Quickemu 4.9.9 Release Notes

Cross Architecture Support

Full ARM64 (aarch64) guest support - quickemu now supports running ARM64 virtual machines on both x86_64 and ARM64 hosts. The host architecture is automatically detected, and you can override it with the --arch flag when downloading OS images.

• Architecture-aware filenames and output for downloaded images
• Per-distro architecture validation - quickget only lists architectures each OS actually supports
• --check-all-arch flag to test both amd64 and arm64 downloads for a given OS
• Correct architecture selection for Fedora and Ubuntu Server ISOs
• ARM64 support for Debian with proper edition validation

Performance Improvements

Significant disk I/O and emulation performance enhancements:

• Improved qcow2 disk performance - enables TRIM/discard and detect-zeroes, reducing disk space usage and improving SSD longevity
• TCG translation cache tuning - larger cache with multithreaded TCG for faster emulation when KVM is unavailable
• Better disk I/O defaults - optimised cache and async I/O settings for improved throughput

SPICE Improvements

Enhanced SPICE display support, particularly beneficial for Windows guests:

• SPICE display reconnection - reconnect to running VM displays without restarting
• Local SPICE over Unix sockets - more secure, lower-latency connections when using VirGL
• These changes improve the remote desktop experience for Windows and Linux guests

Display & Graphics

• GTK display backend preferred with automatic fallback to SDL if GTK is unavailable
• Simplified display device selection - removed redundant -vga none configuration
• OpenGL improvements - GL now disabled automatically when display backend is none, enabled on macOS (cocoa) with virtio GL preference

macOS Guest Improvements

• Better display support - uses vmware-svga for improved macOS graphics compatibility
• TSC and timing fixes - proper TSC flag detection for AMD CPUs, vmware TSC enabled, unstable TSC warnings for macOS Ventura+ on AMD
• Sound card compatibility - selects correct sound card for macOS guests, prevents default sound card overriding compatible selection
• Serial port disabled by default for macOS and Windows
• OpenCore and OVMF downloads pinned to last-known-good commit for stability
• ACPI PCI hotplug disabled for macOS to prevent issues

New OS Support

• Azure Linux 3.0 - Microsoft's container-optimised Linux distribution now available
• Ubuntu Desktop ARM64 - support for Ubuntu 25.10+ ARM64 desktop images

Distro Fixes

Maintained up-to-date download support across the OS catalog:

• Zorin OS - updated download method and available editions
• Rocky Linux - restored dynamic release discovery, fixed 10.0 DVD ISO naming
• Parrot Security - updated releases and editions
• Garuda Linux - updated available editions
• MX Linux - fixed Xfce ISO naming
• Gentoo, Linux Mint, LMDE - switched to mirrors.kernel.org for reliability
• Artix Linux - fixed edition parsing
• Solus - handled Xfce beta naming for older releases
• PCLinuxOS - dynamic edition release discovery
• Guix - updated to 1.5.0 and 1.4.0
• Debian - only list archive versions with live images available
• Removed discontinued distros - Athena OS (no longer updated), VX Linux (website down), KDE Neon developer edition

Infrastructure

• QEMU 6.1.0 minimum version now required
• Updated Nix flakes to nixos-unstable
• GitHub Actions artifact handling improvements
• Enhanced test-quickget CI with better sorting and summary formatting
• ShellCheck compliance improvements throughout
• macOS devshell improvements - removed brew dependencies, enabled EFI boot with patched OVMF paths

