*Concepts you may want to Google beforehand: linux, mac, terminal, compiler, emulator, nasm, qemu* **Goal: Install the software required to run this tutorial** I'm working on a Mac, though Linux is better because it will have all the standard tools already available for you. On a mac, [install Homebrew](http://brew.sh) and then `brew install qemu nasm` Don't use the Xcode developer tools `nasm` if you have them installed, they won't work for the most cases. Always use `/usr/local/bin/nasm` Furthermore, on a mac, qemu is split into multiple binaries. You will want to call `qemu-system-x86_84 binfile`