QEMU is a free and open-source emulator that lets you run a virtual machine on your system. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install QEMU on Void Linux.
Before we begin with the installation process, let us first update our system by running the following commands on the terminal.
sudo xbps-install -Su
sudo xbps-install -Syu
These commands will update the package database and upgrade the existing packages to their latest versions.
To install QEMU, run the following command on the terminal.
sudo xbps-install -S qemu
This command will install QEMU on your system.
To verify the installation of QEMU, run the following command on the terminal.
qemu-system-x86_64 --version
This command will display the version of QEMU installed on your system. If it returns a version number, it means that QEMU has been installed successfully.
That's it! You have successfully installed QEMU on Void Linux. You can now use QEMU to run and test operating systems and software on a virtual machine without affecting your actual system.
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