quickemu/docs/quickget.1

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.TH "QUICKGET" "1" "October 19, 2023" "quickget" "Quickget User Manual"
.SH NAME
quickget - download and prepare materials for building a quickemu VM
.SH SYNOPSIS
\f[B]quickget\f[R] [\f[I]os\f[R]] [\f[I]release\f[R]]
[\f[I]edition\f[R]] | [\f[I]OPTION\f[R]]*
.SH DESCRIPTION
\f[B]quickget\f[R] will download the requisite materials and prepare a
configuration for \f[CR]quickemu\f[R] to use to build and run
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\f[B]version | -version | \[en]version\f[R]
show version (from Quickemu)
.TP
\f[B]list | list_csv | list_json\f[R]
provide a csv list of all supported guest OSes, versions and variants.
.TP
\f[B][OS] [Release] [Edition]\f[R]
specify the OS and release (and optional edition) if insufficient input
is provided a list of missing options will be reported and the script
will exit.
Editions may not apply and will be defaulted if not provided.
.SH NOTES
.SS Ubuntu Guest
\f[CR]quickget\f[R] will automatically download an Ubuntu release and
create the virtual machine configuration.
.IP
.EX
quickget ubuntu 22.04
quickemu --vm ubuntu-22.04.conf
.EE
.IP \[bu] 2
Complete the installation as normal.
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Post-install:
.RS 2
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Install the SPICE agent (\f[CR]spice-vdagent\f[R]) in the guest to
enable copy/paste and USB redirection
.RS 2
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\f[CR]sudo apt install spice-vdagent\f[R]
.RE
.IP \[bu] 2
Install the SPICE WebDAV agent (\f[CR]spice-webdavd\f[R]) in the guest
to enable file sharing.
.RS 2
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\f[CR]sudo apt install spice-webdavd\f[R]
.RE
.RE
.SS Ubuntu devel (daily-live) images
\f[CR]quickget\f[R] can also download/refresh devel images via
\f[CR]zsync\f[R] for Ubuntu developers and testers.
.IP
.EX
quickget ubuntu devel
quickemu --vm ubuntu-devel.conf
.EE
.PP
You can run \f[CR]quickget ubuntu devel\f[R] to refresh your daily
development image as often as you like, it will even automatically
switch to a new series.
.SS Ubuntu Flavours
All the official Ubuntu flavours are supported, just replace
\f[CR]ubuntu\f[R] with your preferred flavour.
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\f[CR]kubuntu\f[R] (Kubuntu)
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\f[CR]lubuntu\f[R] (Lubuntu)
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\f[CR]ubuntu-budgie\f[R] (Ubuntu Budgie)
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\f[CR]ubuntucinnamon\f[R] (Ubuntu Cinnamon)
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\f[CR]ubuntukylin\f[R] (Ubuntu Kylin)
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\f[CR]ubuntu-mate\f[R] (Ubuntu MATE)
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\f[CR]ubuntu-server\f[R] (Ubuntu Server)
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\f[CR]ubuntustudio\f[R] (Ubuntu Studio)
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\f[CR]ubuntu\f[R] (Ubuntu)
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\f[CR]ubuntu-unity\f[R] (Ubuntu Unity)
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\f[CR]xubuntu\f[R] (Xubuntu)
.SS Other Operating Systems
\f[CR]quickget\f[R] also supports:
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\f[CR]alma\f[R] (Alma Linux)
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\f[CR]alpine\f[R] (Alpine Linux)
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\f[CR]android\f[R] (Android x86)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[CR]antix\f[R] (Antix)
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\f[CR]archcraft\f[R] (Archcraft)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[CR]archlinux\f[R] (Arch Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[CR]arcolinux\f[R] (Arco Linux)
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\f[CR]batocera\f[R] (Batocera)
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\f[CR]blendos\f[R] (BlendOS)
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\f[CR]bodhi\f[R] (Bodhi)
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\f[CR]bunsenlabs\f[R] (Bunsenlabs)
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\f[CR]cachyos\f[R] (CachyOS)
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\f[CR]centos-stream\f[R] (CentOS Stream)
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\f[CR]debian\f[R] (Debian)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[CR]deepin\f[R] (Deepin)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[CR]devuan\f[R] (Devuan)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[CR]dragonflybsd\f[R] (DragonFlyBSD)
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\f[CR]elementary\f[R] (elementary OS)
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\f[CR]endeavouros\f[R] (EndeavourOS)
