Does anybody know how to properly install Azure Linux on a VM?

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Microsoft is making it difficult to go through any instructions when I just want to install Azure Linux on a virtual machine.

I’m curious to know if I can install it on any standard virtual machine or if I need to follow any unique steps.

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I installed it with the virtual machine manager and the process was straight forward.

What you’ll need

Azure Linux 4.0 is still a public beta, and Microsoft only supports it running on Azure, so anywhere else is strictly for evaluation. Treat it as a lab system rather than something you put under production load. For a comfortable install you want:

A 64-bit (x86_64) machine or virtual machine. Two vCPUs and 2 GB of RAM are enough to install and boot; 4 GB makes everything snappier once you start adding services.
At least 20 GB of disk. The base system is tiny, but you want room to grow.
The Azure Linux 4.0 x86_64 ISO (the next step covers where to get it).
UEFI firmware. The installer lays down an EFI partition, so boot the media in UEFI mode rather than legacy BIOS.

Any hypervisor works: Proxmox VE, KVM, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, or bare metal. The screenshots here come from a Proxmox VM, but the installer screens are identical everywhere.

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The tutorial listed above worked, thanks.