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The following sections will focus on common virtualization tasks and explain the
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Proxmox VE specifics regarding the administration and management of the host machine.
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Proxmox VE is based on Debian GNU/Linux with additional
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repositories to provide the Proxmox VE related packages. This means that the full
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range of Debian packages is available including security updates and bug fixes.
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Proxmox VE provides it&#8217;s own Linux kernel based on the Ubuntu kernel. It has all the
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necessary virtualization and container features enabled and includes
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ZFS and several extra hardware drivers.
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For other topics not included in the following sections, please refer to the
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Debian documentation. The
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Debian
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Administrator's Handbook is available online, and provides a comprehensive
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introduction to the Debian operating system (see &#91;Hertzog13&#93;).
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See Also
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Package Repositories
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Network Configuration
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System Software Updates
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Host Bootloader
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External Metric Server
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Disk Health Monitoring
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Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
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ZFS on Linux
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Certificate Management
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Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM)
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Revision as of 09:25, 4 May 2022

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]).