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\f[CR]endless\f[R] (Endless OS)
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\f[CR]fedora\f[R] (Fedora)
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\f[CR]freebsd\f[R] (FreeBSD)
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\f[CR]freedos\f[R] (FreeDOS)
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\f[CR]garuda\f[R] (Garuda Linux)
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\f[CR]gentoo\f[R] (Gentoo)
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\f[CR]ghostbsd\f[R] (GhostBSD)
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\f[CR]haiku\f[R] (Haiku)
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\f[CR]holoiso\f[R] (HoloISO)
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\f[CR]kali\f[R] (Kali)
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\f[CR]kdeneon\f[R] (KDE Neon)
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\f[CR]kolibrios\f[R] (KolibriOS)
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\f[CR]linuxlite\f[R] (Linux Lite)
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\f[CR]linuxmint\f[R] (Linux Mint)
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\f[CR]lmde\f[R] (Linux Mint Debian Edition)
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\f[CR]mageia\f[R] (Mageia)
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\f[CR]manjaro\f[R] (Manjaro)
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\f[CR]mxlinux\f[R] (MX Linux)
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\f[CR]netboot\f[R] (netboot.xyz)
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\f[CR]netbsd\f[R] (NetBSD)
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\f[CR]nixos\f[R] (NixOS)
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\f[CR]openbsd\f[R] (OpenBSD)
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\f[CR]openindiana\f[R] (OpenIndiana)
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\f[CR]opensuse\f[R] (openSUSE)
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\f[CR]oraclelinux\f[R] (Oracle Linux)
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\f[CR]peppermint\f[R] (PeppermintOS)
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\f[CR]popos\f[R] (Pop!_OS)
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\f[CR]porteus\f[R] (Porteus)
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\f[CR]reactos\f[R] (ReactOS)
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\f[CR]rebornos\f[R] (RebornOS)
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\f[CR]rockylinux\f[R] (Rocky Linux)
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\f[CR]siduction\f[R] (Siduction)
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\f[CR]slackware\f[R] (Slackware)
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\f[CR]solus\f[R] (Solus)
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\f[CR]spiral\f[R] (Spiral)
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\f[CR]tails\f[R] (Tails)
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\f[CR]tinycore\f[R] (Tiny Core Linux)
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[CR]trisquel\f[R] (Trisquel)
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\f[CR]truenas-core\f[R] (TrueNAS Core)
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\f[CR]truenas-scale\f[R] (TrueNAS Scale)
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\f[CR]vanillaos\f[R] (Vanilla OS)
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\f[CR]void\f[R] (Void Linux)
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\f[CR]vxlinux\f[R] (VX Linux)
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\f[CR]xerolinux\f[R] (XeroLinux)
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\f[CR]zorin\f[R] (Zorin OS)
.PP
Or you can download a Linux image and manually create a VM
configuration.
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Download a .iso image of a Linux distribution
.IP \[bu] 2
Create a VM configuration file; for example
\f[CR]debian-bullseye.conf\f[R]
.IP
.EX
guest_os=\[dq]linux\[dq]
disk_img=\[dq]debian-bullseye/disk.qcow2\[dq]
iso=\[dq]debian-bullseye/firmware-11.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso\[dq]
.EE
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Use \f[CR]quickemu\f[R] to start the virtual machine:
.IP
.EX
quickemu --vm debian-bullseye.conf
.EE
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Complete the installation as normal.
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Post-install:
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
Install the SPICE agent (\f[CR]spice-vdagent\f[R]) in the guest to
enable copy/paste and USB redirection.
.IP \[bu] 2
Install the SPICE WebDAV agent (\f[CR]spice-webdavd\f[R]) in the guest
to enable file sharing.
.RE
.SS macOS Guest
\f[CR]quickget\f[R] automatically downloads a macOS recovery image and
creates a virtual machine configuration.
