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Sparky ARM edition can be tested via Virt-Manager.

sparky-armhf image
kernel
unzip
git
virtinst (or virt-manager)

Download zipped Sparky ARMHF image from our official page.

Unzip the GUI Edition:

unzip sparkylinux-VER-armhf.zip

or CLI Edition:

unzip sparkylinux-VER-armhf-cli.zip

Download an ARM kernel to run the image in QEMU, using git:

git clone https://github.com/dhruvvyas90/qemu-rpi-kernel.git

Place one of the kernels in the same directory where unzipped Sparky image is already placed.

virt-install \
    --name USER \
    --arch armv6l \
    --machine versatilepb \
    --cpu arm1176 \
    --vcpus 1 \
    --memory 256 \
    --import \
    --disk sparkylinux-VER-armhf.img,format=raw,bus=virtio \
    --network user,model=virtio \
    --video vga \
    --graphics spice \
    --rng device=/dev/urandom,model=virtio \
    --boot 'dtb=versatile-pb.dtb,kernel=kernel-qemu-4.14.79-stretch,kernel_args=root=/dev/vda2 panic=1' \
    --events on_reboot=destroy \
    --check path_in_use=off

or the CLI Version:

virt-install \
    --name USER \
    --arch armv6l \
    --machine versatilepb \
    --cpu arm1176 \
    --vcpus 1 \
    --memory 256 \
    --import \
    --disk sparkylinux-VER-armhf-cli.img,format=raw,bus=virtio \
    --network user,model=virtio \
    --video vga \
    --graphics spice \
    --rng device=/dev/urandom,model=virtio \
    --boot 'dtb=versatile-pb.dtb,kernel=kernel-qemu-4.14.79-stretch,kernel_args=root=/dev/vda2 panic=1' \
    --events on_reboot=destroy \
    --check path_in_use=off