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Install qemu with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, chocolatey, apt, scoop, winget, pacman

Generic machine emulator and virtualizer. Version 11.1.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-29. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install qemu-block-extra.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install qemu

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install qemu

MacPorts ports tree · emulators/qemu/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add qemu

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · qemu · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install qemu

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · qemu · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#qemu

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/qe/qemu/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install qemu

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · qemu · source: download.opensuse.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install qemu-block-extra

Debian stable package indexes · qemu-block-extra · source: deb.debian.org

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S qemu-img

Arch Linux sync databases · qemu-img · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install Qemu

Chocolatey community package catalog · Qemu · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/qemu

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/qemu.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id SoftwareFreedomConservancy.QEMU -e

Windows Package Manager source index · SoftwareFreedomConservancy.QEMU · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Generic machine emulator and virtualizer

Commands and aliases

  • qemu-aarch64
  • qemu-aarch64_be
  • qemu-alpha
  • qemu-arm
  • qemu-armeb
  • qemu-edid
  • qemu-hexagon
  • qemu-hppa
  • qemu-i386
  • qemu-img
  • qemu-io
  • qemu-keymap
  • qemu-loongarch64
  • qemu-m68k
  • qemu-microblaze
  • qemu-microblazeel
  • qemu-mips
  • qemu-mips64
  • qemu-mips64el
  • qemu-mipsel
  • qemu-mipsn32
  • qemu-mipsn32el
  • qemu-nbd
  • qemu-or1k
  • qemu-ppc
  • qemu-ppc64
  • qemu-ppc64le
  • qemu-pr-helper
  • qemu-riscv32
  • qemu-riscv64
  • qemu-s390x
  • qemu-sh4

history

Project history and usage

QEMU is an open-source machine emulator and virtualizer supporting full-system emulation, cross-architecture user-mode execution, hardware-assisted virtualization, and standalone disk-image and storage utilities.

Project history

QEMU's source history begins in 2003 with Fabrice Bellard. An official project account says it was initially intended to help Wine run Windows applications on other architectures and later grew into a broad system emulator and virtualization platform.

The project developed two major execution models: full-system emulation for complete guest machines and user-mode emulation for running processes built for a different CPU architecture. Hardware accelerators such as KVM and Hypervisor.framework supplement its software translation engine.

QEMU later adopted time-based version numbering and continues as a large community-maintained component of the free-software virtualization stack.

Adoption history

QEMU became foundational infrastructure for development, cloud, server virtualization, operating-system testing, cross-architecture builds, and emulation. The official download page documents distribution packaging, while source_facts.package-manager records availability across major Linux, macOS, and Windows package managers.

Management layers such as libvirt and virt-manager built durable workflows around QEMU/KVM, while QEMU also remained useful as a standalone command-line emulator and disk-image toolkit.

How it is used

Users launch qemu-system-* binaries to model complete machines, optionally accelerating compatible guests with a host hypervisor. qemu-* user emulators run foreign-architecture processes, while qemu-img, qemu-nbd, qemu-io, and the storage daemon handle virtual-disk and storage workflows.

Why package nerds care

QEMU is one of the central packages in open-source systems work. It combines full-system emulation, cross-architecture user-mode execution, hardware-assisted virtualization, a large device-model collection, and indispensable image and storage utilities in one extensively portable codebase.

Its breadth makes packaging unusually consequential: build options determine which targets, accelerators, display stacks, networking backends, firmware integrations, and storage formats are available.

Timeline

  • 2003: QEMU's source history begins under Fabrice Bellard.
  • Version 3.0.0: QEMU adopted time-based version numbering.
  • Later development: QEMU expanded into a community-maintained foundation of the open-source virtualization stack.

