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            <h1>Running a Arch Linux VM in Proxmox VE</h1>
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	<li>Download the Arch Linux iso <a href="https://archlinux.org/download/" style="font-size: inherit" target="_blank">Download</a> and upload it to the Proxmox ISO image library</li>
	<li>Log into the Proxmox web UI</li>
	<li>Select a storage from the left navigation pane to download the .iso to</li>
	<li>Select ISO Images in the left sub-navigation pane</li>
	<li>Right click the Proxmox node name &gt; Create VM</li>
	<li>Give the VM a unique ID and Name &gt; Next</li>
	<li>On the OS tab, Select the Arch Linux installation .iso file, leave the Type as Linux and the Version as 5.x - 2.6 Kernel &gt; Next</li>
	<li>Leave the defaults on the System tab &gt; Next</li>
	<li>On the Hard Disk tab, set the Disk size to 30 GiB or more &gt; Next</li>
	<li>On the CPU tab, set Cores to 2 or more and Type to host &gt; Next</li>
	<li>On the Memory tab, set the Memory to 4096 or more &gt; Next</li>
	<li>Leave the defaults on the Network tab &gt; Next</li>
	<li>Verify the summary and click Finish</li>
	<li>Right click the Arch Linux VM in the left navigation pane &gt; Start</li>
	<li>Click console in the left sub-navigation menu</li>
	<li>At the Arch Linux menu, select Arch Linux install medium &gt; Press Enter</li>
	<li>Run the following commands to install Arch Linux
	<div class="codeBlock"># list disk drives, note the identifier for VBOX HARDDISK<br />
	fdisk -l<br />
	# partition the drive, change the identifier if needed<br />
	fdisk /dev/sda<br />
	# create a new partition<br />
	n<br />
	# set the partition type to primary<br />
	p<br />
	# default sector<br />
	Press Enter to accept default<br />
	# press enter to accept the default start sector<br />
	2048<br />
	# set the partition size, adjust to leave ~2GB for swap<br />
	+14GB<br />
	# create a swap partition<br />
	n<br />
	# set the partition type to primary<br />
	p<br />
	# default sector<br />
	Press Enter to accept default<br />
	# set the partition size<br />
	Press Enter to accept default<br />
	# write the partitions<br />
	w<br />
	# print out the partitions<br />
	fdisk -l<br />
	# create ext4 root partition<br />
	mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1<br />
	# confirm proceeding with the change if prompted<br />
	y<br />
	# create swap partition<br />
	mkswap /dev/sda2<br />
	# confirm proceeding with the change if prompted<br />
	y<br />
	# mount the root partition<br />
	mount /dev/sda1 /mnt<br />
	# enable swap<br />
	swapon /dev/sda2<br />
	# run pacstrap installation<br />
	pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware<br />
	# generate fstab file<br />
	genfstab -U /mnt &gt;&gt; /mnt/etc/fstab<br />
	# change root to the /mnt directory<br />
	arch-chroot /mnt<br />
	# set the hostname<br />
	echo archlinux-vm &gt; /etc/hostname<br />
	# install grub bootloader<br />
	pacman -S grub<br />
	grub-install /dev/sda<br />
	# create grub config<br />
	grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg<br />
	# install gnome desktop environment<br />
	pacman -S gnome networkmanager qemu-guest-agent<br />
	# enable required services<br />
	systemctl enable gdm.service<br />
	systemctl enable NetworkManager.service<br />
	# set root passwd<br />
	passwd<br />
	# shutdown<br />
	exit<br />
	shutdown now</div>
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	<li>In the Proxmox web UI, select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu &gt; Double click the CD/DVD drive &gt; Select Do not use any media &gt; Click OK</li>
	<li>Select Options from the left sub-navigation menu</li>
	<li>Double click QEMU Guest Agent &gt; Check the Use QEMU Guest Agent box &gt; Click OK</li>
	<li>Right click the Arch Linux VM in the left navigation pane &gt; Start</li>
	<li>Click console in the left sub-navigation menu</li>
	<li>Welcome to Arch Linux</li>
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