How to install Merlin on a virtual host and using it as a soft router?

[Qaler]

There are quiet a lot soft router OSes like openwrt and koolshare that could be installed on a virtual host or x86-x64 machine, I wonder if Merlin could be capable of that?

 

[RMerlin]

Not possible. Each firmware images is tightly tied to a specific router model's hardware.

 

[AndreiV]

And using Merlin on any device other than ASUS is illegal, you should read the sticky posts in the Merlin forum.

 

[bbunge]

Try IPFire https://www.ipfire.org/