Running a Debian 11 Bullseye 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 Debian 11 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 Debian 11 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 16 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 Debian11 VM in the left navigation pane > Start
  15. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
  16. When the install dialog displays press Enter to select Graphical Install
  17. Select a language > Click Continue
  18. Select a Location > Click Continue
  19. Select a keyboard layout > Click Continue
  20. Enter a hostname for the VM > Click Continue
  21. Enter a Domain name or leave it empty > Click Continue
  22. Enter and confirm a root password > Click Continue
  23. Enter the full name for the new user > Click Continue
  24. Enter the username for the new user > Click Continue
  25. Enter and confirm a password for the new user > Click Continue
  26. Select a timezone > Click Continue
  27. Select Guided - use entire disk > Click Continue
  28. Select the QEMU HARDDISK > Click Continue
  29. Select All files in one partition > Click Continue
  30. Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk > Click Continue
  31. Select Yes to confirm writing the changes > Click Continue
  32. Wait for Debian to copy and install files
  33. When prompted, select Yes to enable a network apt mirror > Click Continue
  34. Select a country to use for the apt mirror > Click Continue
  35. Select a mirror from the list > Click Continue
  36. Setup a HTTP proxy if necessary > Click Continue
  37. Select No to participating in package survey > Click Continue
  38. Select the software to install > Click Continue
  39. Select Yes to install GRUB > Click Continue
  40. Select /dev/sda for the boot loader location > Click Continue
  41. After the bootloader is installed select reboot to finish the installation
  42. Welcome to Debian 11

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
    # enable and start the qemu-guest-agent service
    sudo systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent --now