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The following sections will focus on common virtualization tasks and explain the
Proxmox VE specifics regarding the administration and management of the host machine.
Proxmox VE is based on Debian GNU/Linux with additional
repositories to provide the Proxmox VE related packages. This means that the full
range of Debian packages is available including security updates and bug fixes.
Proxmox VE provides its own Linux kernel based on the Ubuntu kernel. It has all the
necessary virtualization and container features enabled and includes
ZFS and several extra hardware drivers.
For other topics not included in the following sections, please refer to the
Debian documentation. The
Debian
Administrator's Handbook is available online, and provides a comprehensive
introduction to the Debian operating system (see &#91;Hertzog13&#93;).
See Also
Package Repositories
Network Configuration
System Software Updates
Firmware Updates
Host Bootloader
Time Synchronization
External Metric Server
Disk Health Monitoring
Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
ZFS on Linux
BTRFS
Certificate Management
Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM)
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 23 November 2023

The following sections will focus on common virtualization tasks and explain the Proxmox VE specifics regarding the administration and management of the host machine.

Proxmox VE is based on Debian GNU/Linux with additional repositories to provide the Proxmox VE related packages. This means that the full range of Debian packages is available including security updates and bug fixes. Proxmox VE provides its own Linux kernel based on the Ubuntu kernel. It has all the necessary virtualization and container features enabled and includes ZFS and several extra hardware drivers.

For other topics not included in the following sections, please refer to the Debian documentation. The Debian Administrator's Handbook is available online, and provides a comprehensive introduction to the Debian operating system (see [Hertzog13]).