# Running a Linux Mint 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 Linux Mint 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 Linux Mint 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 Linux Mint VM in the left navigation pane > Start
15. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
16. Press Enter to Start Linux Mint (or wait 10 seconds)
17. Double click the Install Linux Mint icon on the desktop
18. Select a language > Click Continue
19. Select a keyboard layout > Click Continue
20. Choose whether or not to install multimedia codecs > Click Continue
21. Click Install Now then Continue to confirm the partitions
22. Select a Region > Click continue
23. Enter a name, computer name, username and password > Click Continue
24. Wait while Linux Mint copies files and installs
25. When prompted to Restart, click Restart Now to complete the installation, the VM will reboot
26. When prompted to remove the installation medium, select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu > Double click the CD/DVD drive > Select Do not use any media > Click OK
27. Select Options from the left sub-navigation menu
28. Double click QEMU Guest Agent > Check the Use QEMU Guest Agent box > Click OK
29. Right click the Linux Mint VM in the left navigation pane > Start
30. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
31. Press Enter at the remove installation medium prompt to continue the boot process
32. Login with the username and password created earlier in the process
33. Welcome to Linux Mint

## 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