4.9.6

Quickemu 4.9.6 is out! 🚀

• Added more comprehensive testing in CI 🧪
• Added all required documents/policies to complete Community Standards ⭐️
• Updated Nix flake to track current stable Nixpkgs for builds ❄️
• Fixed Nix flake so the build-in QEMU smb server works 📂
• Fixed kill running virtual machines with --kill ☠️
• Fixed Windows Server having no network post-install 🪟
• Fixed Fedora Silverblue downloads 💿️
• Improve automatic "press any key" for Windows installs 🪟
• Dropped Windows 8.1, Windows 10 LTSC and Windows Server 2012 R2 🪟
• Dropped ncurses dependency 🖥️

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 4.9.6 by @flexiondotorg in #1319
• fix: monkey patch quickemu via direnv so OVMF firmware can be found. close #1318 by @flexiondotorg in #1320
• fix(nix): include samba so file sharing works by @flexiondotorg in #1325
• chore: tidy up debian/ template by @flexiondotorg in #1326
• ci: add Nix flake checker and updater by @flexiondotorg in #1327
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions in #1328
• docs: add CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md by @flexiondotorg in #1329
• docs: add CONTRIBUTING.md by @flexiondotorg in #1330
• docs: add SECURITY.md by @flexiondotorg in #1331
• docs: remove old issue template by @flexiondotorg in #1333
• docs: update README.md by @flexiondotorg in #1334
• docs: update issue templates by @flexiondotorg in #1332
• chore: reflect wiki updates to man page by @philclifford in #1335
• docs: update SECURITY.md by @flexiondotorg in #1336
• docs: add pull_request_template.md by @flexiondotorg in #1338
• docs: add pull_request_template.md by @flexiondotorg in #1339
• fix(windows-server): default to e1000 network device. fixes #1315 by @flexiondotorg in #1340
• refactor: attempt to press any key 5 times during Window boot from CD/DVD by @flexiondotorg in #1341
• fix: get VM PID early so kill_vm() works reliably by @flexiondotorg in #1342
• fix: pass relevant arguments to Exec when creating shortcuts. close #1285 by @flexiondotorg in #1343
• feat: Disable copy on write for disk images on btrfs by @TheMuso in #1228
• chore: remove Windows 8.1, Windows 10 LTSC and Windows Server 2012 R2 by @flexiondotorg in #1345
• docs: update pull_request_template.md by @flexiondotorg in #1348
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock from 22 to 23 by @dependabot in #1352
• fix: get rounded integer RAM_HOST values by @philclifford in #1347
• refactor: update Nix flake to be consistent with the quickgui flake by @flexiondotorg in #1353
• ci: add test-build-quickemu.yml by @flexiondotorg in #1357
• fix: patch samba detection in Nix flake by @flexiondotorg in #1356
• fix: requesting --help is not an error by @flexiondotorg in #1358
• refactor: replace all use of fold with fmt; no need for ncurses by @flexiondotorg in #1359
• fix: add resolve_quickemu() to quickget so it can locate quickemu by @flexiondotorg in #1360
• fix: make shellcheck happy by removing pointless echo by @flexiondotorg in #1361
• fix: download Fedora Silverblue iso instead of ociarchive file by @OhMyMndy in #1362
• ci: actually test running a VM by @flexiondotorg in #1366
• refactor: display socket hints based on what tools are available by @flexiondotorg in #1367

New Contributors

• @github-actions made their first contribution in #1328
• @TheMuso made their first contribution in #1228
• @dependabot made their first contribution in #1352
• @OhMyMndy made their first contribution in #1362

