List distros¶

# every distro, its parameters and the values each one accepts
qm-template distros

# one distro in detail
qm-template distros debian

Configured [distro.<name>] overrides are shown instead of the built-in defaults:

debian       Debian GNU/Linux
  release = trixie         choices: buster, bullseye, bookworm, trixie, forky (optionally with -backports)
  variant = genericcloud   choices: generic, genericcloud
  arch = amd64             choices: amd64, arm64
  tag = -                  dated build; the newest is used when omitted
  base_url = https://cdimage.debian.org/images/cloud upstream or mirror base URL; config file only

Supported distros¶

qm-template distros is the authoritative list, including the accepted values of every parameter. --tag pins a specific build and is accepted by the distros that declare it (Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux and Amazon Linux 2023); using it with any other distro is an error. Defaults:

Name	Default release	Default variant	Notes
`debian`	`trixie`	`genericcloud`	`--release` accepts `-backports`
`ubuntu`	`resolute`	`server`	variant `minimal` also supported
`rocky`	`10`	`GenericCloud`	variant `GenericCloud-LVM`
`almalinux`	`10`	`GenericCloud`	variant `GenericCloud-ext4`
`fedora`	`44`	`Generic`	variant `UEFI-UKI`
`centos`	`10`	-	CentOS Stream
`alpine`	`3.24`	`generic`	`--firmware auto/bios/uefi`; Cloud-Init
`opensuse`	`tumbleweed`	-	`--release 15.6` for Leap
`archlinux`	newest build	-	pick a build with `--tag`
`freebsd`	`15.1`	-	`.xz` archive; `--fs ufs`/`zfs`
`amazonlinux`	newest version	-	AL2023; pick a version with `--tag`

Every parameter is configured under [distro.<name>] and most are also available as download options; see Configuration.