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Revision as of 14:42, 6 May 2013
Introduction
Proxmox VE is primarily used as virtualization platform with NO additional software installed. In some case it makes sense to have a full desktop running on Proxmox VE, for example for developers using Proxmox VE as their primary workstation/desktop.
Installing additional packages could lead to a hardly upgradeable system and is not supported from the Proxmox support team and therefore only for expert use.
Install a standard Proxmox VE system
Just install the standard Proxmox VE, following this guide: Installation
Custom installations: Install Proxmox VE on Debian Wheezy
Install X-windows
Update your repository and system by running:
aptitude update && aptitude full-upgrade
I choose xfce4 desktop as this a lightweight desktop environment. If you prefer another one, just replace xfce4 with lxde, gnome, icewm, kde, ...
aptitude install xfce4 chromium lightdm
Start X-windows
Before starting the x-windows, create a normal user with:
# adduser newusername
Start the login manager:
service lightdm start
or just reboot.
Install Oracle Java Browser Plugin
To install Oracle Java, see Java_Console_(Ubuntu)
We recommend to install Google Chrome browser, as iceweasel on Squeeze is too outdated.