Full Changelog: 4.9.5...4.9.6

4.9.5

Quickemu 4.9.5 is out! 🚀

• Added support for running Quickemu on macOS and Asahi Linux 🍎
  • When running on Apple Silicon all guest VMs will are still currently Intel only. That will be fixed in an upcoming release.
• Added --offline argument to force running a VM with no networking 🛑
• Added --kill argument to force kill a running VM ☠️
• Added --sound-duplex to choose the sound duplex option, including output-only, with no mic/line-in 🔊
• Added support for QEMU virtual USB audio device via --sound-card usb-audio 🎛️
• Improved quickemu for VMs that are already running, will now automatically reconnect available SPICE sessions 🌶️
• Improved download output for macOS and Windows so they are consistent with other operating systems 📃
• Fixed CPU compatibility for macOS guests 🍏
• Fixed macOS display resolution, so using --width and --height now works 📐
• Fixed detection of old Ubuntu releases; 16.04 and older 🧓
• Fixed minimum RAM requirements for Windows and macOS guests 🧠
• Fixed detection of smartcard support in QEMU and SPICE 🪪
• Updated distro version support for NixOS, Linux Mint, ArcoLinux, MX Linux, Deepin, Slint, ParrotSec, Bazzite, HoloISO 🐧
• Updated distro version support for NetBSD and FreeBSD 😈

What's Changed

• fix: add quickreport to Makefile by @philclifford in #1185
• fix: add pciutils dependency by @philclifford in #1186
• chore: align subproject by @philclifford in #1188
• fix(quickemu): detect GLSL version and enable GL accordingly. close #920 by @flexiondotorg in #1189
• fix(nix): add missing gawk by @flexiondotorg in #1190
• fix: correct VM RAM allocation check for Windows and macOS. close #1191 by @flexiondotorg in #1193
• feat: add a small collection of requested features and fixes by @flexiondotorg in #1199
• fix: display resolution can be set using --width and--height for macOS and BSD by @flexiondotorg in #1204
• chore(new supported release): Added support for Linux Mint 21.3 by @EuroNutellaMan in #1213
• docs: Regenerated man pages with new options and wiki contributions by @philclifford in #1210
• fix: correct incorrect use of apostrophe in help by @philclifford in #1215
• refactor: code clean up by @flexiondotorg in #1208
• docs: regenerated man pages for new and changed options by @philclifford in #1219
• feat: remove unneeded sed from arcolinux url discovery by @philclifford in #1223
• fix: Arcolinux completely changed releases by @philclifford in #1233
• feat: add support for running quickemu on macOS hosts by @flexiondotorg in #1225
• fix: resolve portability issues between Linux distros and macOS by @flexiondotorg in #1247
• docs: man pages regenerated including recent wiki revisions by @philclifford in #1254
• fix: update flake to (mostly) work on macOS by @flexiondotorg in #1291
• Update README.md by @DavidGoodwin in #1255
• feat: adding nixos 24.05 to releases_nixos by @JollyDevelopment in #1266
• fix: don't declare SPICE as local within configure_ports. close #1240 by @mjoerg in #1264
• fix: correctly escape characters in edition/lang validation. Closes #1270 by @lj3954 in #1271
• fix: running quickemu and quickreport in zsh. close #1268 by @flexiondotorg in #1292
• chore(updated supported releases): Updated support for ParrotOS 6.1 by @EuroNutellaMan in #1279
• fix: correctly check for passthrough smartcard support. close #888 by @flexiondotorg in #1293
• fix: add uuid-runtime to debian/control. close #1256 by @flexiondotorg in #1294
• chore: make shellcheck happy in releases_nixos() by @flexiondotorg in #1295
• chore: make shellcheck happy in releases_parrotsec() by @flexiondotorg in #1296
• fix: update/correct downloads for MX Linux, ParrotSec, Deepin, NixOS, NetBSD & Slint by @flexiondotorg in #1297
• docs: prepare for 4.9.5 release by @flexiondotorg in #1298
• fix: Fixes nix flakes by adding version to package.nix by @mystery3525 in #1305
• fix: update bazzite to always get the latest stable release. close #1306 by @flexiondotorg in #1307
• fix: correct typo in max_outputs conditional by @flexiondotorg in #1309
• feat(quickemu): allow overriding insufficient RAM error by @takase1121 in #1308
• fix: update holoiso to only download the most recent release by @flexiondotorg in #1310
• chore: regenerated docs with README changes incorporated by @philclifford in #1303
• style: update warnings/errors for insufficient RAM allocation by @flexiondotorg in #1311
• style: indent RAM allocation warnings/errors by @flexiondotorg in #1312
• fix(debian): add missing comma in debian/control by @flexiondotorg in #1313

