Box64 – Linux Userspace x86_64 Emulator Targeted at ARM64 Linux Devices

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  • box64

    Box64 - Linux Userspace x86_64 Emulator with a twist, targeted at ARM64 Linux devices

  • lima

    Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers

  • Have you seen https://github.com/lima-vm/lima ?

    Runs linux VMs and can run x64 via quemu or even using rosetta2 & apple virtualization framework

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  • virt-manager

    Desktop tool for managing virtual machines via libvirt

  • > tried qemu, and spent many days trying to figure out the correct set of parameters

    It's really not that hard, once you get used to it. Or, if you rather not spend that precious time figuring it out, there is a GUI tool that would configure those parameters for you:

    https://virt-manager.org/

    Bonus: once started with virt-manager, run "ps ax | grep qemu", et voila - you have your qemu parameters, ready to copy-paste.

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