# Running a Pop!_OS 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. Download the Pop!_OS iso Download and upload it to the Proxmox ISO image library
5. Right click the Proxmox node name > Create VM
6. Give the VM a unique ID and Name > Next
7. On the OS tab, Select the Pop!_OS installation .iso file, leave the Type as Linux and the Version as 5.x - 2.6 Kernel > Next
8. Leave the defaults on the System tab > Next
9. 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 > Next
12. Leave the defaults on the Network tab > Next
13. Verify the summary and click Finish
14. Right click the Pop!_OS VM in the left navigation pane > Start
15. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
16. Install Pop!_OS should start automatically, if it does not, click the Activities button > Search install > Select Install Pop!_OS
17. Choose a language > Click Select > Click Select
18. Select a keyboard layout > Click Select > Click Select
19. Click Clean Install > Click Clean Install
20. Select the QEMU HARDDISK > Click Erase and Install
21. Enter a full name and username > Click Next
22. Enter and re-enter a password > Click Next
23. Click Don't Encrypt
24. Wait while Pop! OS copies files and installs
25. When the installation completes click Restart Device
26. After the reboot, login using the username and password set earlier
27. Select a dock preference > Click Next
28. Configure the Top Bar > Click Next
29. Click Next, Next, then Select an Appearance > Click Next
30. Choose to enable or disable Location Services > Click Next
31. Select a time zone > Click Next
32. Click Skip on the Connect Your Online Accounts screen
33. Click Start Using Pop!_OS
34. Welcome to Pop!_OS

## 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
   # shutdown to complete setting up qemu guest agent
   sudo shutdown now
3. Back 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
4. Select Options from the left sub-navigation menu
5. Double click QEMU Guest Agent > Check the Use QEMU Guest Agent box > Click OK
6. Right click the Pop!_OS VM in the left navigation pane > Start
7. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu