backwards compatibility to older versions of Quickemu. Using SPICE is
preferred, see above.
Add an additional line to your virtual machine configuration. For
example:
- `usb_devices=("046d:082d" "046d:085e")`
In the example above:
- The USB device with vendor_id 046d and product_id 082d will be
exposed to the guest.
- The USB device with vendor_id 046d and product_id 085e will be
exposed to the guest.
If the USB devices are not writable, `quickemu` will display the
appropriate commands to modify the USB device(s) access permissions,
like this:
- USB: Host pass-through requested:
- Sennheiser Communications EPOS GTW 270 on bus 001 device 005 needs permission changes:
sudo chown -v root:user /dev/bus/usb/001/005
ERROR! USB permission changes are required 👆
# TPM
Since Quickemu 2.2.0 a software emulated TPM device can be added to
guest virtual machines. Just add `tpm="on"` to your VM configuration.
`quickget` will automatically add this line to Windows 11 virtual
machines.
# AUTHORS
Written by Martin Wimpress.
# BUGS
Submit bug reports online at:
<https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/issues>
# SEE ALSO
Full sources at: <https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu>
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.TH "QUICKGET" "1" "November 17, 2023" "quickget" "Quickget User Manual"
.hy
.SH NAME
.PP
quickget - download and prepare materials for building a quickemu VM
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\f[B]quickget\f[R] [\f[I]os\f[R]] [\f[I]release\f[R]]
[\f[I]edition\f[R]] | [\f[I]OPTION\f[R]]*
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\f[B]quickget\f[R] will download the requisite materials and prepare a
configuration for \f[V]quickemu\f[R] to use to build and run
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\f[B]version | -version | \[en]version\f[R]
show version (from Quickemu)
.TP
\f[B]list | list_csv | list_json\f[R]
provide a csv list of all supported guest OSes, versions and variants.
.TP
\f[B]\f[VB]--show-iso-url\f[B] | -s\f[R] {\f[B]os\f[R]} {\f[B]release\f[R]} [\f[B]edition\f[R]]
show ISO download URL
.TP
\f[B]\f[VB]--test-iso-url\f[B] | -t\f[R] {\f[B]os\f[R]} {\f[B]release\f[R]} [\f[B]edition\f[R]]
test if ISO is available
.TP
\f[B]\f[VB]--open-distro-homepage\f[B] | -o\f[R] {\f[B]os\f[R]}
open OS homepage in browser
.TP
\f[B][OS] [Release] [Edition]\f[R]
specify the OS and release (and optional edition) if insufficient input
is provided a list of missing options will be reported and the script
will exit.
Editions may not apply and will be defaulted if not provided.
.SH NOTES
.SS Ubuntu Guest
.PP
\f[V]quickget\f[R] will automatically download an Ubuntu release and
create the virtual machine configuration.
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
quickget ubuntu 22.04
quickemu --vm ubuntu-22.04.conf
\f[R]
.fi
.IP \[bu] 2
Complete the installation as normal.
.IP \[bu] 2
Post-install:
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
Install the SPICE agent (\f[V]spice-vdagent\f[R]) in the guest to enable
copy/paste and USB redirection
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]sudo apt install spice-vdagent\f[R]
.RE
.IP \[bu] 2
Install the SPICE WebDAV agent (\f[V]spice-webdavd\f[R]) in the guest to
enable file sharing.
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]sudo apt install spice-webdavd\f[R]
.RE
.RE
.SS Ubuntu devel (daily-live) images
.PP
\f[V]quickget\f[R] can also download/refresh devel images via
\f[V]zsync\f[R] for Ubuntu developers and testers.
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
quickget ubuntu devel
quickemu --vm ubuntu-devel.conf
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
You can run \f[V]quickget ubuntu devel\f[R] to refresh your daily
development image as often as you like, it will even automatically
switch to a new series.
.SS Ubuntu Flavours
.PP
All the official Ubuntu flavours are supported, just replace
\f[V]ubuntu\f[R] with your preferred flavour.