Related projects

  • KVM and Hypervisor.framework accelerate compatible guests; libvirt manages QEMU virtual machines through a stable API and domain model; virt-manager provides a desktop interface over libvirt.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
  • Installs with 15 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 8 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
qemu-aarch64cliglobal executable
qemu-aarch64_becliglobal executable
qemu-alphacliglobal executable
qemu-armcliglobal executable
qemu-armebcliglobal executable
qemu-edidcliglobal executable
qemu-hexagoncliglobal executable
qemu-hppacliglobal executable
qemu-i386cliglobal executable
qemu-imgcliglobal executable
qemu-iocliglobal executable
qemu-keymapcliglobal executable
qemu-loongarch64cliglobal executable
qemu-m68kcliglobal executable
qemu-microblazecliglobal executable
qemu-microblazeelcliglobal executable
qemu-mipscliglobal executable
qemu-mips64cliglobal executable
qemu-mips64elcliglobal executable
qemu-mipselcliglobal executable
qemu-mipsn32cliglobal executable
qemu-mipsn32elcliglobal executable
qemu-nbdcliglobal executable
qemu-or1kcliglobal executable
qemu-ppccliglobal executable
qemu-ppc64cliglobal executable
qemu-ppc64lecliglobal executable
qemu-pr-helpercliglobal executable
qemu-riscv32cliglobal executable
qemu-riscv64cliglobal executable
qemu-s390xcliglobal executable
qemu-sh4cliglobal executable
qemu-sh4ebcliglobal executable
qemu-sparccliglobal executable
qemu-sparc32pluscliglobal executable
qemu-sparc64cliglobal executable
qemu-storage-daemoncliglobal executable
qemu-system-aarch64cliglobal executable
qemu-system-alphacliglobal executable
qemu-system-armcliglobal executable
qemu-system-avrcliglobal executable
qemu-system-hexagoncliglobal executable
qemu-system-hppacliglobal executable
qemu-system-i386cliglobal executable
qemu-system-loongarch64cliglobal executable
qemu-system-m68kcliglobal executable
qemu-system-microblazecliglobal executable
qemu-system-mipscliglobal executable
qemu-system-mips64cliglobal executable
qemu-system-mips64elcliglobal executable
qemu-system-mipselcliglobal executable
qemu-system-or1kcliglobal executable
qemu-system-ppccliglobal executable
qemu-system-ppc64cliglobal executable
qemu-system-riscv32cliglobal executable
qemu-system-riscv64cliglobal executable
qemu-system-rxcliglobal executable
qemu-system-s390xcliglobal executable
qemu-system-sh4cliglobal executable
qemu-system-sh4ebcliglobal executable
qemu-system-sparccliglobal executable
qemu-system-sparc64cliglobal executable
qemu-system-tricorecliglobal executable
qemu-system-x86_64cliglobal executable
qemu-system-xtensacliglobal executable
qemu-system-xtensaebcliglobal executable
qemu-x86_64cliglobal executable
qemu-xtensacliglobal executable
qemu-xtensaebcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04
manager version11.1.3
manager updated2026-10-29
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.qemu.org/

  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.qemu.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:qemu
Version11.1.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qemu
Homepagehttps://www.qemu.org/
Upstream docshttps://www.qemu.org/
LicenseGPL-2.0-only
Source archivehttps://download.qemu.org/qemu-11.1.3.tar.xz
Last updated2026-10-29T00:33:22Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescapstone, dtc, glib, gnutls, jpeg-turbo, libpng, libslirp, libssh, libusb, lzo, ncurses, pixman, snappy, vde, zstd
Build dependenciesbison, libtool, meson, ninja, pkgconf, python-setuptools, python@3.15, spice-protocol
Uses from macOSbzip2
Bottleavailable (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameqemu
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

qemu-block-extra 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

extra block backend modules for qemu-system and qemu-utils

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-block-extra
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 12 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-block-extra from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-guest-agent 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

Guest-side qemu-system agent

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-guest-agent
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-guest-agent from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 8 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-arm 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (arm)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-arm
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 28 dependencies
  • 5 provides
  • 11 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-arm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-common 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (common files)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-common
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 17 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-data 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation (data files)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-data
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 6 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-gui 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (graphical display and audio modules)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-gui
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 20 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-gui from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-mips 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (mips)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-mips
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 28 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • 9 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-mips from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-misc 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (miscellaneous)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-misc
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 30 dependencies
  • 16 provides
  • 9 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-misc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-modules-opengl 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (OpenGL display modules)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-modules-opengl
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-modules-opengl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-modules-spice 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (spice display modules)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-modules-spice
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-modules-spice from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-ppc 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (ppc)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-ppc
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 28 dependencies
  • 5 provides
  • 9 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-ppc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-riscv 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (riscv)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-riscv
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 29 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-riscv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-s390x 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (s390x)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-s390x
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 27 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 5 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-s390x from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-sparc 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (sparc)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-sparc
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 27 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • 9 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-sparc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qemu-system-x86 1:10.0.11+ds-0+deb13u1

QEMU full system emulation binaries (x86)

http://www.qemu.org/

sudo apt install qemu-system-x86
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qemu
  • 30 dependencies
  • 6 provides
  • 8 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qemu
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qemu-system-x86 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

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