Download and copy the Ubuntu server ISO image to /var/lib/libvirt/images/ folder.
Start virt-manager
Create a new VM (File -> New Virtual Machine) and choose local install media
Click on browse, select the downloaded image
Allocate/assign CPU and memory resources
Allocate/assign storage as much as required.
Provide a name and select a network interface. In my case, I had created a “br1” bridge and will use the same.
Start installation
Follow the steps detailed here.
Note: If the disk size is too small for auto-partitioning to happen the following would appear, continue to install