Developer Workstations with Proxmox VE and X11: Difference between revisions

From Proxmox VE
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(6 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 7: Line 7:
Just install the standard Proxmox VE, following this guide: [[Installation]]
Just install the standard Proxmox VE, following this guide: [[Installation]]


Custom installations: [[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Jessie]]
Custom installations: [[Install Proxmox VE on Debian Buster]]


== Install X-windows ==
== Install X-windows ==
Line 21: Line 21:
Before starting the x-windows, create a normal user with:
Before starting the x-windows, create a normal user with:


  # useradd newusername
  # adduser newusername


Start the login manager:
Start the login manager:
Line 35: Line 35:
  apt-get install mate
  apt-get install mate


or install the linuxmit packages see below.
== Optional: NVidia Drivers ==
=== Update Apt Sources List===  
# tested proxmox 5.3


  echo "deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie main non-free" >>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mint.list
# nouveau was faulting system. blacklist or unload driver
  echo "deb http://packages.linuxmint.com betsy main" >>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mint.list
# lspci -k |grep VGA
  echo "deb http://extra.linuxmint.com betsy main" >>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mint.list
# add 0000: to unbind driver.
# echo "0000:24:00.0" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/nouveau/unbind


# blacklist
echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf


=== Add Keyring===
  # /etc/apt/sources.list
Run the following one at a time
# PVE pve-no-subscription repository provided by proxmox.com,
# NOT recommended for production use
# deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve stretch pve-no-subscription


  apt-get update
  apt-get install deb-multimedia-keyring
  apt-get install linuxmint-keyring
  apt-get install debian-archive-keyring
  apt-get update
  apt-get dist-upgrade


=== Install Mate Desktop ===
  # tested proxmox 5.3


  apt-get update
 
  apt-get install mate-desktop-environment xorg lightdm
# enable non-free
cat <<EOF >>/etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
   
   
  # apt-get install mint-backgrounds-debian
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
  # apt-get install X11vnc
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
  # reboot
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
EOF
 


==== NVidia Drivers ====
# install the headers and nvidia-drivers
  # tested proxmox 5.3
apt install pve-headers
apt-get update
apt-get install  nvidia-driver


  # nouveau was faulting system. blacklist or unload driver
  # lspci -k |grep VGA
  # add 0000: to unbind driver.
  # echo "0000:24:00.0" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/nouveau/unbind


  # blacklist
  echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
 
  # /etc/apt/sources.list
  # PVE pve-no-subscription repository provided by proxmox.com,
  # NOT recommended for production use
  # deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve stretch pve-no-subscription


  apt install pve-headers
  apt-get update
  apt-get install  nvidia-driver


[[Category: HOWTO]][[Category: Installation]]
[[Category: HOWTO]][[Category: Installation]]

Revision as of 19:46, 7 December 2019

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 Buster

Install X-windows

Update your repository and system by running: 

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade

I choose xfce4 desktop as this a lightweight desktop environment. If you prefer another one, just replace xfce4 with lxde, gnome, icewm, kde, ... 

apt-get install xfce4 chromium lightdm

Start X-windows

Before starting the x-windows, create a normal user with: 

# adduser newusername

Start the login manager: 

systemctl start lightdm

or just reboot.

Optional: Linux Mint Mate Desktop

Install Proxmox VE as described above.

install from Debian repository. 

apt-get install mate

Optional: NVidia Drivers

# tested proxmox 5.3

# nouveau was faulting system. blacklist or unload driver 
# lspci -k |grep VGA
# add 0000: to unbind driver.
# echo "0000:24:00.0" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/nouveau/unbind

# blacklist 
echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

# /etc/apt/sources.list
# PVE pve-no-subscription repository provided by proxmox.com,
# NOT recommended for production use
# deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve stretch pve-no-subscription




# enable non-free
cat <<EOF >>/etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
EOF



# install the headers and nvidia-drivers
apt install pve-headers
apt-get update 
apt-get install  nvidia-driver
Retrieved from "https://pve.proxmox.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Developer_Workstations_with_Proxmox_VE_and_X11&oldid=10595"