MacOS QEMU Debian example (x86_64)

Makefile

.PHONY: setup install run

QEMU_BASE_DIR=${HOME}/QEMU
HD_DIR=${QEMU_BASE_DIR}/os-disk.qcow2
HD_SIZE=30G
ISO_DIR=${QEMU_BASE_DIR}/os-install.iso
ISO_URL=https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/amd64/iso-dvd/firmware-11.1.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso

define NETWORK_WARNING
================================================================================
You'll need to DELETE the Thunderbolt Bridge and create one called bridge0.
Also, set the GUEST DNS to Google's (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4).
Ignore this if the above pre-requisites are already satisfied or if the GUEST
network works just fine on the first boot
================================================================================
endef
export NETWORK_WARNING

setup:
	@echo "Creating the qcow2 virtual disk..."
	@qemu-img create -f qcow2 ${HD_DIR} ${HD_SIZE}
	@echo "Downloading OS ISO from ${ISO_URL}"
	@wget ${ISO_URL} -O ${ISO_DIR}
	@echo; echo "$$NETWORK_WARNING"

install:
	@${QEMU_BASE_DIR}/qemu-cmd.sh ${HD_DIR} ${ISO_DIR} &

run:
	@${QEMU_BASE_DIR}/qemu-cmd.sh ${HD_DIR} &

qemu-cmd.sh

#!/bin/bash

BASEDIR=$(dirname $0)
HARD_DRIVE=${1:-$BASEDIR/os-disk.qcow2}
[ -z "$2" ] && CDROM_ARG= || CDROM_ARG="-cdrom $2"

cmd="qemu-system-x86_64 \
    -machine q35,accel=hvf \
    -cpu Nehalem \
    -smp 6 \
    -m 8G \
    -hda $HARD_DRIVE \
    $CDROM_ARG \
    -vga virtio \
    -usb \
    -device usb-tablet \
    -display default,show-cursor=on"

eval $cmd