@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ snap connect qemu-virgil:removable-media
* Download a .iso image of a Linux distribution
* Create a VM configuration file; for example `ubuntu.conf`
* The * *default** `guest_os` is `linux` , so this is optional for Linux VM configs.
```
guest_os="linux"
iso="/media/$USER/Quickemu/ubuntu/focal-desktop-amd64.iso"
disk_img="/media/$USER/Quickemu/ubuntu/focal-desktop-amd64.qcow2"
disk=128G
@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ Which will output something like this:
```
Starting /media/martin/Quickemu/ubuntu-focal-desktop.conf
- QEMU: /snap/bin/qemu-virgil v4.2.0
- Guest: Linux optimised.
- BIOS: Legacy
- Disk: /media/martin/Quickemu/ubuntu/focal-desktop-amd64.qcow2 (64G)
- ISO: /media/martin/Quickemu/ubuntu/focal-desktop-amd64.iso
@ -87,13 +90,13 @@ You can use `quickemu` to run a Windows 10 virtual machine.
* [Download Windows 10 ](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10ISO )
* [Download VirtIO drivers for Windows ](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/creating-windows-virtual-machines-using-virtio-drivers/index.html#virtio-win-direct-downloads )
* Create a VM configuration file; for example `windows10.conf`
* The `VIDEO_DRV=qxl` line instructs `quickemu` to use a Windows compatible video driver .
* The `guest_os="windows"` line instructs `quickemu` to use optimise for Windows .
```
guest_os="windows"
iso="/media/$USER/Quickemu/windows10/Win10_1909_English_x64.iso"
driver_iso="/media/$USER/Quickemu/windows10/virtio-win-0.1.173.iso"
disk_img="/media/$USER/Quickemu/windows10/windows10.qcow2"
VIDEO_DRV="qxl"
```
* Use `quickemu` to start the virtual machine:
@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ Which will output something like this:
```
Starting /media/martin/Quickemu/windows10.conf
- QEMU: /snap/bin/qemu-virgil v4.2.0
- Guest: Windows optimised.
- BIOS: Legacy
- Disk: /media/martin/Quickemu/windows10/windows10.qcow2 (64G)
Just created, booting from /media/martin/Quickemu/windows10/Win10_1909_English_x64.iso