New Contributors

• @EuroNutellaMan made their first contribution in #1213
• @DavidGoodwin made their first contribution in #1255
• @JollyDevelopment made their first contribution in #1266
• @mjoerg made their first contribution in #1264
• @mystery3525 made their first contribution in #1305
• @takase1121 made their first contribution in #1308

Full Changelog: 4.9.4...4.9.5

4.9.4

Quickemu 4.9.4 is out! 🚀

A hotfix for 4.9.3 ⛑️ See here's the 4.9.3 highlights too:

• Refactored all web requests/downloads to just use curl ➰
• Fixed handling redirected download URLs 🔄
• Fixed automated Windows downloads 🩹
• Added Windows Server support 🪟
• Added linux_old to the guest OS types for running old Linux distros from 2016 or earlier 🧓
• Added download-only option to quickget 📀
• Added quickget tests to CI to check all downloads ✅
• Added --width and --height options to quickemu to set the VM display resolution 📐
• Added quickreport to help gather useful information for bug reports 🐞
• Improved macOS compatibility 🍏
• Dropped macOS High Sierra; the recovery servers are no longer available 🍎
• Created a Wiki for Quickemu documentation 📚️
• Migrated more Linux distros to dynamic releases, editions and download URLs 💪
• Updated many other Linux distros to current releases 🐧
• Achieved 100% shellcheck compliance 💯
• Various bug fixes and improvements 🔧

What's Changed

• chore: open 4.9.4 for development by @flexiondotorg in #1179
• fix: drop passthru.tests in package.nix by @flexiondotorg in #1180
• chore: regenerated man pages for changes by @philclifford in #1178
• docs: A few more tweaks to man pages from 4.9.3 changes by @philclifford in #1183
• refactor: make siduction editions dynamic by @flexiondotorg in #1182
• fix: don't double quote while hunting for OVMF. close #1181 by @flexiondotorg in #1184

Full Changelog: 4.9.3...4.9.4

4.9.3

Quickemu 4.9.3 is out! 🚀

• Refactored all web requests/downloads to just use curl ➰
• Fixed handling redirected download URLs 🔄
• Fixed automated Windows downloads 🩹
• Added Windows Server support 🪟
• Added linux_old to the guest OS types for running old Linux distros from 2016 or earlier 🧓
• Added download-only option to quickget 📀
• Added quickget tests to CI to check all downloads ✅
• Added --width and --height options to quickemu to set the VM display resolution 📐
• Added quickreport to help gather useful information for bug reports 🐞
• Improved macOS compatibility 🍏
• Dropped macOS High Sierra; the recovery servers are no longer available 🍎
• Created a Wiki for Quickemu documentation 📚️
• Migrated more Linux distros to dynamic releases, editions and download URLs 💪
• Updated many other Linux distros to current releases 🐧
• Achieved 100% shellcheck compliance 💯
• Various bug fixes and improvements 🔧

