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qqX - quickemu quickget X terminal project

NEXT LEVEL FRONT-END FOR THE POPULAR QUICKEMU / QEMU VIRTUAL MACHINE SYSTEM

  • Create an easy to build collection of distros and desktops, for testing, using and evaluating

  • Safe, carefully written and carefully checked

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  • Allows the easy running of Linux, Windows, MacOS, etc with Qemu / KVM

Basically Better​

  • Adds fixes, tools and general improvements to both Quickemu and Quickget

  • More up-to-date and easier to mod than Gnome Boxes or VirtualBox

  • Much easier than the complex Qemu front-ends based on LibVirt.

Launch from the Linux desktop or from the command line​

  • Easy to use menu system with unique hybrid interface

Latest release​

More in the release notes and qqX pages

Ease of the GUI​

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  • Download, right click and install

Power and simplicity of the command line​

Search the quickget distro list with alphabetical zooming

  • Simple list browse, download, and organise countless distros

  • Includes distro homepage browser, link checker and download size reportage

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  • Or at the terminal, simply qqX /path/distro.iso

Straightforward and easy to work with​

  • Clear to read display modes, utilities, optimizers and tools

  • Easy to fix, mod and customise

  • Choice of Custom Menus or 5 built-in menu styles

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The latest updates​

No waiting months for Quickemu bug fixes and changes

  • qqX's built-in code system ensures that any new input can be quickly put to work

  • Choice of 3 easy-swap rolling release models: Leading Edge, Standard or Slow

Easy utilities​

  • Safeguard your machines with easy snapshot management

  • Make sure drives are healthy with Qcow2 repair, resize and diagnostics

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  • Edit machine partitions by booting from maintenance ISO's

  • View inside virtual machines using a file manager

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  • Configuration tune-up wizard

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  • And more

How to Install​

For standard Linux, most users will only need to install qemu spice-gtk and qqX

That's it.

  • Built-in updater included .....

Start from scratch. Or safely test out the qqX difference on your existing VM's.

  • Fully compatible with Quickemu machines

  • Quickemu and Quickgui may be installed but are not essential.

  • Full installer details in the qqX pages

Reliability​

  • All scripts are carefully Shellcheck linted & have full error handling routines.

  • qqX always makes backups, as is standard good practice with any software.

FAQs and Help​

Also try the Quickemu Discord forum