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]edubuntu\f[R] (Edubuntu)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]kubuntu\f[R] (Kubuntu)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]lubuntu\f[R] (Lubuntu)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]ubuntu-budgie\f[R] (Ubuntu Budgie)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]ubuntucinnamon\f[R] (Ubuntu Cinnamon)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]ubuntukylin\f[R] (Ubuntu Kylin)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]ubuntu-mate\f[R] (Ubuntu MATE)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]ubuntustudio\f[R] (Ubuntu Studio)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]ubuntu\f[R] (Ubuntu)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]ubuntu-unity\f[R] (Ubuntu Unity)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]xubuntu\f[R] (Xubuntu)
.PP
You can also use \f[V]quickget\f[R] with options to:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
# show an OS ISO download URL for {os} {release} [edition]
quickget --show-iso-url fedora 38 Silverblue
# test if and OS ISO is available for {os} {release} [edition]
quickget --test-iso-url nixos 23.05 plasma5
# open an OS distribution homepage in a browser
quickget --open-distro-homepage ubuntu-mate
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
The \f[V]--show-iso-url\f[R] and \f[V]--test-iso-url\f[R] options
\f[B]do not\f[R] work for \f[V]Windows\f[R] (\f[V]quickget\f[R] will
begin downloading the requested release and edition of windows)
.SS Other Operating Systems
.PP
\f[V]quickget\f[R] also supports:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]agarimos\f[R] (AgarimOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]alma\f[R] (Alma Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]alpine\f[R] (Alpine Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]android\f[R] (Android x86)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]antix\f[R] (Antix)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]archcraft\f[R] (Archcraft)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]archlinux\f[R] (Arch Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]arcolinux\f[R] (Arco Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]artixlinux\f[R] (Artix Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]athenaos\f[R] (Athenaos)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]batocera\f[R] (Batocera)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]bazzite\f[R] (Bazzite)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]biglinux\f[R] (BigLinux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]blendos\f[R] (BlendOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]bodhi\f[R] (Bodhi Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]bunsenlabs\f[R] (Bunsenlabs)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]cachyos\f[R] (CachyOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]centos-stream\f[R] (CentOS Stream)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]cereus\f[R] (Cereus Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]chimera\f[R] (Chimera Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]debian\f[R] (Debian)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]deepin\f[R] (Deepin)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]devuan\f[R] (Devuan)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]dietpi\f[R] (DietPi)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]dragonflybsd\f[R] (DragonFlyBSD)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]elementary\f[R] (elementary OS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]endeavouros\f[R] (EndeavourOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]endless\f[R] (Endless OS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]fedora\f[R] (Fedora)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]freebsd\f[R] (FreeBSD)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]freedos\f[R] (FreeDOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]fvoid\f[R] (F-Void)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]gabeeos\f[R] (gabeeOS Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]garuda\f[R] (Garuda Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]gentoo\f[R] (Gentoo)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]ghostbsd\f[R] (GhostBSD)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]haiku\f[R] (Haiku)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]holoiso\f[R] (Steam OS HoloISO)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]kali\f[R] (Kali)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]kdeneon\f[R] (KDE Neon)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]kolibrios\f[R] (KolibriOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]linuxlite\f[R] (Linux Lite)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]linuxmint\f[R] (Linux Mint)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]lmde\f[R] (Linux Mint Debian Edition)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]mageia\f[R] (Mageia)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]manjaro\f[R] (Manjaro)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]miyolinux\f[R] (Miyo Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]mxlinux\f[R] (MX Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]netboot\f[R] (netboot.xyz)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]netbsd\f[R] (NetBSD)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]nixos\f[R] (NixOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]openbsd\f[R] (OpenBSD)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]openindiana\f[R] (OpenIndiana)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]opensuse\f[R] (openSUSE)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]oraclelinux\f[R] (Oracle Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]peppermint\f[R] (PeppermintOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]popos\f[R] (Pop!_OS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]porteus\f[R] (Porteus)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]pureos\f[R] (PureOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]reactos\f[R] (ReactOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]rebornos\f[R] (RebornOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]rockylinux\f[R] (Rocky Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]siduction\f[R] (Siduction)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]slackware\f[R] (Slackware)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]slax\f[R] (Slax)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]slitaz\f[R] (SliTaz GNU/Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]solus\f[R] (Solus)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]sparkylinux\f[R] (SparkyLinux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]spiral\f[R] (SpiralLinux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]tails\f[R] (Tails)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]tinycore\f[R] (Tiny Core Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]trisquel\f[R] (Trisquel)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]truenas-core\f[R] (TrueNAS Core)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]truenas-scale\f[R] (TrueNAS Scale)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]tuxedoos\f[R] (TuxedoOS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]vanillaos\f[R] (Vanilla OS)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]ventoy\f[R] (Ventoy)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]voidpup\f[R] (Void Puppy)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]void\f[R] (Void Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]vxlinux\f[R] (VX Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]xerolinux\f[R] (XeroLinux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]zorin\f[R] (Zorin OS)
.PP
Or you can download a Linux image and manually create a VM
configuration.
.IP \[bu] 2
Download a .iso image of a Linux distribution
.IP \[bu] 2
Create a VM configuration file; for example
\f[V]debian-bullseye.conf\f[R]
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
guest_os=\[dq]linux\[dq]
disk_img=\[dq]debian-bullseye/disk.qcow2\[dq]
iso=\[dq]debian-bullseye/firmware-11.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso\[dq]
\f[R]
.fi
.IP \[bu] 2
Use \f[V]quickemu\f[R] to start the virtual machine:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
quickemu --vm debian-bullseye.conf
\f[R]
.fi
.IP \[bu] 2
Complete the installation as normal.
