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author: Martin Wimpress
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date: 'February 20, 2022'
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footer: quickget
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header: Quickget User Manual
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section: 1
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title: QUICKGET
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---
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NAME
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====
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quickget - download and prepare materials for building a quickemu VM
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SYNOPSIS
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========
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**quickget** \[*os*\] \[*release*\] \[*edition*\] \| \[*OPTION*\]\*
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DESCRIPTION
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===========
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**quickget** will download the requisite materials and prepare a
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configuration for `quickemu` to use to build and run
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OPTIONS
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=======
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**version \| -version \| --version**
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: show version (from Quickemu)
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**list \| list\_csv \| list\_json**
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: provide a csv list of all supported guest OSes, versions and
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variants.
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**\[OS\] \[Release\] \[Edition\]**
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: specify the OS and release (and optional edition) if insufficient
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input is provided a list of missing options will be reported and the
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script will exit. Editions may not apply and will be defaulted if
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not provided.
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NOTES
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=====
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Ubuntu Guest
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------------
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`quickget` will automatically download an Ubuntu release and create the
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virtual machine configuration.
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``` {.bash}
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quickget ubuntu 20.04
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quickemu --vm ubuntu-20.04.conf
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```
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- Complete the installation as normal.
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- Post-install:
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- Install the SPICE agent (`spice-vdagent`) to enable copy/paste
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and USB redirection
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- `sudo apt install spice-vdagent`
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- Install the SPICE WebDAV agent (`spice-webdavd`) to enable file
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sharing.
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- `sudo apt install spice-webdavd`
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### Ubuntu devel (daily-live) images
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`quickget` can also download/refresh devel images via `zsync` for Ubuntu
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developers and testers.
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``` {.bash}
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quickget ubuntu devel
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quickemu --vm ubuntu-devel.conf
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```
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You can run `quickget ubuntu devel` to refresh your daily development
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image as often as you like, it will even automatically switch to a new
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series.
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### Ubuntu Flavours
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All the official Ubuntu flavours are supported, just replace `ubuntu`
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with your preferred flavour.
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- `kubuntu` (Kubuntu)
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- `lubuntu` (Lubuntu)
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- `ubuntu-budgie` (Ubuntu Budgie)
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- `ubuntukylin` (Ubuntu Kylin)
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- `ubuntu-mate` (Ubuntu MATE)
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- `ubuntustudio` (Ubuntu Studio)
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- `ubuntu` (Ubuntu)
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- `xubuntu` (Xubuntu)
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Other Operating Systems
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-----------------------
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`quickget` also supports:
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- `alma` (Alma Linux)
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- `alpine` (Alpine Linux)
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- `android` (Android x86)
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- `archlinux` (Arch Linux)
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- `arcolinux` (Arco Linux)
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- `cachyos` (CachyOS)
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- `debian` (Debian)
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- `devuan` (Devuan)
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- `dragonflybsd` (DragonFlyBSD)
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- `elementary` (elementary OS)
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- `fedora` (Fedora)
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- `freebsd` (FreeBSD)
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- `garuda` (Garuda Linux)
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- `gentoo` (Gentoo)
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- `ghostbsd` (GhostBSD)
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- `haiku` (Haiku)
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- `kali` (Kali)
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- `kdeneon` (KDE Neon)
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- `kolibrios` (KolibriOS)
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- `linuxmint` (Linux Mint)
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- `manjaro` (Manjaro)
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- `mxlinux` (MX Linux)
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- `netboot` (netboot.xyz)
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- `netbsd` (NetBSD)
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- `nixos` (NixOS)
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- `openbsd` (OpenBSD)
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- `opensuse` (openSUSE)
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- `oraclelinux` (Oracle Linux)
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- `popos` (Pop!\_OS)
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- `regolith` (Regolith Linux)
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- `rockylinux` (Rocky Linux)
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- `slackware` (Slackware)
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- `solus` (Solus)
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- `tails` (Tails)
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- `void` (Void Linux)
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- `zorin` (Zorin OS)
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Or you can download a Linux image and manually create a VM
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configuration.
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- Download a .iso image of a Linux distribution
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- Create a VM configuration file; for example `debian-bullseye.conf`
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``` {.bash}
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guest_os="linux"
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disk_img="debian-bullseye/disk.qcow2"
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iso="debian-bullseye/firmware-11.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso"
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```
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- Use `quickemu` to start the virtual machine:
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``` {.bash}
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quickemu --vm debian-bullseye.conf
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```
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- Complete the installation as normal.
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- Post-install:
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- Install the SPICE agent (`spice-vdagent`) to enable copy/paste
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and USB redirection.
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- Install the SPICE WebDAV agent (`spice-webdavd`) to enable file
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sharing.
