
- #Install qemu emulator mac os install
- #Install qemu emulator mac os update
The disk image "debian.img" is a sparse file.
#Install qemu emulator mac os install
Install the system as usual to set up a sid system choose "unstable" when being asked by the installer.Īfter the installation is done, the system can be booted with: $ qemu-system-x86_64 -hda debian.img -m 512. When the usual debian boot screen appears, boot into "expert" mode. If you have KVM, you can use it by including the option -enable-kvm. the businesscard image at īoot the image with: $ qemu-system-x86_64 -hda debian.img -cdrom debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso -boot d -m 512 Or with the qcow2 disk image format if you want to use QEMU's own "Copy On Write" image format: $ qemu-img create -f qcow2 debian.qcow 2Gĭownload a current boot image, e.g. If you're installing a desktop environment, you'll need more than 2G. A sid system can be set up with the following steps:Ĭreate the hard disk image with: $ qemu-img create debian.img 2G QEMU is especially handy to set up an emulated testing/unstable system when working on the Debian installer itself or on the boot system, or when trying some experimental features without impact on the productive system. #Install qemu emulator mac os update
The QEMU emulator is packaged as qemu, which can be installed using your preferred package management tool.ĭebian developer Aurelien Jarno maintains a list of ready-to-use Debian stable QEMU images at (but as of, there is no update since 2015). + granting the user R/W access to /dev/kvm + x86 and ARM CPU w/ virtualization extensions