.IP \[bu] 2
Post-install:
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
Install the SPICE agent (\f[V]spice-vdagent\f[R]) in the guest to enable
copy/paste and USB redirection.
.IP \[bu] 2
Install the SPICE WebDAV agent (\f[V]spice-webdavd\f[R]) in the guest to
enable file sharing.
.RE
.SS macOS Guest
.PP
\f[V]quickget\f[R] automatically downloads a macOS recovery image and
creates a virtual machine configuration.
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
quickget macos catalina
quickemu --vm macos-catalina.conf
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
macOS \f[V]high-sierra\f[R], \f[V]mojave\f[R], \f[V]catalina\f[R],
\f[V]big-sur\f[R], \f[V]monterey\f[R] and \f[V]ventura\f[R] are
supported.
.IP \[bu] 2
Use cursor keys and enter key to select the \f[B]macOS Base System\f[R]
.IP \[bu] 2
From \f[B]macOS Utilities\f[R]
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
Click \f[B]Disk Utility\f[R] and \f[B]Continue\f[R]
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
Select \f[V]QEMU HARDDISK Media\f[R] (\[ti]103.08GB) from the list (on
Big Sur and above use \f[V]Apple Inc. VirtIO Block Device\f[R]) and
click \f[B]Erase\f[R].
.IP \[bu] 2
Enter a \f[V]Name:\f[R] for the disk
.IP \[bu] 2
If you are installing macOS Mojave or later (Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey
and Ventura), choose any of the APFS options as the filesystem.
MacOS Extended may not work.
.RE
.IP \[bu] 2
Click \f[B]Erase\f[R].
.IP \[bu] 2
Click \f[B]Done\f[R].
.IP \[bu] 2
Close Disk Utility
.RE
.IP \[bu] 2
From \f[B]macOS Utilities\f[R]
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
Click \f[B]Reinstall macOS\f[R] and \f[B]Continue\f[R]
.RE
.IP \[bu] 2
Complete the installation as you normally would.
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
On the first reboot use cursor keys and enter key to select \f[B]macOS
Installer\f[R]
.IP \[bu] 2
On the subsequent reboots use cursor keys and enter key to select the
disk you named
.RE
.IP \[bu] 2
Once you have finished installing macOS you will be presented with an
the out-of-the-box first-start wizard to configure various options and
set up your username and password
.IP \[bu] 2
OPTIONAL: After you have concluded the out-of-the-box wizard, you may
want to enable the TRIM feature that the computer industry created for
SSD disks.
This feature in our macOS installation will allow QuickEmu to compact
(shrink) your macOS disk image whenever you delete files inside the
Virtual Machine.
Without this step your macOS disk image will only ever get larger and
will not shrink even when you delete lots of data inside macOS.
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
To enable TRIM, open the Terminal application and type the following
command followed by pressing enter to tell macos to use the TRIM command
on the hard disk when files are deleted:
.RE
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
sudo trimforce enable
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
You will be prompted to enter your account\[cq]s password to gain the
privilege needed.
Once you\[cq]ve entered your password and pressed enter the command will
request confirmation in the form of two questions that require you to
type y (for a \[lq]yes\[rq] response) followed by enter to confirm.
If you press enter without first typing y the system will consider that
a negative response as though you said \[lq]no\[rq]:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This tool force-enables TRIM for all relevant attached devices, even though such devices may not have been validated for data integrity while using TRIM. Use of this tool to enable TRIM may result in unintended data loss or data corruption. It should not be used in a commercial operating environment or with important data. Before using this tool, you should back up all of your data and regularly back up data while TRIM is enabled. This tool is provided on an \[dq]as is\[dq] basis. APPLE MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THIS TOOL OR ITS USE ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH YOUR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, OR SERVICES. BY USING THIS TOOL TO ENABLE TRIM, YOU AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, USE OF THE TOOL IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU.
Are you sure you with to proceed (y/N)?
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
And a second confirmation once you\[cq]ve confirmed the previous one:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
Your system will immediately reboot when this is complete.
Is this OK (y/N)?
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
As the last message states, your system will automatically reboot as
soon as the command completes.
.PP
The default macOS configuration looks like this:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
guest_os=\[dq]macos\[dq]
img=\[dq]macos-catalina/RecoveryImage.img\[dq]
disk_img=\[dq]macos-catalina/disk.qcow2\[dq]
macos_release=\[dq]catalina\[dq]
\f[R]
.fi
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]guest_os=\[dq]macos\[dq]\f[R] instructs Quickemu to optimise for
macOS.