What's Changed

• fix(quickemu): conditionalise KVM-specific CPU flags for Windows by @flexiondotorg in #1805
• fix(quickget): add hash verification for Archcraft, KolibriOS, Mabox by @flexiondotorg in #1806
• fix(quickget): resize Batocera image for GPT expansion by @flexiondotorg in #1807
• fix(quickemu): improve TSC flag detection for macOS on AMD CPUs by @flexiondotorg in #1808
• fix(devshell): enable EFI boot on macOS by patching OVMF paths by @flexiondotorg in #1809
• fix(quickemu): skip x86 CPU feature checks on Apple Silicon by @flexiondotorg in #1810
• feat(quickget): integrate OpenCore into macOS disk image by default by @flexiondotorg in #1811
• feat(quickemu): enable GL on macOS (cocoa) and prefer virtio GL by @flexiondotorg in #1812
• fix(quickemu): accept HygonGenuine CPUs and skip x86 checks on ARM hosts by @flexiondotorg in #1813
• fix(quickget): support algorithm-prefixed hashes and b2sum by @flexiondotorg in #1814
• feat(quickemu): warn on unstable TSC for macOS Ventura+ on AMD by @flexiondotorg in #1815
• feat(quickemu): add ARM64 (aarch64) guest support by @flexiondotorg in #1290
• feat(quickemu): add CPU flag management with deduplication by @flexiondotorg in #1816
• fix(quickemu): enable pflash secure property only when secureboot on by @flexiondotorg in #1817
• fix(quickemu): set xres/yres only for devices that support them by @flexiondotorg in #1818
• feat(quickemu): derive SHARE_PATH from QEMU binary by @flexiondotorg in #1819
• feat(quickget): add ARM64 (aarch64) download support by @flexiondotorg in #1820
• refactor: quote expansions and add ShellCheck directive by @flexiondotorg in #1821
• docs(quickemu): clarify CPU, display and VM comments by @flexiondotorg in #1822
• build(packaging): sync Nix flakes, devshell and Debian packaging by @flexiondotorg in #1823
• perf(quickemu): tune TCG translation cache and enable multithreaded TCG by @flexiondotorg in #1824
• perf(quickemu): enable TRIM/discard and detect-zeroes for qcow2 drives by @flexiondotorg in #1825
• fix(quickemu): select correct sound card for macOS guests by @flexiondotorg in #1826
• fix(quickemu): enable vmware TSC and disable ACPI PCI hotplug for macOS by @flexiondotorg in #1827
• fix(quickemu): enable xhci when braille devices used by @flexiondotorg in #1829
• fix(quickget): exit on curl failure in web_get by @flexiondotorg in #1830
• fix: restore rockylinux dynamic releases by @philclifford in #1735
• fix: adjust rockylinux 10.0 dvd by @philclifford in #1833
• build(flake): update nixpkgs to nixos-unstable by @flexiondotorg in #1832
• fix(quickemu): disable GL when display backend is none by @flexiondotorg in #1834
• feat(quickget): add Azure Linux (3.0) support by @flexiondotorg in #1835
• perf(quickemu): improve disk I/O defaults (cache,aio) by @flexiondotorg in #1837
• fix(quickemu): detect audio backends via sockets, not pidof by @flexiondotorg in #1839
• feat(quickget): add architecture-aware output and filenames by @flexiondotorg in #1840
• fix(quickemu): only add 'topoext' cpu flag for x86_64 AMD guests by @flexiondotorg in #1842
• fix(macos): prevent default sound card overriding the compatible selection by @flexiondotorg in #1843
• fix(quickemu): remove integrated OpenCore support, require OpenCore.qcow2 by @flexiondotorg in #1844
• fix(quickemu): read "Vendor ID" for CPU vendor detection by @flexiondotorg in #1846
• feat(quickemu): enable SPICE display reconnection for running VMs by @flexiondotorg in #1847
• build(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 4 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #1849
• build(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #1850
• fix(quickemu): simplify display device selection and remove -vga none by @flexiondotorg in #1848
• feat(quickemu): enable local SPICE over Unix sockets with VirGL by @flexiondotorg in #1851
• fix(quickget): pin macOS OpenCore and OVMF downloads to last-good commit by @flexiondotorg in #1854
• fix(quickemu): use vmware-svga display for macOS guests by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-...

