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# Introduction # Introduction
Quickemu quickly creates and runs highly optimised desktop virtual machines for Quickly create and run highly optimised desktop virtual machines for Linux,
Linux, macOS and Windows; with just two commands. You decide what macOS and Windows; with just two commands. You decide what operating system you
operating system you want to run and Quickemu will figure out the best way to want to run and Quickemu will figure out the best way to do it for you. For
do it for you. For example: example:
```bash ```bash
quickget ubuntu-mate hirsute quickget ubuntu-mate hirsute
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* macOS High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina and Big Sur * macOS High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina and Big Sur
* Windows 8.1, 10 and 11 including TPM 2.0 * Windows 8.1, 10 and 11 including TPM 2.0
* Ubuntu, and all the official flavours, supported by `quickget` * Ubuntu, and all the official flavours, supported by `quickget`
* SPICE for host/guest clipboard sharing * Full SPICE support including host/guest clipboard sharing
* VirtIO-webdavd file sharing for Linux and Windows guests. * VirtIO-webdavd file sharing for Linux and Windows guests
* VirtIO-9p file sharing for Linux and macOS guests. * VirtIO-9p file sharing for Linux and macOS guests
* VirGL acceleration * VirGL acceleration
* USB device pass-through * USB device pass-through
* Smartcard pass-through * Smartcard pass-through
* Automatic SSH port forwarding to guests * Automatic SSH port forwarding to guests
* Network port forwarding * Network port forwarding
* Full duplex audio
* EFI and Legacy BIOS booting * EFI and Legacy BIOS booting
Quickemu is a wrapper for the excellent [QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/) that Quickemu is a wrapper for the excellent [QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/) that
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## macOS Guest ## macOS Guest
`quickget` automatically downloads a macOS recovery image and automatically `quickget` automatically downloads a macOS recovery image and creates a virtual
creates a virtual machine configuration. machine configuration.
```bash ```bash
quickget macos catalina quickget macos catalina
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* Download and install [UsbDk](https://www.spice-space.org/download/windows/usbdk/) * Download and install [UsbDk](https://www.spice-space.org/download/windows/usbdk/)
* Enables USB SPICE pass-through between the host and guest. * Enables USB SPICE pass-through between the host and guest.
### FreeBSD Guest
`quickemu` supports FreeBSD production releases. FreeBSD support is maintained by `<kai@potabi.com>`.
```bash
quickget freebsd 13_0
quickemu --vm freebsd-13_0.conf
```
### Regional versions ### Regional versions
By default `quickget` will download the *"English International"* release, but By default `quickget` will download the *"English International"* release, but
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* `fixed_iso=` specifies the ISO image that provides VirtIO drivers. * `fixed_iso=` specifies the ISO image that provides VirtIO drivers.
* `tpm="on"` instructs `quickemu` to create a software emulated TPM device using `swtpm`. * `tpm="on"` instructs `quickemu` to create a software emulated TPM device using `swtpm`.
## FreeBSD Guest
`quickemu` supports FreeBSD production releases. FreeBSD support is maintained by `<kai@potabi.com>`.
```bash
quickget freebsd 13_0
quickemu --vm freebsd-13_0.conf
```
# SPICE # SPICE
The following features are available while using the SPICE protocol: The following features are available while using the SPICE protocol:
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* <https://frontpagelinux.com/tutorials/how-to-use-linux-kvm-to-optimize-your-windows-10-virtual-machine/> * <https://frontpagelinux.com/tutorials/how-to-use-linux-kvm-to-optimize-your-windows-10-virtual-machine/>
* <https://turlucode.com/qemu-command-line-args/> * <https://turlucode.com/qemu-command-line-args/>
* <https://github.com/pbatard/Fido> * <https://github.com/pbatard/Fido>
* <https://www.catapultsystems.com/blogs/create-zero-touch-windows-10-iso/>
* TPM * TPM
* <https://qemu-project.gitlab.io/qemu/specs/tpm.html> * <https://qemu-project.gitlab.io/qemu/specs/tpm.html>

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