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]macos_release=\[dq]catalina\[dq]\f[R] instructs Quickemu to
optimise for a particular macOS release.
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
For example VirtIO Network and Memory Ballooning are available in Big
Sur and newer, but not previous releases.
.IP \[bu] 2
And VirtIO Block Media (disks) are supported/stable in Catalina and
newer.
.RE
.SS macOS compatibility
.PP
There are some considerations when running macOS via Quickemu.
.IP \[bu] 2
Supported macOS releases:
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
High Sierra
.IP \[bu] 2
Mojave
.IP \[bu] 2
Catalina \f[B](Recommended)\f[R]
.IP \[bu] 2
Big Sur
.IP \[bu] 2
Monterey
.IP \[bu] 2
Ventura
.RE
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]quickemu\f[R] will automatically download the required
OpenCore (https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg) bootloader and
OVMF firmware from OSX-KVM (https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM).
.IP \[bu] 2
Optimised by default, but no GPU acceleration is available.
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
Host CPU vendor is detected and guest CPU is optimised accordingly.
.IP \[bu] 2
VirtIO Block
Media (https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2019/06/macos-qemu-guest/) is used
for the system disk where supported.
.IP \[bu] 2
VirtIO \f[V]usb-tablet\f[R] (http://philjordan.eu/osx-virt/) is used for
the mouse.
.IP \[bu] 2
VirtIO Network (\f[V]virtio-net\f[R]) is supported and enabled on macOS
Big Sur and newer but previous releases use \f[V]vmxnet3\f[R].
.IP \[bu] 2
VirtIO Memory Ballooning is supported and enabled on macOS Big Sur and
newer but disabled for other support macOS releases.
.RE
.IP \[bu] 2
USB host and SPICE pass-through is:
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
UHCI (USB 2.0) on macOS Catalina and earlier.
.IP \[bu] 2
XHCI (USB 3.0) on macOS Big Sur and newer.
.RE
.IP \[bu] 2
Display resolution can only be changed via macOS System Preferences.
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[B]Full Duplex audio requires VoodooHDA
OC (https://github.com/chris1111/VoodooHDA-OC) or pass-through a USB
audio-device to the macOS guest VM\f[R].
.IP \[bu] 2
NOTE!
Gatekeeper (https://disable-gatekeeper.github.io/) and System Integrity
Protection
(SIP) (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/disabling_and_enabling_system_integrity_protection)
need to be disabled to install VoodooHDA OC
.IP \[bu] 2
File sharing between guest and host is available via
virtio-9p (https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9psetup) and SPICE
webdavd (https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/phodav/-/merge_requests/24).
.IP \[bu] 2
Copy/paste via SPICE agent is \f[B]not available on macOS\f[R].
.SS macOS App Store
.PP
If you see \f[I]\[lq]Your device or computer could not be
verified\[rq]\f[R] when you try to login to the App Store, make sure
that your wired ethernet device is \f[V]en0\f[R].
Use \f[V]ifconfig\f[R] in a terminal to verify this.
.PP
If the wired ethernet device is not \f[V]en0\f[R], then then go to
\f[I]System Preferences\f[R] -> \f[I]Network\f[R], delete all the
network devices and apply the changes.
Next, open a terminal and run the following:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
Now reboot, and the App Store should work.
.SS Windows 8, 10 & 11 Guests
.PP
\f[V]quickget\f[R] can download
Windows10 (https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10) and
Windows 11 (https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11)
automatically and create an optimised virtual machine configuration.
This configuration also includes the VirtIO drivers for
Windows (https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/).
.PP
Windows 8.1 is also supported but doesn\[cq]t feature any automated
installation or driver optimisation.
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
quickget windows 11
quickemu --vm windows-11.conf
\f[R]
.fi
.IP \[bu] 2
Complete the installation as you normally would.
.IP \[bu] 2
All relevant drivers and services should be installed automatically.
.IP \[bu] 2
A local administrator user account is automatically created, with these
credentials:
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
Username: \f[V]Quickemu\f[R]
.IP \[bu] 2
Password: \f[V]quickemu\f[R]
.RE
.PP
The default Windows 11 configuration looks like this:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
guest_os=\[dq]windows\[dq]
disk_img=\[dq]windows-11/disk.qcow2\[dq]
iso=\[dq]windows-11/windows-11.iso\[dq]
fixed_iso=\[dq]windows-11/virtio-win.iso\[dq]
tpm=\[dq]on\[dq]
secureboot=\[dq]off\[dq]
\f[R]
.fi
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]guest_os=\[dq]windows\[dq]\f[R] instructs \f[V]quickemu\f[R] to
optimise for Windows.
