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# The Phyllome OS wiki

Welcome to the Phyllome OS documentation! This wiki contains guides for installing, using, and extending Phyllome OS, as well as information about the underlying virtualization technologies.

## Installation

*How to install Phyllome OS*

- [Prepare the target computer](/deploy/prepare)
- [Create an installation medium](/deploy/medium)
- [Install Phyllome OS](/deploy/install)

## Using Phyllome OS

*Deploy and manage guest operating systems*

### Linux Guests
- [Install a Linux distribution through the network](/getstarted/install-guest) 
- [Automatically provision a Linux distribution](/getstarted/virt-install)

### Windows Guests
- [Install ReactOS manually](/getstarted/reactos)

## Advanced Topics

*Go further with Phyllome OS*

- [Resize virtual disks](/gofurther/resize)
- [Encrypt directories](/gofurther/encrypt)

### Sharing Resources with Guests
- [Share directories](/gofurther/virtiofs)
- [Share input devices](/gofurther/evdev)
- [Share virtual GPUs](/gofurther/vfio-mdev)
- [Share physical devices](/gofurther/vfio-pci)

## Technical References

*Information about virtualization technologies*

- [Virtualization lexicon](/virt/lexicon)
- [A short history of virtualization](/virt/history)
- [Virtualization tools](/virt/tools)

### Host Virtualization
- [Linux Kernel modules](/virt/host/modules)
- [Virtualization paths](/virt/host/paths)
- [Libvirt XML examples](/virt/host/xml)

### Guest Hardware
- [Virtual hardware definition](/virt/vm)
  - [Chipset](/virt/vm/chipset)
  - [Firmware](/virt/vm/firmware)
  - [Graphic card](/virt/vm/graphic-card)
  - [Virtual I/O devices](/virt/vm/virtio)
  - [Display](/virt/vm/display)

### Guest Software
- [Guest OS support](/virt/guest.md)

## About Phyllome OS

*Learn more about the project*

- [Context and comparison](/phyllomeos/context)
- [Architecture](/phyllomeos/purpose)
- [Roadmap](/phyllomeos/roadmap)
- [FAQ](/phyllomeos/faq)

## About the Project

*Contribute to Phyllome OS*

- [How to contribute](/project/contribute)
- [How to join](/project/join)
- [Infrastructure](/project/infrastructure)

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