| Message ID | 20230629092425.183618-1-thuth@redhat.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [qemu-web,v2] Fix installation instructions for Debian/Ubuntu | expand |
29.06.2023 12:24, Thomas Huth пишет: > There is no package called "qemu" here - thus use the two meta-packages > "qemu-system" and "qemu-user-static" instead. > > While we're at it, add a note for people who might not need all > emulator binaries - in that case it makes sense to have a look > at the list of available packages first. > > Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-web/-/issues/8 > Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com> > --- > v2: > - Separate the installation instruction for system and user-mode > - Add a note for people who don't need all targets > > _download/linux.md | 9 ++++++++- > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Reviewed-by: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru> This looks like a -trivial material, I can pick it up and it'll go there if no one picks it before. Thanks, /mjt
On 29/06/2023 12.09, Michael Tokarev wrote: > 29.06.2023 12:24, Thomas Huth пишет: >> There is no package called "qemu" here - thus use the two meta-packages >> "qemu-system" and "qemu-user-static" instead. >> >> While we're at it, add a note for people who might not need all >> emulator binaries - in that case it makes sense to have a look >> at the list of available packages first. >> >> Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-web/-/issues/8 >> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com> >> --- >> v2: >> - Separate the installation instruction for system and user-mode >> - Add a note for people who don't need all targets >> >> _download/linux.md | 9 ++++++++- >> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > Reviewed-by: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru> > > This looks like a -trivial material, I can pick it up and it'll go > there if no one picks it before. No worries, this is for the qemu-web repository, I can commit it there directly. Thomas
diff --git a/_download/linux.md b/_download/linux.md index 11ed695..1f8ae8f 100644 --- a/_download/linux.md +++ b/_download/linux.md @@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ QEMU is packaged by most Linux distributions: * <strong>Arch:</strong> `pacman -S qemu` -* <strong>Debian/Ubuntu:</strong> `apt-get install qemu` +* <strong>Debian/Ubuntu:</strong> + * For full system emulation: `apt-get install qemu-system` + * For emulating Linux binaries: `apt-get install qemu-user-static` * <strong>Fedora:</strong> `dnf install @virtualization` @@ -11,3 +13,8 @@ QEMU is packaged by most Linux distributions: * <strong>RHEL/CentOS:</strong> `yum install qemu-kvm` * <strong>SUSE:</strong> `zypper install qemu` + +Note: On most distributions, the above commands will install meta-packages +that pull in other packages with emulator binaries for all available +targets. Have a look at the package list of your distribution first if you +only need a subset of the targets.
There is no package called "qemu" here - thus use the two meta-packages "qemu-system" and "qemu-user-static" instead. While we're at it, add a note for people who might not need all emulator binaries - in that case it makes sense to have a look at the list of available packages first. Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-web/-/issues/8 Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com> --- v2: - Separate the installation instruction for system and user-mode - Add a note for people who don't need all targets _download/linux.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)