What's Changed

• chore: regenerate docs to align with current release by @philclifford in #1544
• fix(windows): Fix the download of the Chinese Windows ISO. by @debuggerx01 in #1540
• fix(siduction): Update to Shine_on+ by @zen0bit in #1549
• fix(macos): Correct version user receives from quickget; add sequoia by @debuggerx01 in #1550
• feat: Linux Mint 22.1 support by @hyperpuncher in #1563
• fix: Check for PipeWire as well as PulseAudio before falling back to ALSA by @alexhaydock in #1565
• fix: Disregard curl configuration by @lj3954 in #1571
• docs: Fix typo in README.md by @gvelasq in #1568
• fix: Allow non-v24 arcolinux releases by @lj3954 in #1575
• fix: Correctly throw errors when an invalid option is passed by @lj3954 in #1560
• chore: use https for git submodules to use CA PKI instead of SSH TOFU by @nxxxse in #1553
• fix: move creation of script before functions that may update it by @philclifford in #1577
• fix: correctly match editions by @philclifford in #1585
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions[bot] in #1559
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action from 8 to 9 by @dependabot[bot] in #1569
• fix: Better match parrotsec releases by @lj3954 in #1619
• fix: Secure Boot does not work for Linux guests by @alexhaydock in #1579
• chore: move arco to author-requested release source by @philclifford in #1624
• feat(quickget): Show download path by @abitrolly in #1516
• fix: Use the pcnet ethernet device for FreeDOS by @TheMuso in #1587
• feat: Add PCLinuxOS to quickget by @user20198 in #1610
• fix: handle pclinuxos inconsistent naming by @philclifford in #1629
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions[bot] in #1608
• feat: Add Bazzite Deck; fix: Correct bazzite filenames by @lj3954 in #1631
• fix(quickemu): correctly handle version 10.0.0 of QEMU by @spameier in #1640
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action from 16 to 17 by @dependabot[bot] in #1639
• fix(nix): Do not use per-system overlays in Flake by @stv0g in #1635
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions[bot] in #1638
• Fix: parrotos urls changed to new ones by @lori28167 in #1643
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock from 24 to 25 by @dependabot[bot] in #1653
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions[bot] in #1650
• fix: adapt openindiana release search to updated website by @philclifford in #1658
• fix(solus): update editions function to find correct editions by @lj3954 in #1659
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions[bot] in #1663
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions[bot] in #1674
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/flake-checker-action from 9 to 10 by @dependabot[bot] in #1666
• feat: Add support for FreeDOS 1.4 by @TheMuso in #1678
• fix(nixos): support only latest 25.05 by @kachick in #1673
• fix: quickget - Handle Fedora KDE 42 (and up) as edition and not as spin. by @mag37 in #1697
• fix: add dependency on new qemu-system-modules-spice for noble onwards by @philclifford in #1696
• fix(macos) Add support for gnu hash algo by @popey in #1700
• fix: Accept edition as fedora variant by @lj3954 in #1705
• fix(Trisquel): Add missing field separator (|) by @napcok in #1711
• fix(ubuntu): just get the latest iso as the previous has been removed by @philclifford in #1715
• fix: Arch Linux Mirror by @lori28167 in #1709
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action from 17 to 19 by @dependabot[bot] in #1701
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock from 25 to 27 by @dependabot[bot] in #1703
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/flake-checker-action from 10 to 12 by @dependabot[bot] in #1704
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #1716
• fix: change iso fs for unattended iso by @philclifford in #1626
• feat: Homebrew Install for macos Sequoia by @Glydric in #1693
• chore(deps): bump amannn/action-semantic-pull-request from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #1719
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions[bot] in #1681
• fix: Support 4M qcow2 images by @alexhaydock in #1749
• fix: don't crash if public dir does not exist by @jfly in #1752
• fix: windows 11 25H2 installation by @lvillani in #1745
• refactor(windows): don't install usbdk by @lvillani in #1740
• fix(windows): make local account passwords never expire by @lvillani in #1743
• fix: Use the correct ethernet device for bridged networking by @TheMuso in #1588
• feat: Add Zorin 18 by @TheMuso in #1761
• fix: URL of openSUSE Leap 16.0 ISO URL by @rezib in #1777
• feat(popos): Add support for Pop!_OS 24.04 release by @codemedic in #1782
• feat: add elementary OS 8.1 by @codemedic in #1789
• docs: update to reflect currently supported OSes by @philclifford in #1706
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions[bot] in #1730
• chore: fix small typo by @philclifford in #1734
• chore: pacify shellcheck by @philclifford in #1737
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action from 19 to 21 by @dependabot[bot] in #1770
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #1773
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock from 27 to 28 by @dependabot[bot] in #1776
• fix(arcolinux): arcolinux has gone away by @philclifford in #1768
• fix(nix): glxinfo has been renamed mesa-demos by @supermarin in #1795
• fix: Use a portable grep option by @antonalekseev in #1779
• feat: add support for CPU pinning by @ivatolm in #1771
• fix(windows): enforce minimum 2 CPU cores for Windows 11 guests by @flexiondotorg in #1797
• fix(bios): set machine type to pc for legacy BIOS boot by @flexiondotorg in #1798
• chore(opensuse): remove aeon appliance handling. fixes #1793 by @flexiondotorg in #1799
• refactor(firmware): use od to read qcow2 magic bytes by @flexiondotorg in #1801
• fix(public_dir): respect public_dir setting when loading VM by @flexiondotorg in #1802
• ci(test-quickget): split tests into detect/matrix per-distro workflow by @flexiondotorg in #1803
• fix(quickget): resolve failing ISO downloads by @flexiondotorg in https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu...

