Running an Arch Linux VM in Proxmox VE
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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0874.html
01. Download the Arch Linux iso https://archlinux.org/download/ and upload it to the Proxmox ISO image library
02. Log into the Proxmox web UI
03. Select a storage from the left navigation pane to download the .iso to
04. Select ISO Images in the left sub-navigation pane
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 Arch Linux 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 30 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 or more ≫ Next
12. Leave the defaults on the Network tab ≫ Next
13. Verify the summary and click Finish
14. Right click the Arch Linux VM in the left navigation pane ≫ Start
15. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
16. At the Arch Linux menu, select Arch Linux install medium ≫ Press Enter
17. Run the following commands to install Arch Linux
# list disk drives, note the identifier for VBOX HARDDISK
fdisk -l
# partition the drive, change the identifier if needed
fdisk /dev/sda
# create a new partition
n
# set the partition type to primary
p
# default sector
Press Enter to accept default
# press enter to accept the default start sector
2048
# set the partition size, adjust to leave ~2GB for swap
+14GB
# create a swap partition
n
# set the partition type to primary
p
# default sector
Press Enter to accept default
# set the partition size
Press Enter to accept default
# write the partitions
w
# print out the partitions
fdisk -l
# create ext4 root partition
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
# confirm proceeding with the change if prompted
y
# create swap partition
mkswap /dev/sda2
# confirm proceeding with the change if prompted
y
# mount the root partition
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
# enable swap
swapon /dev/sda2
# run pacstrap installation
pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware
# generate fstab file
genfstab -U /mnt ≫≫ /mnt/etc/fstab
# change root to the /mnt directory
arch-chroot /mnt
# set the hostname
echo archlinux-vm ≫ /etc/hostname
# install grub bootloader
pacman -S grub
grub-install /dev/sda
# create grub config
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
# install gnome desktop environment
pacman -S gnome networkmanager qemu-guest-agent
# enable required services
systemctl enable gdm.service
systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
# set root passwd
passwd
# shutdown
exit
shutdown now
18. In the Proxmox web UI, select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu ≫ Double click the CD/DVD drive ≫ Select Do not use any media ≫ Click OK
19. Select Options from the left sub-navigation menu
20. Double click QEMU Guest Agent ≫ Check the Use QEMU Guest Agent box ≫ Click OK
21. Right click the Arch Linux VM in the left navigation pane ≫ Start
22. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
23. Welcome to Arch Linux
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