Quickemu 4.9.6 is out! 🚀

• Added more comprehensive testing in CI 🧪
• Added all required documents/policies to complete Community Standards ⭐️
• Updated Nix flake to track current stable Nixpkgs for builds ❄️
• Fixed Nix flake so the build-in QEMU smb server works 📂
• Fixed kill running virtual machines with --kill ☠️
• Fixed Windows Server having no network post-install 🪟
• Fixed Fedora Silverblue downloads 💿️
• Improve automatic "press any key" for Windows installs 🪟
• Dropped Windows 8.1, Windows 10 LTSC and Windows Server 2012 R2 🪟
• Dropped ncurses dependency 🖥️

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 4.9.6 by @flexiondotorg in #1319
• fix: monkey patch quickemu via direnv so OVMF firmware can be found. close #1318 by @flexiondotorg in #1320
• fix(nix): include samba so file sharing works by @flexiondotorg in #1325
• chore: tidy up debian/ template by @flexiondotorg in #1326
• ci: add Nix flake checker and updater by @flexiondotorg in #1327
• chore: update flake.lock by @github-actions in #1328
• docs: add CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md by @flexiondotorg in #1329
• docs: add CONTRIBUTING.md by @flexiondotorg in #1330
• docs: add SECURITY.md by @flexiondotorg in #1331
• docs: remove old issue template by @flexiondotorg in #1333
• docs: update README.md by @flexiondotorg in #1334
• docs: update issue templates by @flexiondotorg in #1332
• chore: reflect wiki updates to man page by @philclifford in #1335
• docs: update SECURITY.md by @flexiondotorg in #1336
• docs: add pull_request_template.md by @flexiondotorg in #1338
• docs: add pull_request_template.md by @flexiondotorg in #1339
• fix(windows-server): default to e1000 network device. fixes #1315 by @flexiondotorg in #1340
• refactor: attempt to press any key 5 times during Window boot from CD/DVD by @flexiondotorg in #1341
• fix: get VM PID early so kill_vm() works reliably by @flexiondotorg in #1342
• fix: pass relevant arguments to Exec when creating shortcuts. close #1285 by @flexiondotorg in #1343
• feat: Disable copy on write for disk images on btrfs by @TheMuso in #1228
• chore: remove Windows 8.1, Windows 10 LTSC and Windows Server 2012 R2 by @flexiondotorg in #1345
• docs: update pull_request_template.md by @flexiondotorg in #1348
• chore(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock from 22 to 23 by @dependabot in #1352
• fix: get rounded integer RAM_HOST values by @philclifford in #1347
• refactor: update Nix flake to be consistent with the quickgui flake by @flexiondotorg in #1353
• ci: add test-build-quickemu.yml by @flexiondotorg in #1357
• fix: patch samba detection in Nix flake by @flexiondotorg in #1356
• fix: requesting --help is not an error by @flexiondotorg in #1358
• refactor: replace all use of fold with fmt; no need for ncurses by @flexiondotorg in #1359
• fix: add resolve_quickemu() to quickget so it can locate quickemu by @flexiondotorg in #1360
• fix: make shellcheck happy by removing pointless echo by @flexiondotorg in #1361
• fix: download Fedora Silverblue iso instead of ociarchive file by @OhMyMndy in #1362
• ci: actually test running a VM by @flexiondotorg in #1366
• refactor: display socket hints based on what tools are available by @flexiondotorg in #1367

New Contributors

• @github-actions made their first contribution in #1328
• @TheMuso made their first contribution in #1228
• @dependabot made their first contribution in #1352
• @OhMyMndy made their first contribution in #1362

Full Changelog: 4.9.5...4.9.6