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Here's what I run to start a Debian install with a virtio storage and network enabled UEFI virtual machine:
Here's what I run to start a Debian install with a virtio storage and network enabled UEFI virtual machine:
$ sudo qemu-img create -f qcow2 /srv/vm-backing-store/padmeamadeus-0-vda.qcow2 64G
$ sudo qemu-img create -f qcow2 /srv/vm-backing-store/padmeamadeus-0-vda.qcow2 64G
$ sudo virt-install --name padmeamadeus-0 --memory 5120 --vcpus 2 --cpu host --cdrom ~/Downloads/debian-testing-amd64-20250726-netinst.iso --boot uefi --osinfo debian11 --disk /srv/vm-backing-store/padmeamadeus-0-vda.qcow2,bus=virtio --network bridge=br0,model=virtio --graphics=spice
$ sudo virt-install --name padmeamadeus-0 --memory 5120 --vcpus 2 --cpu host --cdrom ~/Downloads/debian-testing-amd64-20250726-netinst.iso \
--boot uefi --osinfo debian11 --disk /srv/vm-backing-store/padmeamadeus-0-vda.qcow2,bus=virtio --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \
--graphics=spice
5 Gbytes of RAM provisioned. The VM's disk will be encrypted with LUKS and 4Gibytes of RAM will be needed for the disk encryption passphrase operation that unlocks the data.
5 Gbytes of RAM provisioned. The VM's disk will be encrypted with LUKS and 4Gibytes of RAM will be needed for the disk encryption passphrase operation that unlocks the data.

Revision as of 18:12, 26 July 2025

What is says in the title.

Here's what I run to start a Debian install with a virtio storage and network enabled UEFI virtual machine:

$ sudo qemu-img create -f qcow2 /srv/vm-backing-store/padmeamadeus-0-vda.qcow2 64G
$ sudo virt-install --name padmeamadeus-0 --memory 5120 --vcpus 2 --cpu host --cdrom ~/Downloads/debian-testing-amd64-20250726-netinst.iso \
      --boot uefi --osinfo debian11 --disk /srv/vm-backing-store/padmeamadeus-0-vda.qcow2,bus=virtio --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \
      --graphics=spice

5 Gbytes of RAM provisioned. The VM's disk will be encrypted with LUKS and 4Gibytes of RAM will be needed for the disk encryption passphrase operation that unlocks the data.