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| Quick Start |
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| Download and uncompress a PC hard disk image with Linux installed (e.g. |
| ``linux.img``) and type: |
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| |qemu_system| linux.img |
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| Linux should boot and give you a prompt. |
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| Users should be aware the above example elides a lot of the complexity |
| of setting up a VM with x86_64 specific defaults and assumes the |
| first non switch argument is a PC compatible disk image with a boot |
| sector. For a non-x86 system where we emulate a broad range of machine |
| types, the command lines are generally more explicit in defining the |
| machine and boot behaviour. You will find more example command lines |
| in the :ref:`system-targets-ref` section of the manual. |
