Running a MX Linux VM in Proxmox VE

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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0870.html

   01. Download the MX Linux iso  https://mxlinux.org/download-links/    02. Log into the Proxmox web UI    03. Select a storage from the left navigation pane to download the .iso to    04. Select ISO Images in the left sub-navigation pane    05. Upload the MX Linux installation iso to the Proxmox ISO image library    06. Right click the Proxmox node name ≫ Create VM    07. Give the VM a unique ID and Name ≫ Next    08. On the OS tab, Select the MX Linux installation .iso file, leave the Type as Linux and the Version as 5.x - 2.6 Kernel ≫ Next    09. Leave the defaults on the System tab ≫ Next    10. On the Hard Disk tab, set the Storage device and Disk size to 30 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 MX Linux VM in the left navigation pane ≫ Start    16. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu    17. Press Enter to load MX Linux    18. Click Install MX Linux on the MX Welcome dialog box    19. Press Escape to cancel checking the installation media    20. Click Change Keyboard Settings if needed ≫ Click Next    21. Click Next and then Yes to confirm the partition selection    22. Enter a computer name, domain and workgroup ≫ Click Next    23. Select a Locale and Timezone ≫ Click Next    24. Enter a username, user password and root password ≫ Click Next    25. Wait while MX Linux copies files and installs    26. Click Finish, the VM will reboot    27. When prompted to remove the installation media, navigate back to the Proxmox web UI and stop the VM    28. Select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu ≫ Double click the CD/DVD drive ≫ Select Do not use any media ≫ Click OK    29. Select Options from the left sub-navigation menu    30. Double click QEMU Guest Agent ≫ Check the Use QEMU Guest Agent box ≫ Click OK    31. Right click the MX Linux VM in the left navigation pane ≫ Start    32. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu    33. Login with the username and password set during the installation    34. Welcome to MX Linux

Optional Steps

   01. Launch a terminal window    02. Run the following commands          # update software repositories          sudo apt update          # install qemu guest agent          sudo apt install qemu-guest-agent -y    03. A subsequent reboot is required to complete installing the QEMU Guest Agent  

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