.IP
.EX
quickget macos catalina
quickemu --vm macos-catalina.conf
.EE
.PP
macOS \f[CR]high-sierra\f[R], \f[CR]mojave\f[R], \f[CR]catalina\f[R],
\f[CR]big-sur\f[R], \f[CR]monterey\f[R] and \f[CR]ventura\f[R] are
supported.
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Use cursor keys and enter key to select the \f[B]macOS Base System\f[R]
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From \f[B]macOS Utilities\f[R]
.RS 2
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Click \f[B]Disk Utility\f[R] and \f[B]Continue\f[R]
.RS 2
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Select \f[CR]QEMU HARDDISK Media\f[R] (\[ti]103.08GB) from the list (on
Big Sur and above use \f[CR]Apple Inc. VirtIO Block Device\f[R]) and
click \f[B]Erase\f[R].
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Enter a \f[CR]Name:\f[R] for the disk
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If you are installing macOS Mojave or later (Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey
and Ventura), choose any of the APFS options as the filesystem.
MacOS Extended may not work.
.RE
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Click \f[B]Erase\f[R].
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Click \f[B]Done\f[R].
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Close Disk Utility
.RE
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From \f[B]macOS Utilities\f[R]
.RS 2
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Click \f[B]Reinstall macOS\f[R] and \f[B]Continue\f[R]
.RE
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Complete the installation as you normally would.
.RS 2
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On the first reboot use cursor keys and enter key to select \f[B]macOS
Installer\f[R]
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On the subsequent reboots use cursor keys and enter key to select the
disk you named
.RE
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Once you have finished installing macOS you will be presented with an
the out-of-the-box first-start wizard to configure various options and
set up your username and password
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OPTIONAL: After you have concluded the out-of-the-box wizard, you may
want to enable the TRIM feature that the computer industry created for
SSD disks.
This feature in our macOS installation will allow QuickEmu to compact
(shrink) your macOS disk image whenever you delete files inside the
Virtual Machine.
Without this step your macOS disk image will only ever get larger and
will not shrink even when you delete lots of data inside macOS.
.RS 2
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To enable TRIM, open the Terminal application and type the following
command followed by pressing enter to tell macos to use the TRIM command
on the hard disk when files are deleted:
.RE
.IP
.EX
sudo trimforce enable
.EE
.PP
You will be prompted to enter your account\[cq]s password to gain the
privilege needed.
Once you\[cq]ve entered your password and pressed enter the command will
request confirmation in the form of two questions that require you to
type y (for a \[lq]yes\[rq] response) followed by enter to confirm.
If you press enter without first typing y the system will consider that
a negative response as though you said \[lq]no\[rq]:
.IP
.EX
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This tool force-enables TRIM for all relevant attached devices, even though such devices may not have been validated for data integrity while using TRIM. Use of this tool to enable TRIM may result in unintended data loss or data corruption. It should not be used in a commercial operating environment or with important data. Before using this tool, you should back up all of your data and regularly back up data while TRIM is enabled. This tool is provided on an \[dq]as is\[dq] basis. APPLE MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THIS TOOL OR ITS USE ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH YOUR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, OR SERVICES. BY USING THIS TOOL TO ENABLE TRIM, YOU AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, USE OF THE TOOL IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU.
Are you sure you with to proceed (y/N)?
.EE
.PP
And a second confirmation once you\[cq]ve confirmed the previous one:
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.EX
Your system will immediately reboot when this is complete.
Is this OK (y/N)?
.EE
.PP
As the last message states, your system will automatically reboot as
soon as the command completes.
.PP
The default macOS configuration looks like this:
.IP
.EX
guest_os=\[dq]macos\[dq]
img=\[dq]macos-catalina/RecoveryImage.img\[dq]
disk_img=\[dq]macos-catalina/disk.qcow2\[dq]
macos_release=\[dq]catalina\[dq]
.EE
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\f[CR]guest_os=\[dq]macos\[dq]\f[R] instructs Quickemu to optimise for
macOS.
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\f[CR]macos_release=\[dq]catalina\[dq]\f[R] instructs Quickemu to
optimise for a particular macOS release.
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
For example VirtIO Network and Memory Ballooning are available in Big
Sur and newer, but not previous releases.
.IP \[bu] 2
And VirtIO Block Media (disks) are supported/stable in Catalina and
newer.
.RE
.SS macOS compatibility
There are some considerations when running macOS via Quickemu.
