<p>The following instructions have been tested on Debian 12 (Bookworm3 (Trixie).</p>

<p>The following instructions have been tested on Debian 13 (Trixie).</p>

Choose <span class="menuchoice"> <span class="guimenu">View</span>&nbsp;▸ **Details**</span> to edit the configuration of the vTo create a new virtual machine, choose <b>File&nbsp;▸ New Virtual mMachine</b>.

To create a new virtual machine, choose <b>File&nbsp;▸ New Virtual Machine</b>.

Shut down theType a name of your choice for the new virtual machine.

Type a name of your choice for the new virtual machine.

Shut downClick **Finish** to start the virtual machine.

Click **Finish** to start the virtual machine.

<ol>
<li>Click on **localhost (QEMU)**.</li>
<li>Choose <span class="menuchoice">
**<b>QEMU/KVM - Not Connected</b>.</li>
<li>Choose <b>Edit**&nbsp;▸
** Connection details**</span> to
</b>
to administer the connection to your local
*<i>QEMU*</i> system.</li>
<li>Click on **<b>Virtual Networks**</b> tab, then
select the **<b>default**</b> virtual network in
the left pane.</li>
<li>Click on the [[!img lib/media-playback-start.png alt="Start Network"
link="no" class="symbolic"]] icon on the bottom of the left pane to
start the default virtual network.</li>
</ol>

<ol>
<li>Click on <b>QEMU/KVM - Not Connected</b>.</li>
<li>Choose <b>Edit&nbsp;▸ Connection details</b>
to administer the connection to your local
<i>QEMU</i> system.</li>
<li>Click on <b>Virtual Networks</b> tab, then
select the <b>default</b> virtual network in
the left pane.</li>
<li>Click on the [[!img lib/media-playback-start.png alt="Start Network"
link="no" class="symbolic"]] icon on the bottom of the left pane to
start the default virtual network.</li>
</ol>

You can also disconnectremove the original ISO image and start directly from the USB stick once Tails is already installed on it. To do so:

You can also remove the original ISO image and start directly from the USB stick once Tails is already installed on it. To do so:

Select **StoragRemove** in the lefright pane.

Select **Remove** in the right pane.

Select **USB Disk 1Click on **Boot Options** in the left pane.

Click on **Boot Options** in the left pane.

OnceAfter you started from on the USB device, you can [[create a pPersistent volume|first_steps/persistence/configurStorage|persistent_storage]] on it.

After you start on the USB device, you can [[create a Persistent Storage|persistent_storage]] on it.