= Running Linux in a VM =

= Hardware Requirements =

You need a system with virtualization (VT-d), at least 4GB of RAM, and 40GB of free hard drive space in order to run Linux in a VM. If you want to download and compile the kernel, you may need additional space of up to 20GB.

= Download Debian =

[[https://www.debian.org/distrib/|Download link to]] Get a recent version of Debian.

= Install Qemu Virtualizer =

Instructions for Debian OS

{{{apt-get install qemu-kvm qemu-system-x86}}}

You need a space for VM either a file image or disk block.

Example with using a file for VM.

Create a 50GB qcow2 format image file for VM
Note qcow2 grows in space as needed. In the start it is not 50GB in size.

{{{qemu-img create -f qcow2 debian-vm.img 50G}}}

Here is a qemu invocation shell script for the VM
Get a suitable iso image file for distro installation