QEMU/KVM Shorter Command Line
by Emile `iMil' Heitor - 2020-07-10
I keep reading overcomplicated QEMU/KVM command lines, when really, to start a VirtIO disk and bridged VirtIO NIC virtual machine, only this command is needed:
$ sudo qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 1024 -cpu host -daemonize \
-drive file=mydisk.img,if=virtio \
-net nic,model=virtio -net tap,ifname=tap0
- drive type is
virtio
- nic model is
virtio
and the interface is oftap
type, this will summon/etc/qemu-ifup
to attach the interface to your bridge.
Depending on your QEMU installation, either this will fire up a window showing your virtual machine booting, or start a VNC server on port 5900
.