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 .. _pcsys_005fquickstart:

 Quick Start
 -----------

 Download and uncompress a PC hard disk image with Linux installed (e.g.
 ``linux.img``) and type:

 .. parsed-literal::

    |qemu_system| linux.img

 Linux should boot and give you a prompt.

 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.
	.. _pcsys_005fquickstart:

	Quick Start
	-----------

	Download and uncompress a PC hard disk image with Linux installed (e.g.
	``linux.img``) and type:

	.. parsed-literal::

	\|qemu_system\| linux.img

	Linux should boot and give you a prompt.

	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.