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# quickemu
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Simple shell script to manage Qemu virtual machines.
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<h1 align="center">
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<img src=".github/logo.png" alt="Quickemu" />
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<br />
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Quickemu
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<p align="center"><b>Simple shell script to manage Qemu virtual machines.</b></p>
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<div align="center"><img src=".github/screenshot.png" alt="Quickemu Screenshot" /></div>
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<p align="center">Made with 💝 for <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anythingcodes/slack-emoji-for-techies/gh-pages/emoji/tux.png" align="top" width="24" /></p>
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## Introduction
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Quickemu is a very simple script to "manage" Qemu virtual machines. Each virtual
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machine configuration is broadly the same requiring minimal setup. The main
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objective of the project is to enable quick testing of desktop Linux
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distributions where the virtual machines can be stored anywhere, such as external
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USB storage.
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See the video where I explain my motivations for creating this script.
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[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOTYWEgw0hI)
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## Installation
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### Ubuntu 19.10 or newer
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Install qemu
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```bash
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sudo apt install qemu qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon bridge-utils ovmf
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sudo adduser ${SUDO_USER} kvm
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```
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Install `samba` *(optional)* if you want to share home directories with guest virtual machines
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```bash
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sudo apt install samba
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```
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Install the `qemu-virgil` snap *(optional)*
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```bash
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snap install qemu-virgil
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snap connect qemu-virgil:removable-media
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```
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## Usage
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* Download a .iso image of a Linux distribution
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* Create a VM configuration file; for example `ubuntu.conf`
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```
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iso="/media/$USER/Quickemu/ubuntu/focal-desktop-amd64.iso"
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disk_img="/media/$USER/Quickemu/ubuntu/focal-desktop-amd64.qcow2
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```
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* Use `quickemu.sh` to start the virtual machine:
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```
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./quickemu --vm ubuntu-focal-desktop.conf
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```
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Here are the full usage instructions:
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```
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Usage
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quickemu --vm ubuntu.conf
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You can also pass optional parameters
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--delete : Delete the disk image.
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--efi : Enable EFI BIOS (default).
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--legacy : Enable legacy BIOS.
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--restore : Restore the snapshot.
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--samba : Share your home directory to the guest.
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--snapshot : Create a disk snapshot.
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--virgil : Use virgil, if available.
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```
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## TODO
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- [ ] Make display configuration more robust
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- [ ] Improve stdout presentation
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- [ ] Make disk image optionally size configurable
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