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The installation process for both the desktop physical machines and Linux VMs is pretty straight forward. The idea is to get a vanilla basic installation that can be built from. | The installation process for both the desktop physical machines and Linux VMs is pretty straight forward. The idea is to get a vanilla basic installation that can be built from. | ||
==Create a VM from the Proxmox | ==Create a VM from the Proxmox Console== | ||
Pretty much stick to the defaults. Make sure to create the disk on fast1, fast2 or fast3. The distribution ISO files are on local (pve). The current usual candidate is Kubuntu 26.04, but other distributions are available and loaded in the library. | Pretty much stick to the defaults. Make sure to create the disk on fast1, fast2 or fast3. The distribution ISO files are on local (pve). The current usual candidate is Kubuntu 26.04, but other distributions are available and loaded in the library. | ||
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The only configuration that is normally needed is to set the number of cores to be assigned. and the size to allocate for memory. | The only configuration that is normally needed is to set the number of cores to be assigned. and the size to allocate for memory. | ||
The system will boot after confirmation. Go to the console for the machine to | The system will boot after confirmation. Go to the console for the machine to continue the installation of the OS. | ||
==Install the Linux Disro== | ==Install the Linux Disro== | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 14 August 2026
The installation process for both the desktop physical machines and Linux VMs is pretty straight forward. The idea is to get a vanilla basic installation that can be built from.
Create a VM from the Proxmox Console
Pretty much stick to the defaults. Make sure to create the disk on fast1, fast2 or fast3. The distribution ISO files are on local (pve). The current usual candidate is Kubuntu 26.04, but other distributions are available and loaded in the library.
If a distribution that is not currently available is wanted, select local (pve) from the left panel, click on ISO Images and the upload. This will load an image from the local machine to the pve system.
A minimal install will work on server VMs. The complete set of tools that comes with the full distribution is not needed. It is nice to have a desktop display that can be run from the console, however.
Click on Create VM on the upper right to start the process. Proxmox will assign a number, or you can assign one that is not currently in use. Pick a memorable name based on use. I use the distro name if I am testing. Pick volume that has sufficient space to hold the vdisk.
The only configuration that is normally needed is to set the number of cores to be assigned. and the size to allocate for memory.
The system will boot after confirmation. Go to the console for the machine to continue the installation of the OS.
Install the Linux Disro
This is pretty much a case of answer obvious questions and then waiting for the install to complete.
At the end of the process, the system needs to reboot.
