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Running Opens Source Virtualization with QEMU
Virtualization opens up a wonderland of new opportunities for anyone, including ordinary computer users who want to try out a new operating system. Are you using a Mac but want to try Microsoft Windows? You can, with a virtualization solution. What about if you are using Windows but want to try a macOS or a Linux platform? This is also possible with virtualization.
Various virtualization solutions exist. Mac users typically think of Parallels, but it is proprietary software. If you are a developer, you might know about VirtualBox. While VirtualBox is an excellent tool, there is another option: QEMU, which is an open source machine emulator and virtualizer available under the GPLv2 license.
This step-by-step tutorial explains how to use QEMU to run Fedora Linux on macOS. QEMU is also supported on pretty much every platform, including Windows and various Linux distributions.
If you prefer watching a video to reading, please see the YouTube version of this tutorial:
