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 -   EFI (with or without SecureBoot) and Legacy BIOS boot
 -   Graphical user interfaces available
 
+## Quick start
+
+[Once Quickemu is installed](https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/wiki/01-Installation), there are two simple steps to create and run a virtual machine:
+
+- `quickget` automatically downloads the ISO image for the operating system you want to run and creates a configuration file for the virtual machine.
+
+```shell
+quickget nixos unstable
+```
+
+- `quickemu` starts the virtual machine using the configuration file created by `quickget`.
+
+```shell
+quickemu --vm nixos-unstable.conf
+```
+- Execute `quickget` (with no arguments) to see a list of all the supported operating systems.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 The wiki describes how to quickly get up and running with `quickemu` and also covers more advanced configuration and usage.