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# Qemu

## Install

```
brew install qemu
```

## Cheat Sheet

```
# List available machines
qemu-system-x86_64 -machine help

# List available accelerators
qemu-system-x86_64 -accel help
```

## Create VM

### Create disk

```
qemu-img create -f qcow2 disk.qcow2 50G
```

### Intel Host -> x86\_64 guest

```
qemu-system-x86_64 \
  -machine type=q35,accel=hvf \
  -smp 2 \
  -hda disk.qcow2 \
  -cdrom ~/Downloads/Ubuntu.iso \
  -m 4G \
  -vga virtio \
  -usb \
  -device usb-tablet \
  -display default,show-cursor=on \
  -cpu host \
  -full-screen
```

### M1 Host ->x86\_64 guest

```
qemu-system-x86_64 \
  -machine type=q35,accel=tcg \
  -smp 2 \
  -hda disk.qcow2 \
  -cdrom ~/Downloads/Ubuntu.iso \
  -m 4G \
  -vga virtio \
  -usb \
  -device usb-tablet \
  -display default,show-cursor=on \
  -full-screen
```

### References

[https://www.arthurkoziel.com/qemu-ubuntu-20-04/](<https://www.arthurkoziel.com/qemu-ubuntu-20-04/&#xA;https://www.arthurkoziel.com/qemu-on-macos-big-sur/>)

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