# INSTALLING VM IN GNOME BOXES ## 1) INSTALL Debian: su usermod -aG sudo tar exit newgrp sudo sudo apt update sudo apt install spice-vdagent ## 2) PREPARE THE FOLLOWING FILES (in /home/tar/Public): custom-mount.service: [Unit] After=network.service Description=CustomMount [Service] ExecStart=/bin/bash -c '/home/tar/mount.sh' User=root [Install] WantedBy=default.target mount.sh: mount -t 9p -o trans=virtio shared /home/tar/Downloads ## 3) IN VIRT-MANAGER: View -> Details ->Add hardware -> Filesystem Type: mount Driver: Path Mode: Squash Write Policy: Immediately Source path: /home/tar/Public Target path: shared ## 4) IN VM: Power on the virtual machine then install the following (inside the VM): sudo mount -t 9p -o trans=virtio shared /home/tar/Downloads cp ~/Downloads/mount.sh ~/ cp ~/Downloads/custom-mount.service ~/ sudo cp custom-mount.service /etc/systemd/system/ sudo chmod 660 /etc/systemd/system/custom-mount.service sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable custom-mount reboot