Some quick tips for using QEMU from the command line (on macOS, but should work on Linux too).
Download an OS ISO, e.g., the netinstall Debian 9.7 ISO:
wget https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-9.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso
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A quick cheatsheet/tutorial for using QEMU (on macOS, but should work on Linux too).
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| # Repeat an operation n times, e.g. | |
| # @dotimes 100 println("hi") | |
| macro dotimes(n, body) | |
| quote | |
| for i = 1:$(esc(n)) | |
| $(esc(body)) | |
| end | |
| end | |
| end |
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| import tornado.ioloop | |
| import tornado.web | |
| import tornado.escape | |
| import tornado.options | |
| import tornado.httputil | |
| import jinja2 | |
| import pyjade.compiler | |
| import coffeescript | |
| import markdown |