The binfmt_misc kernel module, contained in versions 2.1.43 and later of the Linux kernel,
allows system administrators to register interpreters for various binary formats based on
a magic number or their file extension, and cause the appropriate interpreter to be invoked
whenever a matching file is executed.
apt install binfmt-support
The package provides the user mode emulation, built statically.
In this mode QEMU can launch Linux processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU.
The qemu-user-static package registers binary formats which the provided
emulators can handle, so that it will be possible to run foreign binaries directly.
apt install qemu-user-static
aarch64 Architecture (arm64)When not enabled already.
update-binfmts --enable qemu-aarch64
Check the registration which is in the kernel module and not in the binfmts database.
cat /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/qemu-aarch64
Execute ARM 64-bit binary using an environment variable to set the -L option for the underwater executed qemu-aarch64-static.
To make most needed arm libraries available install the package
gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu.
QEMU_LD_PREFIX="/usr/aarch64-linux-gnu" hello-world.bin
The shell command above is the same as the next command.
qemu-aarch64-static -L "/usr/aarch64-linux-gnu" hello-world.bin
x86-64 Architecture (Wine)Install the package which also is will install dependency package binfmt-support.
apt install wine-binfmt
Install and enable execution of Windows 64-bit executables.
update-binfmts --install wine /usr/bin/wine --magic MZ --offset 0
This how to remove the previous made registration.
update-binfmts --remove wine /usr/bin/wine
Check if wine is registered.
update-binfmts --display wine
Execute the Windows executable adding the paths to find the needed dynamic libraries (DLL's).
WINEPATH='Z:\usr\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib;Z:\usr\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\13-posix;lib' ./hello-world.exe
The shell command above is actually calling
WINEPATH='Z:\usr\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib;Z:\usr\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\13-posix;lib' /usr/bin/wine hello-world.exe
The relative
libis a subdirectory of the directory wherehello-world.exe
executable is in, to find a DLL.