Before proceeding further, let’s download the distro’s ISO. Let’s now see how to install Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon edition on a guest QEMU machine within a host running the same operating system. Consistency → Terminal commands ensure consistency across different platforms and environments.
The terminal’s lower resource usage also makes it a good choice for running multiple virtual machines simultaneously on a single system.
Using QEMU from the terminal has several advantages over using a graphical frontend:
