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VM Selector


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Top - - VM Selector - - Main Menu - - Moving and Renaming


Currently wrapping: QEMU 8.2.2 (latest: 10.1.0-rc3)

quickemu FS 4.9.8.05 & quickget FS 4.9.8.06 'FreeSpirit'

Total Storage: Drives 654.07G (24) ISO's 67.30G (25)

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|. |. [quickemu quickget X terminal project] - 1.13.04 - simply better ...


Currently wrapping: QEMU 8.2.2 (latest: 10.1.0-rc3) quickemu FS 4.9.8.05 & quickget FS 4.9.8.06 'FreeSpirit'

Total Storage: Drives 654.07G (24) ISO's 67.30G (25) [r] refresh [sz] show size details

Hello ALEX

/media/xxx/Files/VMQs [0] ubuntu-22.04 (s) [1] windows-11 [2] windows-insider

/media/xxx/Files/VMQs/ARCH [3] archcraft-07-24 (L) [4] archlinux-latest [5] endeavour-kde
[6] garuda-hyprland [7] manjaro-xfce-italian

/media/xxx/Files/VMQs/UBUNTU [8] lubuntu-24.04 [9] ubuntu-22.04

/media/xxx/Files/VMQs/MAC [10] macos-sonoma

/media/xxx/Files/VMQs/MISC [11] kolibrios-en_US (L) [12] manjaro-i3-minimal [13] mxlinux-23.4-Xfce

/media/xxx/Files/VMQs/OTHER [14] AzureLinux-3.0-x86_64 [15] Solus-Budgie [16] kolibrios-latest-en_US (L)
[17] mint-lmde-cinnamon [18] nixos-24.11-gnome

/media/xxx/Files/VMQs/KDE [19] Nobara-kde-official [20] fedora-42-KDE [21] opensuse-tumbleweed

/media/xxx/Files/VMQs/Gnome [22] anduinos-Standard-fr_F [23] elementary-8.0 (L) [24] fedora-42-gnome

/media/xxx/Files/VMQs/XFCE [25] mxlinux-23.4-Xfce (s)

/media/xxx/Storage/VMQ.xx [26] aurora-u-blue-multilan [27] bluestar-latest (L) [28] fedora-42-Kinoite
[29] macos-sequoia [30] opensuse-leap-Rescue (L)


[number] to select a VM [fd] find distro [set] edit settings [A-E] change menu style X (L=LiveISO)

[Enter] UBUNTU-22.04 [gt] quickget a new distro [qf] qcow2 file manager [h] Help [f] FreeBird [r] refresh [q] quit

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[r] refresh

[sz] show size details

[number] to select a VM

[set] edit settings

[fd] find distro

[A-E] change menu style X (L=LiveISO)

[Enter] UBUNTU-22.04

[gt] quickget a new distro

[qf] qcow2 file manager

[h] Help

[f] FreeBird

[r] refresh

[q] quit

Find Distro Help - Use multi-part command, either at this prompt, or at the standard prompt

Search letters or phrases are case insensitive

Contains: fd c letters or phrase

Starts with: fd s letters or phrase

[multi-part cmd] to search [enter] to return

>

Find Distro Help - Use multi-part command, either at this prompt, or at the standard prompt

Search letters or phrases are case insensitive

Contains: fd c letters or phrase

Starts with: fd s letters or phrase

[multi-part cmd] to search

[enter] to return

The FD menu only displays when sufficient distros are present. See the general settings to adjust the display point.



Top - - VM Selector - - Main Menu - - Moving and Renaming


[vm] SELECT

[u] show UTILS & technical

[bm] > fastboot (toggle)

[sc] create - - [sd] delete - - [sa] apply

[sl] list > SNAPSHOTS

[d] start with SDL display (size as set in Windows)

[s] start with Spice display (scaleable)

[sf] spice full screen (shift F12 to exit)

[g] start with GTK display

[gl] OFF > toggle EGL/GLX > on

  Currently wrapping:  QEMU 8.2.2  (latest: 10.1.0-rc3)   quickemu FS 4.9.8.05  &  quickget FS 4.9.8.06  'FreeSpirit'

windows-11 @ /media/xxx/Files/VMQs

[vm] SELECT [u] show UTILS & technical [bm] > fastboot (toggle)

[sc] create [sd] delete [sa] apply [sl] list > SNAPSHOTS


[d] start with SDL display (size as set in Windows)

[s] start with Spice display (scaleable) [sf] spice full screen (shift F12 to exit)

[g] start with GTK display [gl] OFF > toggle EGL/GLX > on


[gt] quickget a new distro [i] VM drives info details Disks: 52.1G (1) ISO's: 0G (0)

[qf] | [qqf] open a qcow2 drive in file manager [f] open VM folder

[set] open settings file in text editor [tx] translate settings in browser [conf] view or edit .conf file

[enter] refresh [w] distro homepage [h] show help & info [q] quit

[gt] quickget a new distro

[i] VM drives info details Disks: 52.1G (1) ISO's: 0G (0)