What's Changed

• chore: Remove unused dependency windowskey by @lj3954 in #1376
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions in #1382
• feat: Improve quickget custom configurations, including unattended windows support by @sudoAlphaX in #1373
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action from 12 to 13 by @dependabot in #1393
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions in #1394
• fix: dequote editions pipe by @philclifford in #1407
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions in #1425
• Fix: set RTC to localtime only for Windows/ReactOS/DOS and UTC for all others by @chasecovello in #1429
• fix: Use 1 as default sockets value by @lj3954 in #1433
• fix: make function ignore_msrs_always work by @Gitsarry in #1422
• fix: extend search for smbd by @philclifford in #1410
• fix: get sparky info from mirror by @philclifford in #1406
• docs: regenerated man pages include new options by @philclifford in #1402
• fix: #1391 Change http to https endpoints for macos download by @isasmendiagus in #1392
• feat: Add support for OpenSuse Aeon by @TheMuso in #1401
• fix: use double brackets for if clause with and & or concatenation by @Gitsarry in #1418
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions in #1441
• chore(new supported release): Added support for Linux Mint 22 by @mKay00 in #1440
• remove popos 21.10 by @ahoneybun in #1439
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock from 23 to 24 by @dependabot in #1450
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/flake-checker-action from 8 to 9 by @dependabot in #1451
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action from 13 to 14 by @dependabot in #1452
• refactor: remove redundant code from resolve_quickemu() by @philclifford in #1404
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action from 7 to 8 by @dependabot in #1453
• fix: open homepage by @zen0bit in #1461
• chore: Add Haiku r1beta5 by @py-crash in #1460
• docs: Move quickemu_conf manual to section 5 by @dridi in #1454
• fix: blendOS now has a single current iso by @philclifford in #1481
• fix: Change greps for parrotsec and nixos to use flags acceptable to MacOS by @philclifford in #1486
• fix: CachyOS downloads by @TuxVinyards in #1483
• fix: dynamic grep latest MX linux and sort Kolibri by @TuxVinyards in #1479
• fix: Archcraft and ReactOS ISO naming and editions quoting by @TuxVinyards in #1468
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions in #1478
• fix: Use ALSA on systems without a PulseAudio daemon by @szorfein in #1480
• fix(deepin): Correct architecture insertion logic by @philclifford in #1487
• fix: increase default disk size for bazzite to 64GB minimum by @Zeglius in #1490
• fix: Use HTTPS URLs wherever possible by @MartinMSPedersen in #1489
• fix(fedora): handle the space in the beta release by @philclifford in #1492
• chore: correct a spelling mistake by @philclifford in #1495
• fix(fedora): Check whether the link value contains an actual .iso file by @gorschu in #1503
• fix: Add ArchLinux 4M OVMF paths by @lj3954 in #1514
• feat: add support for elementary 8.0 by @philclifford in #1533
• feat: Add Mabox Linux by @napcok in #1531
• fix(windows): Use new Microsoft JSON API to fix URL generation by @lj3954 in #1534
• feat: Add proxmox-ve by @jackwasey in #1518
• fix: TrueNAS Scale download by @lwbt in #1539
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions in #1497
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action from 14 to 16 by @dependabot in #1520
• fix(easyos): move to dynamic release behaviour by @philclifford in #1494
• fix(solus): update Solus URLs by @silkeh in #1496
• chore: bump version to 4.9.7 by @flexiondotorg in #1543

New Contributors

• @sudoAlphaX made their first contribution in #1373
• @Gitsarry made their first contribution in #1422
• @isasmendiagus made their first contribution in #1392
• @mKay00 made their first contribution in #1440
• @py-crash made their first contribution in #1460
• @dridi made their first contribution in #1454
• @Zeglius made their first contribution in #1490
• @MartinMSPedersen made their first contribution in #1489
• @gorschu made their first contribution in #1503
• @napcok made their first contribution in #1531
• @jackwasey made their first contribution in #1518
• @lwbt made their first contribution in #1539
• @silkeh made their first contribution in #1496

Full Changelog: 4.9.6...4.9.7

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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