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Supported macOS releases:
.RS 2
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High Sierra
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Mojave
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Catalina \f[B](Recommended)\f[R]
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Big Sur
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Monterey
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Ventura
.RE
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\f[CR]quickemu\f[R] will automatically download the required
OpenCore (https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg) bootloader 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.
.RS 2
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Host CPU vendor is detected and guest CPU is optimised accordingly.
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VirtIO Block
Media (https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2019/06/macos-qemu-guest/) is used
for the system disk where supported.
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VirtIO \f[CR]usb-tablet\f[R] (http://philjordan.eu/osx-virt/) is used
for the mouse.
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VirtIO Network (\f[CR]virtio-net\f[R]) is supported and enabled on macOS
Big Sur and newer but previous releases use \f[CR]vmxnet3\f[R].
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VirtIO Memory Ballooning is supported and enabled on macOS Big Sur and
newer but disabled for other support macOS releases.
.RE
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USB host and SPICE pass-through is:
.RS 2
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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.
.RE
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Display resolution can only be changed via macOS System Preferences.
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\f[B]Full Duplex audio requires VoodooHDA
OC (https://github.com/chris1111/VoodooHDA-OC) or pass-through a USB
audio-device to the macOS guest VM\f[R].
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NOTE!
Gatekeeper (https://disable-gatekeeper.github.io/) and System Integrity
Protection
(SIP) (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/disabling_and_enabling_system_integrity_protection)
need to be disabled to install VoodooHDA OC
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File sharing between guest and host is available via
virtio-9p (https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9psetup) and SPICE
webdavd (https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/phodav/-/merge_requests/24).
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Copy/paste via SPICE agent is \f[B]not available on macOS\f[R].
.SS macOS App Store
If you see \f[I]\[lq]Your device or computer could not be
verified\[rq]\f[R] when you try to login to the App Store, make sure
that your wired ethernet device is \f[CR]en0\f[R].
Use \f[CR]ifconfig\f[R] in a terminal to verify this.
.PP
If the wired ethernet device is not \f[CR]en0\f[R], then then go to
\f[I]System Preferences\f[R] -> \f[I]Network\f[R], delete all the
network devices and apply the changes.
Next, open a terminal and run the following:
.IP
.EX
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
.EE
.PP
Now reboot, and the App Store should work.
.SS Windows 10 & 11 Guests
\f[CR]quickget\f[R] can download
Windows10 (https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10) and
Windows 11 (https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11)
automatically and create an optimised virtual machine configuration.
This configuration also includes the VirtIO drivers for
Windows (https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/).
.IP
.EX
quickget windows 11
quickemu --vm windows-11-22H2.conf
.EE
.IP \[bu] 2
Complete the installation as you normally would.
.IP \[bu] 2
All relevant drivers and services should be installed automatically.
.IP \[bu] 2
A local administrator user account is automatically created, with these
credentials:
.RS 2
.IP \[bu] 2
Username: \f[CR]Quickemu\f[R]
.IP \[bu] 2
Password: \f[CR]quickemu\f[R]
.RE
.PP
The default Windows 11 configuration looks like this:
.IP
.EX
guest_os=\[dq]windows\[dq]
disk_img=\[dq]windows-11/disk.qcow2\[dq]
iso=\[dq]windows-11/windows-11.iso\[dq]
fixed_iso=\[dq]windows-11/virtio-win.iso\[dq]
tpm=\[dq]on\[dq]
secureboot=\[dq]on\[dq]
.EE
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[CR]guest_os=\[dq]windows\[dq]\f[R] instructs \f[CR]quickemu\f[R] to
optimise for Windows.
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\f[CR]fixed_iso=\f[R] specifies the ISO image that provides VirtIO
drivers.
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\f[CR]tpm=\[dq]on\[dq]\f[R] instructs \f[CR]quickemu\f[R] to create a
software emulated TPM device using \f[CR]swtpm\f[R].
.SH AUTHORS
Written by Martin Wimpress.
.SH BUGS
Submit bug reports online at:
<https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/issues>
.SH SEE ALSO
Full sources at: <https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu>
.PP
quickemu(1), quickemu_conf(1), quickgui(1)
.SH AUTHORS
Martin Wimpress.