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macOS Guest
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-----------
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`quickget` automatically downloads a macOS recovery image and creates a
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virtual machine configuration.
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``` {.bash}
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quickget macos catalina
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quickemu --vm macos-catalina.conf
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```
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macOS `high-sierra`, `mojave`, `catalina`, `big-sur` and `monterey` are
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supported.
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- Use cursor keys and enter key to select the **macOS Base System**
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- From **macOS Utilities**
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- Click **Disk Utility** and **Continue**
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- On macOS Catalina, Big Sur & Monterey
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- Select `Apple Inc. VirtIO Block Media` from the list and
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click **Erase**.
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- On macOS Mojave and High Sierra
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- Select `QEMU HARDDISK Media` (\~103.08GB) from the list
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and click **Erase**.
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- Enter a `Name:` for the disk and click **Erase**.
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- Click **Done**.
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- Close Disk Utility
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- From **macOS Utilities**
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- Click **Reinstall macOS** and **Continue**
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- Complete the installation as you normally would.
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- On the first reboot use cursor keys and enter key to select
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**macOS Installer**
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- On the subsequent reboots use cursor keys and enter key to
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select the disk you named
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The default macOS configuration looks like this:
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``` {.bash}
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guest_os="macos"
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img="macos-catalina/RecoveryImage.img"
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disk_img="macos-catalina/disk.qcow2"
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macos_release="catalina"
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```
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- `guest_os="macos"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for macOS.
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- `macos_release="catalina"` instructs Quickemu to optimise for a
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particular macOS release.
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- For example VirtIO Network and Memory Ballooning are available
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in Big Sur and newer, but not previous releases.
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- And VirtIO Block Media (disks) are supported/stable in Catalina
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and newer.
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### macOS compatibility
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There are some considerations when running macOS via Quickemu.
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- Supported macOS releases:
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- High Sierra
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- Mojave
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- Catalina **(Recommended)**
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- Big Sur
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- Monterey
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- `quickemu` will automatically download the required
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[OpenCore](https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg) bootloader
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and OVMF firmware from [OSX-KVM](https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM).
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- Optimised by default, but no GPU acceleration is available.
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- Host CPU vendor is detected and guest CPU is optimised
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accordingly.
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- [VirtIO Block
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Media](https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2019/06/macos-qemu-guest/) is
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used for the system disk where supported.
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- [VirtIO `usb-tablet`](http://philjordan.eu/osx-virt/) is used
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for the mouse.
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- VirtIO Network (`virtio-net`) is supported and enabled on macOS
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Big Sur and newer but previous releases use `vmxnet3`.
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- VirtIO Memory Ballooning is supported and enabled on macOS Big
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Sur and newer but disabled for other support macOS releases.
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- USB host and SPICE pass-through is:
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- UHCI (USB 2.0) on macOS Catalina and earlier.
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- XHCI (USB 3.0) on macOS Big Sur and newer.
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- Display resolution can only be changed via macOS System Preferences.
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- Full Duplex audio works on macOS High Sierra, Mojave and Catalina.
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- **macOS Big Sur and Monterey have no audio at all**.
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- File sharing between guest and host is available via
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[virtio-9p](https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9psetup) and [SPICE
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webdavd](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/phodav/-/merge_requests/24).
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- Copy/paste via SPICE agent is **not available on macOS**.
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Windows 8.1, 10 & 11 Guests
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---------------------------
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`quickget` can automatically download Windows 8.1, [Windows
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10](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10ISO) and
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[Windows
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11](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows11) along
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with the [VirtIO drivers for
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Windows](https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/)
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and creates a virtual machine configuration.
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``` {.bash}
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quickget windows 11
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quickemu --vm windows-11.conf
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```
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- Complete the installation as you normally would.
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- All relevant drivers and services should be installed automatically.
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### Regional versions
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By default `quickget` will download the *"English International"*
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release, but you can optionally specify one of the supported languages:
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For example:
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``` {.bash}
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quickget windows 11 "Chinese (Traditional)"
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```
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The default Windows 11 configuration looks like this:
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``` {.bash}
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guest_os="windows"
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disk_img="windows-11/disk.qcow2"
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iso="windows-11/Win11_EnglishInternational_x64.iso"
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fixed_iso="windows-11/virtio-win.iso"
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tpm="on"
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```
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- `guest_os="windows"` instructs `quickemu` to optimise for Windows.
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- `fixed_iso=` specifies the ISO image that provides VirtIO drivers.
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- `tpm="on"` instructs `quickemu` to create a software emulated TPM
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device using `swtpm`.
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AUTHORS
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=======
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Written by Martin Wimpress.
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BUGS
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Submit bug reports online at:
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<https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/issues>
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SEE ALSO
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========
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Full sources at: <https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu>
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quickemu(1), quickemu\_conf(1), quickgui(1)
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