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+ <h1>Installing and Running a VM on Pimox [Proxmox for ARM]</h1>
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+ <h2>Creating the VM</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Plug a USB 3 drive into the Raspberry Pi to use for VM storage
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+ <p>DISCLAIMER: The drive will be formatted, backup any important data</p>
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+ <li>Open a web browser > Navigate to the Pimox web UI and login</li>
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+ <li>Select the Pimox node > Expand Disks > Click ZFS</li>
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+ <li>Click the Create: ZFS button</li>
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+ <li>Give the new ZFS storage a Name and select the USB 3 drive from the devices displayed > Click Create</li>
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+ <li>Select the local storage from the left navigation pane > ISO Images > Download from URL</li>
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+ <li>Paste the download URL for Ubuntu Server <a href="https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/20.04/release/ubuntu-20.04.4-live-server-arm64.iso" target="_blank">Download</a> > Click Query URL > Click Download</li>
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+ <li>Right click the Pimox node name > Create VM</li>
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+ <li>Give the VM a unique VMID and Name> Click Next</li>
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+ <li>On the OS tab select Do not use any media and set the Guest OS Type to Linux and Version to 5.x - 2.6 Kernel > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>On the System tab set the BIOS for OVMF (UEFI) and the EFI Storage > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>On the Hard Disk tab set the Storage device to USB3 and set the Disk size to 16 (adjust as needed) > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>On the CPU tab, set the Type to host and Cores to 2 (adjust as needed) > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>On the Memory tab, set the Memory to 1024 (adjust as needed) > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>Leave the defaults on the Network tab > Next</li>
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+ <li>Review the summary and click Finish</li>
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+ <li>Select the new VM from the left navigation menu > Hardware</li>
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+ <li>Click on the CD/DVD Drive to select it > Click Remove at the top of the main content area > Click Yes to confirm</li>
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+ <li>Click Add > Select CD/DVD Drive > Set the Bus/Device to SCSI > Select the local storage device > Select the uploaded Ubuntu .iso > Click Create</li>
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+ <li>Click Add > Serial Port > Leave the Port Number 0 > Click Add</li>
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+ <li>Double click Display to edit it > Set the Graphic card value to Serial terminal 0 > Click OK</li>
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+ <li>Select Options from the left navigation sub-menu</li>
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+ <li>Double click Boot order to edit it > Drag/drop the scsi2 device (where the Ubuntu iso is attached) to the top of the list > Click OK</li>
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+ <li>Click the Start button in the top right of the screen</li>
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+ <li>Click the Console dropdown at the top right of the screen > Select xterm.js</li>
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+ <li>Wait a moment for the serial console to initialize</li>
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+ <li>Follow the prompts to complete the OS installation</li>
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+ <li>After the installation completes, select the Shutdown dropdown at the top of the screen > Stop</li>
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+ <li>Select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu</li>
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+ <li>Double click the CD/DVD Drive to edit it > Select Do not use any media > Click OK</li>
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+ <li>Click Start at the top right of the screen to start the VM again</li>
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+ <li>Reconnect to the xterm.js console</li>
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+ <li>The GRUB menu should boot and start loading Ubuntu Server</li>
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+</ol>
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+<h2>Adding a Desktop Environment</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Login once Ubuntu Server has booted</li>
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+ <li>Run the following commands to install lxce
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+ <div class="codeBlock CMD"># update software repositories<br />
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+ sudo apt update<br />
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+ # install xfce4<br />
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+ # When prompted, press Enter to configure a display manager > Select lightdm > Press Enter<br />
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+ sudo apt install xfce4 -y<br />
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+ # shutdown the VM<br />
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+ sudo shutdown now</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Back in the Pimox UI, navigate back to the VM Hardware settings</li>
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+ <li>Double click Display to edit it > Set the Graphic card value to Default > Click OK</li>
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+ <li>Click the Serial Port (serial0) to select it > Click Remove > Yes</li>
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+ <li>Click the Start button in the top right of the screen</li>
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+ <li>Click the normal Console display</li>
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+ <li>Log back in at the xfce login screen</li>
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+ <li>Welcome to ARM64 based Ubuntu Server running on Proxmox on your Raspberry Pi</li>
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+</ol>
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