[qemu-web PATCH v2] Fix installation instructions for Debian/Ubuntu

[qemu-web PATCH v2] Fix installation instructions for Debian/Ubuntu

[Thomas Huth]

There is no package called "qemu" here - thus use the two meta-packages
"qemu-system" and "qemu-user-static" instead.

While we're at it, add a note for people who might not need all
emulator binaries - in that case it makes sense to have a look
at the list of available packages first.

Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-web/-/issues/8
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
---
 v2:
 - Separate the installation instruction for system and user-mode
 - Add a note for people who don't need all targets

 _download/linux.md | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/_download/linux.md b/_download/linux.md
index 11ed695..1f8ae8f 100644
--- a/_download/linux.md
+++ b/_download/linux.md
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ QEMU is packaged by most Linux distributions:
 
 * <strong>Arch:</strong> `pacman -S qemu`
 
-* <strong>Debian/Ubuntu:</strong> `apt-get install qemu`
+* <strong>Debian/Ubuntu:</strong>
+  * For full system emulation: `apt-get install qemu-system`
+  * For emulating Linux binaries: `apt-get install qemu-user-static`
 
 * <strong>Fedora:</strong> `dnf install @virtualization`
 
@@ -11,3 +13,8 @@ QEMU is packaged by most Linux distributions:
 * <strong>RHEL/CentOS:</strong> `yum install qemu-kvm`
 
 * <strong>SUSE:</strong> `zypper install qemu`
+
+Note: On most distributions, the above commands will install meta-packages
+that pull in other packages with emulator binaries for all available
+targets. Have a look at the package list of your distribution first if you
+only need a subset of the targets.
-- 
2.39.3

Re: [qemu-web PATCH v2] Fix installation instructions for Debian/Ubuntu

[Michael Tokarev]

29.06.2023 12:24, Thomas Huth пишет:
> There is no package called "qemu" here - thus use the two meta-packages
> "qemu-system" and "qemu-user-static" instead.
> 
> While we're at it, add a note for people who might not need all
> emulator binaries - in that case it makes sense to have a look
> at the list of available packages first.
> 
> Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-web/-/issues/8
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> ---
>   v2:
>   - Separate the installation instruction for system and user-mode
>   - Add a note for people who don't need all targets
> 
>   _download/linux.md | 9 ++++++++-
>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Reviewed-by: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>

This looks like a -trivial material, I can pick it up and it'll go
there if no one picks it before.

Thanks,

/mjt

Re: [qemu-web PATCH v2] Fix installation instructions for Debian/Ubuntu

[Thomas Huth]

On 29/06/2023 12.09, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> 29.06.2023 12:24, Thomas Huth пишет:
>> There is no package called "qemu" here - thus use the two meta-packages
>> "qemu-system" and "qemu-user-static" instead.
>>
>> While we're at it, add a note for people who might not need all
>> emulator binaries - in that case it makes sense to have a look
>> at the list of available packages first.
>>
>> Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-web/-/issues/8
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>   v2:
>>   - Separate the installation instruction for system and user-mode
>>   - Add a note for people who don't need all targets
>>
>>   _download/linux.md | 9 ++++++++-
>>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Reviewed-by: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
> 
> This looks like a -trivial material, I can pick it up and it'll go
> there if no one picks it before.

No worries, this is for the qemu-web repository, I can commit it there directly.

  Thomas