# Running a Ubuntu VM in ProxMox VE

1. Log into the ProxMox web UI
2. Select a storage from the left navigation pane to download the .iso to
3. Select ISO Images in the left sub-navigation pane
4. If running ProxMox 6, download the Ubuntu Desktop iso Download and upload it to the ProxMox ISO image library
5. If running ProxMox 7, click Download from URL and paste the download URL from above > Click Query URL > Click Download
6. Right click the ProxMox node name > Create VM
7. Give the VM a unique ID and Name > Next
8. On the OS tab, Select the Ubuntu Desktop installation .iso file, leave the Type as Linux and the Version as 5.x - 2.6 Kernel > Next
9. Leave the defaults on the System tab > Next
10. On the Hard Disk tab, set the Disk size to 16 GiB or more > Next
11. On the CPU tab, set Cores to 2 or more and Type to host > Next
12. On the Memory tab, set the Memory to 4096 > Next
13. Leave the defaults on the Network tab > Next
14. Verify the summary and click Finish
15. Right click the Ubuntu VM in the left navigation pane > Start
16. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
17. Press Ctrl+C to cancel the disk check
18. When the install dialog displays click Install Ubuntu
19. Select a keyboard layout > Click Continue
20. Uncheck Download updates while installing Ubuntu > Click Continue
21. Click Install Now
22. Click Continue to write the changes to the disk
23. Select a Region > Click continue
24. Enter a name, computer name, username and password > Click Continue
25. Wait while Ubuntu copies files and installs
26. When prompted to Restart Now, Select Devices > Optical Drives > Remove disk from virtual drive
27. Click Restart Now to complete the installation, the VM will reboot
28. Login with the username and password created earlier in the process
29. Select Skip > Next > Select No, Don't send system info > Next > Next > Done
30. Welcome to Ubuntu

## Optional Steps

1. Launch a terminal window
2. 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