Proxmox guest drivers

Proxmox guest drivers

For a Proxmox guest, whether its Windows or Linux, the VirtIO and Qemu-system drivers need to be installed.

Full detailed guide: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Windows_VirtIO_Drivers

Windows

  1. Download the latest “virtio-win-XXX” package from Fedora
  2. Install the “virtio-win-gt-x64.msi” driver
  3. Install the (optional) “virtio-win-guest-tools.exe” driver
  4. Reboot the guest

Linux

  1. Execute the commands below
# Install the Qemu driver package
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends qemu-system libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system

# Install the Qemu guest agent
sudo apt-get install qemu-guest-agent

2. Reboot the guest

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