Running a Debian 11 Bullseye VM in ProxMox VE
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*** Updated 04/24/2023
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0727.html
01. Log into the ProxMox web UI
02. Select a storage from the left navigation pane to download the .iso to
03. Select ISO Images in the left sub-navigation pane
04. Download the Debian 11 iso https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/ and upload it to the ProxMox ISO image library
05. Right click the ProxMox node name ≫ Create VM
06. Give the VM a unique ID and Name ≫ Next
07. On the OS tab, Select the Debian 11 installation .iso file, leave the Type as Linux and the Version as 5.x - 2.6 Kernel ≫ Next
08. Leave the defaults on the System tab ≫ Next
09. On the Hard Disk tab, set the Disk size to 16 GiB or more ≫ Next
10. On the CPU tab, set Cores to 2 or more and Type to host ≫ Next
11. On the Memory tab, set the Memory to 4096 ≫ Next
12. Leave the defaults on the Network tab ≫ Next
13. Verify the summary and click Finish
14. Right click the Debian11 VM in the left navigation pane ≫ Start
15. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
16. When the install dialog displays press Enter to select Graphical Install
17. Select a language ≫ Click Continue
18. Select a Location ≫ Click Continue
19. Select a keyboard layout ≫ Click Continue
20. Enter a hostname for the VM ≫ Click Continue
21. Enter a Domain name or leave it empty ≫ Click Continue
22. Enter and confirm a root password ≫ Click Continue
23. Enter the full name for the new user ≫ Click Continue
24. Enter the username for the new user ≫ Click Continue
25. Enter and confirm a password for the new user ≫ Click Continue
26. Select a timezone ≫ Click Continue
27. Select Guided - use entire disk ≫ Click Continue
28. Select the QEMU HARDDISK ≫ Click Continue
29. Select All files in one partition ≫ Click Continue
30. Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk ≫ Click Continue
31. Select Yes to confirm writing the changes ≫ Click Continue
32. Wait for Debian to copy and install files
33. When prompted, select Yes to enable a network apt mirror ≫ Click Continue
34. Select a country to use for the apt mirror ≫ Click Continue
35. Select a mirror from the list ≫ Click Continue
36. Setup a HTTP proxy if necessary ≫ Click Continue
37. Select No to participating in package survey ≫ Click Continue
38. Select the software to install ≫ Click Continue
39. Select Yes to install GRUB ≫ Click Continue
40. Select /dev/sda for the boot loader location ≫ Click Continue
41. After the bootloader is installed select reboot to finish the installation
42. Welcome to Debian 11
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Optional Steps
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01. Launch a terminal window
02. Run the following commands
# update software repositories
sudo apt update
# install qemu guest agent
sudo apt install qemu-guest-agent -y
# enable and start the qemu-guest-agent service
sudo systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent --now
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