quickemu

Build and manage highly optimised desktop virtual machines quickly.

Create and run a virtual machine from a configuration file

$ quickemu --vm [path/to/file.conf]

Do not commit any changes to disk/snapshot but write any changes to temporary files

$ quickemu --status-quo --vm [path/to/file.conf]

Start the virtual machine in full-screen mode ( + + f to exit) and select the display backend (sdl by default)

$ quickemu --fullscreen --display [sdl|gtk|spice|spice-app|none] --vm [path/to/file.conf]

Select a virtual audio device to emulate and create a desktop shortcut

$ quickemu --sound-card [intel-hda|ac97|es1370|sb16|none] --shortcut --vm [path/to/file.conf]

Create a snapshot

$ quickemu --snapshot create [tag] --vm [path/to/file.conf]

Restore a snapshot

$ quickemu --snapshot apply [tag] --vm [path/to/file.conf]

Delete a snapshot

$ quickemu --snapshot delete [tag] --vm [path/to/file.conf]