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1 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.
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9 USING THIS PACKAGE
10 ==================
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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.
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21 NON-DEBIAN SYSTEMS
22 ==================
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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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