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1 frodo 290 qemu-start is a small program that helps you start qemu in a safe and
2     useful way. It presumes all qemu instances will run under the same
3     user-id (qemu). A group emulator is created; only members of this
4     group are allowed to start qemu. Qemu is started with one ethernet
5     interface, which is bound through a tap device. Xauthority data is
6     automatically transferred if the DISPLAY variable is set.
7    
8    
9     USING THIS PACKAGE
10     ==================
11    
12     Add any users that may start qemu to the emulator group.
13     Create a tap-device, like described in the manual page or in some other
14     way.
15     Now you are ready to call qemu-start.
16     If you have a DISPLAY variable set, the xauth key will be imported into
17     the .Xauthority file of the qemu user. That means it will be able to
18     display qemu on your X display.
19    
20    
21     NON-DEBIAN SYSTEMS
22     ==================
23    
24     This package is somewhat Debian-centric. It might still be useful if you
25     use some other distribution, though. You will have to create a
26     group emulator, and a user qemu yourself. The qemu user does not need a
27     password, and /bin/false is a good shell. Afterwards, compile the package
28     by calling `make' and install it by calling `make install'.

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