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]fixed_iso=\f[R] specifies the ISO image that provides VirtIO
drivers.
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[V]tpm=\[dq]on\[dq]\f[R] instructs \f[V]quickemu\f[R] to create a
software emulated TPM device using \f[V]swtpm\f[R].
.SH AUTHORS
.PP
Written by Martin Wimpress.
.SH BUGS
.PP
Submit bug reports online at:
<https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/issues>
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
Full sources at: <https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu>
.PP
quickemu(1), quickemu_conf(1), quickgui(1)
.SH AUTHORS
Martin Wimpress.

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---
author: Martin Wimpress
date: November 17, 2023
footer: quickget
header: Quickget User Manual
section: 1
title: QUICKGET
---
# NAME
quickget - download and prepare materials for building a quickemu VM
# SYNOPSIS
**quickget** \[*os*\] \[*release*\] \[*edition*\] \| \[*OPTION*\]\*
# DESCRIPTION
**quickget** will download the requisite materials and prepare a
configuration for `quickemu` to use to build and run
# OPTIONS
**version \| -version \| --version**
: show version (from Quickemu)
**list \| list_csv \| list_json**
: provide a csv list of all supported guest OSes, versions and
variants.
**`--show-iso-url` \| -s** {**os**} {**release**} \[**edition**\]
: show ISO download URL
**`--test-iso-url` \| -t** {**os**} {**release**} \[**edition**\]
: test if ISO is available
**`--open-distro-homepage` \| -o** {**os**}
: open OS homepage in browser
**\[OS\] \[Release\] \[Edition\]**
: specify the OS and release (and optional edition) if insufficient
input is provided a list of missing options will be reported and the
script will exit. Editions may not apply and will be defaulted if
not provided.
# NOTES
## Ubuntu Guest
`quickget` will automatically download an Ubuntu release and create the
virtual machine configuration.
``` bash
quickget ubuntu 22.04
quickemu --vm ubuntu-22.04.conf
```
- Complete the installation as normal.
- Post-install:
- Install the SPICE agent (`spice-vdagent`) in the guest to enable
copy/paste and USB redirection
- `sudo apt install spice-vdagent`
- Install the SPICE WebDAV agent (`spice-webdavd`) in the guest to
enable file sharing.
- `sudo apt install spice-webdavd`
### Ubuntu devel (daily-live) images
`quickget` can also download/refresh devel images via `zsync` for Ubuntu
developers and testers.
``` bash
quickget ubuntu devel
quickemu --vm ubuntu-devel.conf
```
You can run `quickget ubuntu devel` to refresh your daily development
image as often as you like, it will even automatically switch to a new
series.
### Ubuntu Flavours
All the official Ubuntu flavours are supported, just replace `ubuntu`
with your preferred flavour.
- `edubuntu` (Edubuntu)
- `kubuntu` (Kubuntu)
- `lubuntu` (Lubuntu)
- `ubuntu-budgie` (Ubuntu Budgie)
- `ubuntucinnamon` (Ubuntu Cinnamon)
- `ubuntukylin` (Ubuntu Kylin)
- `ubuntu-mate` (Ubuntu MATE)
- `ubuntustudio` (Ubuntu Studio)
- `ubuntu` (Ubuntu)
- `ubuntu-unity` (Ubuntu Unity)
- `xubuntu` (Xubuntu)
You can also use `quickget` with options to:
``` shell
# show an OS ISO download URL for {os} {release} [edition]
quickget --show-iso-url fedora 38 Silverblue
# test if and OS ISO is available for {os} {release} [edition]
quickget --test-iso-url nixos 23.05 plasma5
# open an OS distribution homepage in a browser
quickget --open-distro-homepage ubuntu-mate
```
The `--show-iso-url` and `--test-iso-url` options **do not** work for
`Windows` (`quickget` will begin downloading the requested release and
edition of windows)
## Other Operating Systems
`quickget` also supports:
- `agarimos` (AgarimOS)
- `alma` (Alma Linux)
- `alpine` (Alpine Linux)
- `android` (Android x86)
- `antix` (Antix)
- `archcraft` (Archcraft)
- `archlinux` (Arch Linux)
- `arcolinux` (Arco Linux)
- `artixlinux` (Artix Linux)
- `athenaos` (Athenaos)
- `batocera` (Batocera)
- `bazzite` (Bazzite)
- `biglinux` (BigLinux)
- `blendos` (BlendOS)
- `bodhi` (Bodhi Linux)