What's Changed

• New master merge by @zen0bit in #986
• Initial preparation for 9.4.3 release by @flexiondotorg in #989
• revised health checker by @TuxVinyards in #993
• fix sse41 contradiction and cpuid host warnings by @TuxVinyards in #994
• readd EasyOS by @zen0bit in #990
• add PureOS by @TuxVinyards in #996
• Removed references to macrecovery from Makefile by @chasecovello in #1000
• Add Tuxedo OS by @TuxVinyards in #1002
• Readme and man pages regenerated to reflect updates by @philclifford in #997
• Use only latest blendos release by @lj3954 in #1004
• fix: failing to launch VMs from outside directory by @zen0bit in #1006
• feat: Add os_info function by @zen0bit in #1007
• fix: chimeralinux by @zen0bit in #1019
• fix: PureOS by @zen0bit in #1025
• fix: releases on 1 line by @zen0bit in #1022
• ci: reviewdog by @zen0bit in #1023
• feat: os_basedof function by @zen0bit in #1008
• feat: os_credentials function by @zen0bit in #1009
• feat: os_about function by @zen0bit in #1010
• feat: os_homepage function by @zen0bit in #1011
• feat: pretty_name function by @zen0bit in #1012
• feat: list_supported function by @zen0bit in #1013
• feat: list_isos function by @zen0bit in #1014
• feat: help_message function by @zen0bit in #1016
• feat: fold shown releases and editions by @zen0bit in #1017
• feat: os_path_error function by @zen0bit in #1018
• feat: os_not_supported function by @zen0bit in #1020
• feat: os_error function by @zen0bit in #1021
• feat: handle_missing function by @zen0bit in #1027
• feat: os_supported_lang function by @zen0bit in #1028
• feat: os_error_edition function by @zen0bit in #1029
• feat: os_supported_edition function by @zen0bit in #1030
• feat: os_error_release function by @zen0bit in #1031
• feat: test_isos function by @zen0bit in #1015
• fix: update URLs referencing the project #945 by @flexiondotorg in #1032
• chore: disable reviewdog for PRs by @flexiondotorg in #1033
• FIX: quickget BROKEN!!! help_message function placement by @zen0bit in #1034
• feat: add flake.nix to assist local development by @flexiondotorg in #1035
• Add pureos info (added before that) by @zen0bit in #1036
• Move os_about function where belong by @zen0bit in #1037
• Move os_credentials function where belongs by @zen0bit in #1038
• Add os_homepage function by @zen0bit in #1039
• Improve list_isos function messages shown to user by @zen0bit in #1040
• style: Sort OS releases from newest to oldest by @zen0bit in #1041
• Refactor Windows downloading based on Mido by @flexiondotorg in #1042
• A couple of fixes for quickget by @flexiondotorg in #1045
• feat: add cut_1() by @flexiondotorg in #1046
• Disable HPET based on the QEMU version being used by @flexiondotorg in #1047
• Add compatibility for old Linux operating systems by @flexiondotorg in #1050
• docs: regenerated after merges by @philclifford in #1048
• fix: clean exit returns 0. Fixes #531 by @flexiondotorg in #1052
• Fix regression in the case of a missing release by @lj3954 in #1054
• fix: add nixos unstable. Fixes #732 by @flexiondotorg in #1055
• feat: Add os_supported_release function by @zen0bit in #1059
• fix: recovered macos instructions for TRIM by @philclifford in #1061
• Replace aria2 with curl plus assorted fixes and updates by @flexiondotorg in #1063
• Improve error messages functions by @zen0bit in #1058
• fix: validate_release function by @zen0bit in #1060
• style: fix indentation and slax by @zen0bit in #1064
• style: Sort OS releases alphabeticaly by @zen0bit in #1065
• Fix HoloISO downloads by @lj3954 in #1067
• feat: Use more cut_1 function and tweaked header comment by @zen0bit in #1068
• fix: debian from newest and on one line by @zen0bit in #1070
• chore: Whitespaces removal - no better readibility by @zen0bit in #1066
• style: move primtux info by @zen0bit in #1072
• fix: move cut_1 by @zen0bit in #1079
• fix: big moving of new parts by @zen0bit in #1080
• chore: Incorporate changes from PR 1063 in regenerated docs. by @philclifford in #1083
• Add Windows error message to the download function by @lj3954 in #1074
• fix: correct syntax error when detecting old ubuntu releases by @flexiondotorg in #1085
• fix: small typo in sed call by @philclifford in #1086
• Make curl based web handlers and update all ISO downloaders by @flexiondotorg in #1087
• feat: New UI by @zen0bit in #999
• Reintroduce some recent changes by @flexiondotorg in #1092
• chore: regenerated docs for small change in available OSes by @philclifford in #1091
• Fix windows downloads by @lj3954 in #1102
• Fix error on invalid OS selection by @lj3954 in #1094
• Migrate to web_check() by @flexiondotorg in #1105
• Fix: tweaks for os_info() by @philclifford in #1101
• Update pack 1 by @zen0bit in #1097
• Refactor and updates to get most of the tests working by @flexiondotorg in #1120
• fix: relocatable chunkcheck by @philclifford in #1124
• chore: Regenera...

