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# ReactOS
[ReactOS ](https://reactos.org/ ) is a open-source operating system meant to behave like Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
In theory, it can run any software and work with any drivers developped for those closed-source operating systems. In practice, it is still under heavy-development and may not work as expected.
## Installation
> ReactOS is currently in **Alpha** stage and does **not** work with most virtio-devices.
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### Download
* *Go fetch the latest build of the *Boot CD* version of ReactOS on the official website*: https://reactos.org/getbuilds/
* *Unzip it using p7zip* (`dnf install p7zip`).
```
7za x reactos-bootcd-0.4.15-dev-3628-ga6bf77e-x86-gcc-lin-dbg.7z
```
* *Copy the resulting ISO under* `/var/lib/libvirt/images`
```
mv reactos-bootcd-0.4.15-dev-3628-ga6bf77e-x86-gcc-lin-dbg /var/lib/libvirt/images
```
### Launch the installer
* *Clone the `legacy model` of virtual machine and, optionaly, rename it*
* *Add the ISO file you just downloaded and a 1GB IDE disk using the Virtual Machine Manager*
* *Power-on the virtual machine*
* *Connect to the console*
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* Official resource https://reactos.org/wiki/QEMU
> It accepts donations: https://reactos.org/donate/
## State of support
| **Hardware** | ReactOS 4.14 |
| :-- | -- |
| *Chipset* | i440fx only |
| *Firmware* | BIOS only |
| *virtio-gpu* | No |
| *virtio-net* | **Yes** |
| *virtio-blk* | No |
| *virtio-scsi* | No |
| *virtio-keyboard* | No |
| *virtio-tablet* | No |