- `bunsenlabs` (Bunsenlabs)
- `cachyos` (CachyOS)
- `centos-stream` (CentOS Stream)
- `cereus` (Cereus Linux)
- `chimera` (Chimera Linux)
- `debian` (Debian)
- `deepin` (Deepin)
- `devuan` (Devuan)
- `dietpi` (DietPi)
- `dragonflybsd` (DragonFlyBSD)
- `elementary` (elementary OS)
- `endeavouros` (EndeavourOS)
- `endless` (Endless OS)
- `fedora` (Fedora)
- `freebsd` (FreeBSD)
- `freedos` (FreeDOS)
- `fvoid` (F-Void)
- `gabeeos` (gabeeOS Linux)
- `garuda` (Garuda Linux)
- `gentoo` (Gentoo)
- `ghostbsd` (GhostBSD)
- `haiku` (Haiku)
- `holoiso` (Steam OS HoloISO)
- `kali` (Kali)
- `kdeneon` (KDE Neon)
- `kolibrios` (KolibriOS)
- `linuxlite` (Linux Lite)
- `linuxmint` (Linux Mint)
- `lmde` (Linux Mint Debian Edition)
- `mageia` (Mageia)
- `manjaro` (Manjaro)
- `miyolinux` (Miyo Linux)
- `mxlinux` (MX Linux)
- `netboot` (netboot.xyz)
- `netbsd` (NetBSD)
- `nixos` (NixOS)
- `openbsd` (OpenBSD)
- `openindiana` (OpenIndiana)
- `opensuse` (openSUSE)
- `oraclelinux` (Oracle Linux)
- `peppermint` (PeppermintOS)
- `popos` (Pop!\_OS)
- `porteus` (Porteus)
- `pureos` (PureOS)
- `reactos` (ReactOS)
- `rebornos` (RebornOS)
- `rockylinux` (Rocky Linux)
- `siduction` (Siduction)
- `slackware` (Slackware)
- `slax` (Slax)
- `slitaz` (SliTaz GNU/Linux)
- `solus` (Solus)
- `sparkylinux` (SparkyLinux)
- `spiral` (SpiralLinux)
- `tails` (Tails)
- `tinycore` (Tiny Core Linux)
- `trisquel` (Trisquel)
- `truenas-core` (TrueNAS Core)
- `truenas-scale` (TrueNAS Scale)
- `tuxedoos` (TuxedoOS)
- `vanillaos` (Vanilla OS)
- `ventoy` (Ventoy)
- `voidpup` (Void Puppy)
- `void` (Void Linux)
- `vxlinux` (VX Linux)
- `xerolinux` (XeroLinux)
- `zorin` (Zorin OS)
Or you can download a Linux image and manually create a VM
configuration.
- Download a .iso image of a Linux distribution
- Create a VM configuration file; for example `debian-bullseye.conf`
``` bash
guest_os="linux"
disk_img="debian-bullseye/disk.qcow2"
iso="debian-bullseye/firmware-11.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso"
```
- Use `quickemu` to start the virtual machine:
``` bash
quickemu --vm debian-bullseye.conf
```
- Complete the installation as normal.
- Post-install:
- Install the SPICE agent (`spice-vdagent`) in the guest to enable
copy/paste and USB redirection.
- Install the SPICE WebDAV agent (`spice-webdavd`) in the guest to
enable file sharing.
## macOS Guest
`quickget` automatically downloads a macOS recovery image and creates a
virtual machine configuration.
``` bash
quickget macos catalina
quickemu --vm macos-catalina.conf
```
macOS `high-sierra`, `mojave`, `catalina`, `big-sur`, `monterey` and
`ventura` are supported.
- Use cursor keys and enter key to select the **macOS Base System**
- From **macOS Utilities**
- Click **Disk Utility** and **Continue**
- Select `QEMU HARDDISK Media` (\~103.08GB) from the list (on
Big Sur and above use `Apple Inc. VirtIO Block Device`) and
click **Erase**.
- Enter a `Name:` for the disk
- If you are installing macOS Mojave or later (Catalina, Big
Sur, Monterey and Ventura), choose any of the APFS options
as the filesystem. MacOS Extended may not work.
- Click **Erase**.
- Click **Done**.
- Close Disk Utility
- From **macOS Utilities**
- Click **Reinstall macOS** and **Continue**
- Complete the installation as you normally would.
- On the first reboot use cursor keys and enter key to select
**macOS Installer**
- On the subsequent reboots use cursor keys and enter key to
select the disk you named
- Once you have finished installing macOS you will be presented with
an the out-of-the-box first-start wizard to configure various
options and set up your username and password
- OPTIONAL: After you have concluded the out-of-the-box wizard, you
may want to enable the TRIM feature that the computer industry
created for SSD disks. This feature in our macOS installation will
allow QuickEmu to compact (shrink) your macOS disk image whenever
you delete files inside the Virtual Machine. Without this step your
macOS disk image will only ever get larger and will not shrink even
when you delete lots of data inside macOS.