4.9.2

What's Changed

• Add Fedora 39 by @Jai-JAP in #822
• chore: Regenerated docs for 4.9.1 changes by @philclifford in #841
• fix: make revised batocera actually find the latest file by @philclifford in #842
• bugfix: quickget: void not working by @zen0bit in #844
• Added automatic version fetching for ubuntu by @Jai-JAP in #821
• Fix -s/-t flags still downloading isos by @Jai-JAP in #846
• add qqX to the main quickemu readme (hopefully) by @TuxVinyards in #850
• Redo of quickemu indentation - no code changes. by @dabrown645 in #849
• List ubuntu-server releases and hide eol releases by @philclifford in #858
• Add EasyOS by @zen0bit in #859
• chore: docs regenerated to include qqX addition by @philclifford in #856
• Fix quickget creating empty directories while using show-iso-url or test-iso-url parameters by @lj3954 in #854
• feat: add NixOS 23.11 by @flexiondotorg in #866

New Contributors

• @TuxVinyards made their first contribution in #850
• @lj3954 made their first contribution in #854

Full Changelog: 4.9.1...4.9.2

4.9.1

What's Changed

• Get rid of whitespaces in Tiny Core Linux by @zen0bit in #813
• chore: regenerated docs for recent PR merges by @philclifford in #814
• change Board_id for ventura image by @SafaSafari in #829
• Have wget retry when download stalls for 10 seconds by @eweihe in #832
• Fix missing edubuntu support by @philclifford in #819
• quickemu: fix version by @0x4A6F in #815
• holoiso: update by @zen0bit in #824
• Add additional "--access" parameter to allow remote access to spice session by @colino17 in #835
• vx-linux: update by @zen0bit in #823
• Update batocera version in quickget by @software-ace in #816
• resizing screen support for wayland like available for x11 by @dabrown645 in #826
• quickget: new features by @zen0bit in #801
• feat: restore automated Windows .iso downloads from Microsoft servers by @flexiondotorg in #836

New Contributors

• @eweihe made their first contribution in #832
• @colino17 made their first contribution in #835
• @software-ace made their first contribution in #816

Full Changelog: 4.9...4.9.1

4.9

What's Changed

• docs: windows automation return reflected and documentation regenerated. by @philclifford in #720
• Move Ubuntu 22.10 releases into eol by @philclifford in #724
• docs: Add Ventura to supported MacOS releases by @philclifford in #725
• Fix ventura RecoveryImage download by @SafaSafari in #792
• elementary: 7.1 by @zen0bit in #791
• fix nproc by @zen0bit in #780
• fix ubuntu eol releases by @basilky in #764
• fix blendOS downloads again by @philclifford in #729
• fix arcolinux releases by @the-shank in #731
• Adjusted check values by @criadoperez in #735
• Updated manjaro fetching as migrated to new system by @Jai-JAP in #742
• Improve test for presence of smbd by @philclifford in #754
• siduction: 2023 1.1 by @zen0bit in #745
• Add support for changing virtual sound hardware by @chasecovello in #705
• vx-linux: 5.5 by @zen0bit in #747
• holoiso: 20230626 by @zen0bit in #746
• garuda: fix by @zen0bit in #759
• added linux mint 21.2 by @basilky in #762
• fix cachyos by @basilky in #763
• Fix Gentoo hash check in quickget by @Neinei0k in #765
• repair alma linux by @zen0bit in #774
• repair NetBSD releases by @zen0bit in #776
• repair DragonFlyBSD releases by @zen0bit in #778
• update alpine linux releases by @basilky in #789
• update devuan release by @basilky in #790
• fix(rebornos): use CDN metadata API instead of scraping by @SoulHarsh007 in #802
• feat: add support for ubuntu 23.10 by @flexiondotorg in #805
• feat: add edubuntu support, fixes #711 closes #757 by @flexiondotorg in #806
• Add PeppermintOS by @zen0bit in #800
• Add Trisquel GNU Linux by @zen0bit in #766
• Add bunsenlabs by @zen0bit in #787
• Docs: regenerated for recent PR merges by @philclifford in #807
• Added install instructions for arch by @kshitijaucharmal in #809
• Add Bodhi Linux by @zen0bit in #751
• Add Linux Lite by @zen0bit in #775
• docs: regenerated after PR merges by @philclifford in #810
• Add Tiny Core Linux by @zen0bit in #760
• Add Antix by @zen0bit in #798
• Add Porteus by @zen0bit in #794
• Add SpiralLinux by @zen0bit in #788