[qf] | [qqf] open a qcow2 drive in file manager

[f] open VM folder

[set] open settings file in text editor

[tx] translate settings in browser

[conf] view or edit .conf file

[enter] refresh

[w] distro homepage

[h] show help & info

[q] quit


UTILITY MENU

File Manager: 'caja'

Text Editor: 'pluma'

Browser: 'firefox'

[del] delete selected VM

[mv] move, rename or link

[u] hide utils & technical

[2c] create

[2d] delete a second virtual hard-drive

[3c] create

[3m] unmount shared drive (guest boot)

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File Manager: 'caja' Text Editor: 'pluma' Browser: 'firefox'

[del] delete selected VM [mv] move, rename or link [u] hide utils & technical

[2c] create [2d] delete a second virtual hard-drive [3c] create [3m] unmount shared drive (guest boot)

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[iso] mount iso to guest, allow boot or read from iso [bm] boot menu > allow guest efi/bios

[tune] config tune-up wizard [disk] resize or repair existing drives [rtv] reset Tiano VMF Vars

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[FS] Switch to FreeSpirit [FB] FreeBird [HB] [Ech] [Sys] [Cust] [Dev]

[hdw] add current config to this VM's Virtual Hardware Record [m] msrs help

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[cc] create a custom boot file [v] show verbose boot args [xa] view or edit extra qemu args

[iso] mount iso to guest, allow boot or read from iso

[bm] boot menu > allow guest efi/bios

[tune] config tune-up wizard

[disk] resize or repair existing drives

[rtv] reset Tiano VMF Vars


[FS] Switch to FreeSpirit

[FB] FreeBird

[HB] [Ech] [Sys] [Cust] [Dev]

[hdw] add current config to this VM's Virtual Hardware Record

[m] msrs help


[cc] create a custom boot file

[v] show verbose boot args

[xa] view or edit extra qemu args


Moving and Renaming


Top - - VM Selector - - Main Menu - - Moving and Renaming


[mv] move, rename or link

Distro Folder: nixos-24.11-gnome & file: nixos-24.11-gnome.conf to be Renamed or Moved

Renames VM's in Current Folder or Moves VM's and Renames if required.

Rewrites all the config internals as needed, avoiding manual tedium and errors ...

Also allows Symbolic Link creation to VM with refs in another category folder

[r] to rename [m] to move [ln] make symbolic links [b] to go back

Distro Folder ... and file ... to be Renamed or Moved

Renames VM's in Current Folder or Moves VM's and Renames if required.

Rewrites all the config internals as needed, avoiding manual tedium and errors ...

Also allows Symbolic Link creation to VM with refs in another category folder

[r] to rename

[m] to move

[ln] make symbolic links

[b] to go back

  >  m / ln

Distro Folder 'nixos-24.11-gnome' & .conf file to be MOVED and edited or LINKED

For new preset group folders, edit the main settings

Current Grouping Folder: '/media/xxx/Files/VMQs/OTHER'

[0] /media/xxx/Files/VMQs (default)

[1] /media/xxx/Files/VMQs/ARCH

[2] /media/xxx/Files/VMQs/UBUNTU

[3] /media/xxx/Files/VMQs/MAC

[4] /media/xxx/Files/VMQs/MISC

[5] /media/xxx/Files/VMQs/OTHER

[6] /media/xxx/Files/VMQs/KDE

[7] /media/xxx/Files/VMQs/Gnome

[8] /media/xxx/Files/VMQs/XFCE

[9] /media/xxx/Storage/VMQ.xx

[number] select a group folder [b] to go back

> 9

Selected: '/media/xxx/Storage/VMQ.xx'

[enter] to confirm [r] re-select

Distro Folder 'nixos-24.11-gnome' and .conf file to be MOVED and edited or LINKED

For new preset group folders, edit the main settings

Current Grouping Folder: '/media/xxx/Files/VMQs/OTHER'

[number] select a group folder

[b] to go back

[9]

Selected: '/media/xxx/Storage/VMQ.xx'

[enter] to confirm

[r] re-select

  Selected target folder '/media/xxx/Storage/VMQ.xx'

1) aurora-u-blue-multilang 2) bluestar-latest 3) fedora-42-Kinoite

4) macos-sequoia 5) opensuse-leap-Rescue

Selected Distro 'nixos-24.11-gnome' & .conf file to be RE-NAMED and edited or Linked

Please give a new VM name or [n] no-change [ln] make link

eg. tux-33-alpha emu-44-mate or [b] to go back

Please give a new VM name or

[n] no-change

[ln] make link

eg. tux-33-alpha emu-44-mate or

[b] to go back

  >  n

Keeping old name 'nixos-24.11-gnome'

[enter] to make this happen [b] to go back

Keeping old name 'nixos-24.11-gnome'

[enter] to make this happen

[b] to go back


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RN > RENAME is much the same as above