- To enable TRIM, open the Terminal application and type the
following command followed by pressing
`<kbd>`{=html}enter`</kbd>`{=html} to tell macos to use the TRIM
command on the hard disk when files are deleted:
``` bash
sudo trimforce enable
```
You will be prompted to enter your account's password to gain the
privilege needed. Once you've entered your password and pressed
`<kbd>`{=html}enter`</kbd>`{=html} the command will request confirmation
in the form of two questions that require you to type
`<kbd>`{=html}y`</kbd>`{=html} (for a "yes" response) followed by
`<kbd>`{=html}enter`</kbd>`{=html} to confirm. If you press
`<kbd>`{=html}enter`</kbd>`{=html} without first typing
`<kbd>`{=html}y`</kbd>`{=html} the system will consider that a negative
response as though you said "no":
``` plain
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This tool force-enables TRIM for all relevant attached devices, even though such devices may not have been validated for data integrity while using TRIM. Use of this tool to enable TRIM may result in unintended data loss or data corruption. It should not be used in a commercial operating environment or with important data. Before using this tool, you should back up all of your data and regularly back up data while TRIM is enabled. This tool is provided on an "as is" basis. APPLE MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THIS TOOL OR ITS USE ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH YOUR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, OR SERVICES. BY USING THIS TOOL TO ENABLE TRIM, YOU AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, USE OF THE TOOL IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU.
Are you sure you with to proceed (y/N)?
```
And a second confirmation once you've confirmed the previous one:
``` plain
Your system will immediately reboot when this is complete.
Is this OK (y/N)?
```
As the last message states, your system will automatically reboot as
soon as the command completes.
The default macOS configuration looks like this:
``` bash
guest_os="macos"
img="macos-catalina/RecoveryImage.img"
disk_img="macos-catalina/disk.qcow2"
macos_release="catalina"
```
- `guest_os="macos"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for macOS.
- `macos_release="catalina"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for a
particular macOS release.
- For example VirtIO Network and Memory Ballooning are available
in Big Sur and newer, but not previous releases.
- And VirtIO Block Media (disks) are supported/stable in Catalina
and newer.
### macOS compatibility
There are some considerations when running macOS via Quickemu.
- Supported macOS releases:
- High Sierra
- Mojave
- Catalina **(Recommended)**
- Big Sur
- Monterey
- Ventura
- `quickemu` will automatically download the required
[OpenCore](https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg) bootloader
and OVMF firmware from [OSX-KVM](https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM).
- Optimised by default, but no GPU acceleration is available.
- Host CPU vendor is detected and guest CPU is optimised
accordingly.
- [VirtIO Block
Media](https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2019/06/macos-qemu-guest/) is
used for the system disk where supported.
- [VirtIO `usb-tablet`](http://philjordan.eu/osx-virt/) is used
for the mouse.
- VirtIO Network (`virtio-net`) is supported and enabled on macOS
Big Sur and newer but previous releases use `vmxnet3`.
- VirtIO Memory Ballooning is supported and enabled on macOS Big
Sur and newer but disabled for other support macOS releases.
- USB host and SPICE pass-through is:
- UHCI (USB 2.0) on macOS Catalina and earlier.
- XHCI (USB 3.0) on macOS Big Sur and newer.
- Display resolution can only be changed via macOS System Preferences.
- **Full Duplex audio requires [VoodooHDA
OC](https://github.com/chris1111/VoodooHDA-OC) or pass-through a USB
audio-device to the macOS guest VM**.
- NOTE! [Gatekeeper](https://disable-gatekeeper.github.io/) and
[System Integrity Protection
(SIP)](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/disabling_and_enabling_system_integrity_protection)
need to be disabled to install VoodooHDA OC
- File sharing between guest and host is available via
[virtio-9p](https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9psetup) and [SPICE
webdavd](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/phodav/-/merge_requests/24).
- Copy/paste via SPICE agent is **not available on macOS**.
### macOS App Store
If you see *"Your device or computer could not be verified"* when you
try to login to the App Store, make sure that your wired ethernet device
is `en0`. Use `ifconfig` in a terminal to verify this.
If the wired ethernet device is not `en0`, then then go to *System
Preferences* -\> *Network*, delete all the network devices and apply the
changes. Next, open a terminal and run the following:
``` bash
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
```
Now reboot, and the App Store should work.
## Windows 8, 10 & 11 Guests
`quickget` can download
[Windows10](https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10) and
[Windows 11](https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11)
automatically and create an optimised virtual machine configuration.
This configuration also includes the [VirtIO drivers for
Windows](https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/).
Windows 8.1 is also supported but doesn't feature any automated
installation or driver optimisation.
