VM (QEMU) — primary Novolis OS path

GUI needs a real display. Use QEMU. Podman/Docker are console-only.

Two boot modes:

Real USB flash: iso.md.

Build

pwsh -File d:\novolis\novolis-os\scripts\Build-Appliance.ps1

Run (kernel-direct)

Install QEMU (Windows installer usually lands under C:\Program Files\qemu\ — Run-Qemu.ps1 finds it).

pwsh -File d:\novolis\novolis-os\scripts\Run-Qemu.ps1

Boots via -kernel/-initrd into systemd → cage → app under /opt/novolis/app (Avalonia).

pwsh -File d:\novolis\novolis-os\scripts\Run-Qemu.ps1 -MemoryMb 4096 -Display gtk

Run (UEFI ISO)

pwsh -File d:\novolis\novolis-os\scripts\Run-Iso.ps1

Install a dogfooding app (ArtillerySimulator)

Publish linux-x64 (needs Novolis.Raylib.Native linux runtimes — maintained via raylib step_02_native):

dotnet publish d:\novolis\novolis-dogfooding\apps\ArtillerySimulator\ArtillerySimulator.csproj `
  -c Release -r linux-x64 --self-contained false /p:UseAppHost=false -o d:\novolis\novolis-os\artifacts\app-publish
Copy-Item d:\novolis\novolis-raylib\src\Novolis.Raylib.Native\runtimes\linux-x64\native\* `
  d:\novolis\novolis-os\artifacts\app-publish\ -Force
pwsh -File d:\novolis\novolis-os\scripts\Install-App.ps1
pwsh -File d:\novolis\novolis-os\scripts\Run-Qemu.ps1

Run-Qemu.ps1 also 9p-mounts artifacts/app-publish when present (novolis.app=9p). Rebuild the appliance (or re-flash ISO) to bake the app into UEFI media.

Artifacts