Install Proxmox VE on Debian 12

Proxmox VE is a popular open source virtualization platform that allows you to easily create and manage virtual machines (VMs)

Requirements

• Debian 12 server with root access
• Internet connection

Procedure

1. Update package source

apt update && apt upgrade

2. Install wget

apt install wget

3. Add Proxmox VE repository

echo "deb https://download.proxmox.com/debian/ buster pve-experimental" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-experimental.list

4. Install Proxmox VE-Kernel

wget https://download.proxmox.com/debian/ buster/pve-kernel_6.0-10_amd64.deb dpkg -i pve-kernel_6.0-10_amd64.deb

5. Installing Proxmox VE packages

apt install proxmox-ve mailx

6. Remove Linux kernel

apt remove linux-image-amd64

7. Reboot system

reboot

Log in

After the restart, you can log in to Proxmox VE via the web interface at https://:8006 with the user name “root” and the password “proxmox”.