``` bash
quickget windows 11
quickemu --vm windows-11.conf
```
- Complete the installation as you normally would.
- All relevant drivers and services should be installed automatically.
- A local administrator user account is automatically created, with
these credentials:
- Username: `Quickemu`
- Password: `quickemu`
The default Windows 11 configuration looks like this:
``` bash
guest_os="windows"
disk_img="windows-11/disk.qcow2"
iso="windows-11/windows-11.iso"
fixed_iso="windows-11/virtio-win.iso"
tpm="on"
secureboot="off"
```
- `guest_os="windows"` instructs `quickemu` to optimise for Windows.
- `fixed_iso=` specifies the ISO image that provides VirtIO drivers.
- `tpm="on"` instructs `quickemu` to create a software emulated TPM
device using `swtpm`.
# AUTHORS
Written by Martin Wimpress.
# BUGS
Submit bug reports online at:
<https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/issues>
# SEE ALSO
Full sources at: <https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu>
quickemu(1), quickemu_conf(1), quickgui(1)

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@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ function vm_boot() {
if [ "${guest_os}" == "linux" ]; then
local X_RES=1152
local Y_RES=648
if [ "${XDG_SESSION_TYPE}" == "x11" ]; then
if [ "${XDG_SESSION_TYPE}" == "x11" ] || [ "${XDG_SESSION_TYPE}" == "wayland" ]; then
if [ -z "${SCREEN}" ]; then
X_RES=$(xrandr --listmonitors | grep -v Monitors | cut -d' ' -f4 | cut -d'/' -f1 | sort | head -n1)
Y_RES=$(xrandr --listmonitors | grep -v Monitors | cut -d' ' -f4 | cut -d'/' -f2 | cut -d'x' -f2 | sort | head -n1)
@ -848,6 +848,19 @@ function vm_boot() {
SPICE_PORT=$(get_port 5930 9)
fi
# ALLOW REMOTE ACCESS TO SPICE OVER LAN RATHER THAN JUST LOCALHOST
if [ -z "${ACCESS}" ]; then
SPICE_ADDR="127.0.0.1"
else
if [ "${ACCESS}" == "remote" ]; then
SPICE_ADDR=""
elif [ "${ACCESS}" == "local" ]; then
SPICE_ADDR="127.0.0.1"
else
SPICE_ADDR="${ACCESS}"
fi
fi
if [ -z "${SPICE_PORT}" ]; then
echo " - SPICE: All SPICE ports have been exhausted."
if [ "${OUTPUT}" == "none" ] || [ "${OUTPUT}" == "spice" ] || [ "${OUTPUT}" == "spice-app" ]; then
@ -864,7 +877,7 @@ function vm_boot() {
echo -n " --spice-shared-dir ${PUBLIC}"
fi
echo "${FULLSPICY}"
SPICE="${SPICE},port=${SPICE_PORT},addr=127.0.0.1"
SPICE="${SPICE},port=${SPICE_PORT},addr=${SPICE_ADDR}"
fi
fi
fi
@ -899,7 +912,7 @@ function vm_boot() {
fi
# If smbd is available and ~/Public is present export it to the guest via samba
if [[ -e "/usr/sbin/smbd" && -n ${PUBLIC} ]]; then
if [[ -x "$(command -v smbd)" && -n ${PUBLIC} ]]; then
NET="${NET},smb=${PUBLIC}"
echo " - smbd: On guest: smb://10.0.2.4/qemu"
fi
@ -1326,6 +1339,7 @@ function usage() {
echo " ${LAUNCHER} --vm ubuntu.conf"
echo
echo "You can also pass optional parameters"
echo " --access : Enable remote spice access support. 'local' (default), 'remote', 'clientipaddress'"
echo " --braille : Enable braille support. Requires SDL."
echo " --delete-disk : Delete the disk image and EFI variables"
echo " --delete-vm : Delete the entire VM and it's configuration"
@ -1498,6 +1512,7 @@ mouse="tablet"
# options: intel-hda, ac97, es1370, sb16, none
sound_card="intel-hda"
ACCESS=""
BRAILLE=""
DELETE_DISK=0
DELETE_VM=0
@ -1540,7 +1555,7 @@ SOUND_CARD=""
# shellcheck disable=SC2155
readonly LAUNCHER=$(basename "${0}")
readonly DISK_MIN_SIZE=$((197632 * 8))
readonly VERSION="4.8"
readonly VERSION="4.9.1"
# TODO: Make this run the native architecture binary
QEMU=$(command -v qemu-system-x86_64)
@ -1564,6 +1579,10 @@ if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
else
while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
case "${1}" in
-access|--access)
ACCESS="${2}"
shift
shift;;
-braille|--braille)
BRAILLE="on"
shift;;

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