Table of Contents
1. Partition Hard Drive using GParted
2. Ubuntu Installation
3. Ubuntu Configuration
4. VirtualBox
5. Quickemu
6. Desktop Environments (DEs)
7. Linux Links
Install Quickemu
1. Execute:
# add-apt-repository ppa:flexiondotorg/quickemu
# apt install quickemu
2. done
Run Ubuntu
1. All the official flavors are also supported.
$ quickget ubuntu impish
$ quickemu --vm ubuntu-impish.conf
2. Replace the code name with `devel` and `quickget` will track the latest daily iso image using `zsync`.
3. done
Linux Distros
Table: Various Linux Distros
| Distro | Name | Distro | Name | Distro | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alma | Alma Linux | ghostbsd | GhostBSD | rockylinux | Rocky Linux |
| alpine | Alpine Linux | haiku | Haiku | siduction | Siduction |
| android | Android x86 | holoiso | SteamOS HoloISO | slackware | Slackware |
| antix | Antix | kali | Kali | solus | Solus |
| archcraft | Archcraft | kdeneon | KDE Neon | spiral | Spiral |
| archlinux | Arch Linux | kolibrios | KolibriOS | tails | Tails |
| arcolinux | Arco Linux | kubuntu | Kubuntu | tinycore | Tiny Core Linux |
| batocera | Batocera | linuxlite | Linux Lite | trisquel | Trisquel |
| blendos | BlendOS | linuxmint | Linux Mint | truenas-core | TrueNAS Core |
| bodhi | Bodhi | lmde | Linux Mint Debian Edition | truenas-scale | TrueNAS Scale |
| bunsenlabs | Bunsenlabs | lubuntu | Lubuntu | ubuntu | Ubuntu |
| cachyos | CachyOS | mageia | Mageia | ubuntu-budgie | Ubuntu Budgie |
| centos-stream | CentOS Stream | manjaro | Manjaro | ubuntu-mate | Ubuntu MATE |
| debian | Debian | mxlinux | MX Linux | ubuntu-server | Ubuntu Server |
| deepin | Deepin | netboot | netboot.xyz | ubuntu-unity | Ubuntu Unity |
| devuan | Devuan | netbsd | NetBSD | ubuntucinnamon | Ubuntu Cinnamon |
| dragonflybsd | DragonFlyBSD | nixos | NixOS | ubuntukylin | Ubuntu Kylin |
| edubuntu | Edubuntu | openbsd | OpenBSD | ubuntustudio | Ubuntu Studio |
| elementary | elementary OS | openindiana | OpenIndiana | vanillaos | Vanilla OS |
| endeavouros | EndeavourOS | opensuse | openSUSE | void | Void Linux |
| endless | Endless OS | oraclelinux | Oracle Linux | vxlinux | VX Linux |
| fedora | Fedora | peppermint | PeppermintOS | xerolinux | XeroLinux |
| freebsd | FreeBSD | popos | Pop!_OS | xubuntu | Xubuntu |
| freedos | FreeDOS | porteus | Porteus | zorin | Zorin OS |
| garuda | Garuda Linux | reactos | ReactOS | ||
| gentoo | Gentoo | rebornos | RebornOS |
1. Download examples using quickget:
$ quickget peppermint latest devuan-xfce
$ quickget peppermint latest devian-xfce
$ quickget peppermint latest devuan-gnome
$ quickget peppermint latest devian-gnome
2. Alternatively, download am iso from the internet: debian-bullseye.iso
3. Edit the conf file: debian-bullseye.conf
guest_os="linux"
disk_img="debian-bullseye/disk.qcow2"
iso="debian-bullseye/firmware-11.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso"
3. Then execute:
$ quickemu --vm debian-bullseye.conf
4. done
Run macOS
1. High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur and Monterey are supported.
$ quickget macos catalina
$ quickemu --vm macos-catalina.conf
2. done
Run Windows
1. Windows 8.1, 10 and 11 (including TPM 2.0) are supported.
$ quickget windows 11
$ quickemu --vm windows-11.conf
Output:
Downloading Windows 10...
- Product edition ID: 2618
- SKU ID: 16067
- Got latest ISO download link (valid for 24 hours): https://software.download.prss.microsoft.com/dbazure/Win10_22H2_English_x64v1.iso?t=ac135a4f-0f2a-448d-97ac-907941893232&P1=1708545543&P2=601&P3=2&P4=VdW6PRAFqXGLC4lmwB0Ja5fguiSztt6tYueiey%2bqUcdY7p1YiiAnO6AFRp8O%2b5aIaJu%2bPhFeSMxUXxTJdEgTreyZiZRex2a7LEo4ajopFPHZFmLF8OVVoH2kkqlUMqXL6unq4EBJIl1UyOsg%2bGg%2bLeiazk%2fsQiszPuRocuCxqDMOlNBr%2bEeYRqHgzU8fVGa75xYLq1K7gz7S4D0JeWKEwobppDZLPmHt1So01rHL0iT4NhpfFRfZDyBo0cBXv42eWjvH15Jkh2cPqM8wKT%2fk85VUqztRBFJqrOF9FwRsJGP4Q6rNkN22iKvbI2yp1zzgol8Gpk03ybY02PQEUbFoxg%3d%
windows-10/Win10_22H2_ 100%[===========================>] 5.72G 11.2MB/sin 8m 45s
Downloading VirtIO drivers...
windows-10/virtio-win. 100%[===========================>] 598.45M 11.2MB/sin 54s
Making unattended.iso
windows-10/unattended/ 100%[===========================>] 11.89M 9.37MB/sin 1.3s
windows-10/unattended/ 100%[===========================>] 1.90M 5.17MB/sin 0.4s
windows-10/unattended/ 100%[===========================>] 6.05M 8.00MB/sin 0.8s
Making windows-10.conf
Giving user execute permissions on windows-10.conf,
To start your Windows virtual machine run:
quickemu --vm windows-10.conf
2. This took several attempts at booting up. After about 3 tries, if finally booted!
3. MS Windows is resrouce intense. Try to add these lines to the configuration file:
cpu_cores="2"
ram="4G"
disk_size="35G"
4. done
Link
https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu
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