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QEMU can be installed in many ways. The most common method is installing an already compiled binary, since it is a much simpler method of installation when compared to compiling it from the source code.

Linux

Pretty much every major Linux distributions has QEMU in their repositories. Below is a list of example commands for various popular operating systems.

Distribution	Command
Arch Linux	`pacman -S qemu`
CentOS/Fedora	`dnf install -y qemu`
Debian/Ubuntu	`apt install -y qemu` (Ubuntu 14.04+) `apt-get install -y qemu` (Ubuntu 12.04-)
Gentoo	`emerge -av app-emulation/qemu`
openSUSE	`zypper install qemu`
Slackware	`slpkg -s sbo qemu`

Windows

The best place to grab precompiled Windows binaries is on Weilnetz's page, which are officially linked to on QEMU's official website. The site contains builds of the latest QEMU for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows, and is confirmed to be working and up to date.

Alternatively, there is Lassauge's page, but it requires Cygwin to be installed and only provides 64-bit builds.

macOS

Distribution	Command
Homebrew	`brew install qemu`
MacPorts	`port install qemu`

The easiest way to get QEMU on macOS is by installing it with Homebrew, then by typing brew install qemu. It can also be installed through MacPorts.

Alternatively, you can download 2.10.1 binaries from this page, which will work on 64-bit Macs and Mac OS 10.6 or higher. You can also download version 1.6.2 from here, which works on a PowerPC Mac. It requires Mac OS 10.4 or higher, and at least a PowerPC G5 CPU.

BSD

Distribution	Command
FreeBSD	`pkg install qemu`
OpenBSD	`pkg_add -i qemu`

QEMU can also be installed and compiled on most BSD-based operating systems.

Compiling from source

See this page for more information.

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+[[QEMU]] can be installed in many ways. The most common method is installing an already compiled binary, since it is a much simpler method of installation when compared to compiling it from the source code.
 ==Linux==
-Pretty much all major Linux distributions contains QEMU in their respective repositories. Below is a list of example commands for various popular operating systems.
+Pretty much every major Linux distributions has QEMU in their repositories. Below is a list of example commands for various popular operating systems.
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 Alternatively, there is [http://lassauge.free.fr/qemu/QEMU_on_Windows.html Lassauge's] page, but it requires Cygwin to be installed and only provides 64-bit builds.
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-Of course the easiest way to get QEMU on Mac OS is by installing it with [https://brew.sh/ Homebrew], then by typing <code>brew install qemu</code>. You can also install it through MacPorts.
+The easiest way to get QEMU on macOS is by installing it with [https://brew.sh/ Homebrew], then by typing <code>brew install qemu</code>. It can also be installed through MacPorts.
-Alternatively, you can download 2.10.1 binaries from [http://www.mediafire.com/file/jvy54hdzjixzxbb/QEMU_2.10.1.zip this] page, which work on 64-bit Macs and Mac OS 10.6 or higher. You can also download version 1.6.2 from [http://www.mediafire.com/file/5pk2j3a7d82app6/QEMU_1.6.2_Mac_OS_10.4_G5.zip here], which works on a PowerPC Mac. It requires Mac OS 10.4 or higher and at least a PowerPC G5 CPU.
+Alternatively, you can download 2.10.1 binaries from [http://www.mediafire.com/file/jvy54hdzjixzxbb/QEMU_2.10.1.zip this] page, which will work on 64-bit Macs and Mac OS 10.6 or higher. You can also download version 1.6.2 from [http://www.mediafire.com/file/5pk2j3a7d82app6/QEMU_1.6.2_Mac_OS_10.4_G5.zip here], which works on a PowerPC Mac. It requires Mac OS 10.4 or higher, and at least a PowerPC G5 CPU.
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