Next, specify the disk space for the virtual machine and hit ‘ Forward’. In the next step, specify the RAM size and the number of CPU cores to be assigned and click ‘ Forward’. Accept the defaults for ‘ OS type’ and ‘ Version’ and click ‘ Forward’.

In the image below, the ISO image has already been selected. Next, click on the ‘ browse local’ button and select your disk image. Therefore, I’ll select the first option and click the ‘ Forward’ button. In my case, I already have a Debian 10 ISO image on my local system. And the fourth option – Import existing disk image – Allows you to spawn a virtual machine from an existing KVM virtual image.īe sure to select the option that suits you.The third option – Network Boot (PXE) – allows the virtual machine to boot from the Network card.We have a comprehensive guide on how to deploy a virtual machine over the network using HTTP, FTP, and NFS. For this to work, the ISO image should be mounted on a web server, FTP server, or Network File System.

The second option – Network Install (HTTP, FTP, or NFS) – allows you to select an ISO image over the network.The first option – Local Install Media (ISO image or CDROM) – allows you to select an ISO image sitting on your local system or select an operating system from an inserted CD or DVD drive.The next step presents a list of options that you can choose from when selecting your preferred operating system. To get started with creating a virtual machine, click on the ‘ New virtual machine’ icon at the top left corner, just below the ‘ File’ menu item. This will launch the Virtual Machines manager GUI application as shown.

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