New Contributors

• @SafaSafari made their first contribution in #792
• @basilky made their first contribution in #764
• @the-shank made their first contribution in #731
• @criadoperez made their first contribution in #735
• @Neinei0k made their first contribution in #765
• @SoulHarsh007 made their first contribution in #802
• @kshitijaucharmal made their first contribution in #809

Full Changelog: 4.8...4.9

4.8

What's Changed

• Added automatic download of Windows 10 and Windows 11.
• Add SteamOS HoloISO by @zen0bit in #665
• remove cog stutter by @philclifford in #693
• Add Vanilla OS by @philclifford in #695
• Add initial Solaris/Illumos/OpenIndiana support by @chasecovello in #697
• Fix: Account for BlendOS 23.04 images moving to sourceforge by @philclifford in #699
• Correct disk to format in Big Sur and up by @leancode in #700
• Add ubuntu server by @philclifford in #702
• updated with upstream merges by @philclifford in #703
• Daily-live images need more space by @philclifford in #704
• Issue 650 - Allow --screenpct which will scale VM's screen size by @dabrown645 in #706
• Issue591 - line breaks in generated script by @dabrown645 in #707
• fix url and iso name for rockylinux versions by @Wojberni in #708
• Use geo-distributed mirror for Alma URL by @carlwgeorge in #710
• Update to NixOS 23.05 by @ahoneybun in #716
• Add XeroLinux by @zen0bit in #667
• Regenerated docs for next release by @philclifford in #718
• docs: additional note explaining --screenpct by @philclifford in #719

New Contributors

• @chasecovello made their first contribution in #697
• @leancode made their first contribution in #700
• @Wojberni made their first contribution in #708
• @carlwgeorge made their first contribution in #710

Full Changelog: 4.7...4.8

4.7

What's Changed

• Add support for Lunar 23.04 and add Ubuntu Cinnamon flavour by @philclifford in #682
• Add Fedora 38 and other spins/editions by @ahoneybun in #689
• Add custom size for NixOS by @ahoneybun in #672
• Make NetBSD releases dynamic by @philclifford in #678
• Make dragonflybsd release dynamic by @philclifford in #677
• Add siduction by @zen0bit in #676
• Correction of debian dependencies by @philclifford in #638
• added BlendOS by @philclifford in #639
• Add Endless OS by @philclifford in #642
• Update cachyos to latest version by @zen0bit in #666
• Fix aria2 using wrong destination directory by @deraffe in #687
• Add VX Linux by @zen0bit in #673
• updated for new release by @philclifford in #692

New Contributors

• @ahoneybun made their first contribution in #689
• @deraffe made their first contribution in #687

Full Changelog: 4.6...4.7

4.6

What's Changed

• Guide the user to manually download Windows 10 or 11, as the automated downloaded is currently defunct
• docs: Regenerated man pages for 4.5 by @philclifford in #596
• use long hv-* attributes for qemu 6.0.0 by @donnykurnia in #598
• Linux Mint 22.1 released by @DimitrisPa in #602
• Added Haiku r1beta4 by @walkero-gr in #605
• Fix Pop!_OS install by @goosepirate in #606
• Added initial support for TrueNAS. by @TenTypekMatus in #608
• add endeavouros releases up to 22_12 by @r-bar in #611
• Add Mageia by @z3ntu in #616
• Add elementary 7.0 by @popey in #625
• Added support for RebornOS in quickget by @Hi-Phile in #622
• Correct basic error to get to downloading isos by @philclifford in #617
• chore: regenerated docs for release by @philclifford in #626
• Alma 9.1 is released by @philclifford in #630
• updated cachyos release by @philclifford in #631
• Remove old release from elementary - they only present current release by @philclifford in #632
• Update drgaonfly release to current by @philclifford in #634
• Update mxlinux to current release by @philclifford in #635
• Updated for release of Rocky Linux 9.1 by @philclifford in #636
• Win notes added to man pages by @philclifford in #637

New Contributors

• @donnykurnia made their first contribution in #598
• @walkero-gr made their first contribution in #605
• @TenTypekMatus made their first contribution in #608
• @r-bar made their first contribution in #611
• @z3ntu made their first contribution in #616
• @Hi-Phile made their first contribution in #622

Full Changelog: 4.5...4.6