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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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I'm looking for virtualization-based desktop Linux setup (piefed.social)

submitted 1 week ago by zimno@piefed.social to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I love virtualization in Linux and I would like to have operating system which will work only as minimal, air-gapped as much is possible host for my guest operating systems. Qubes OS project really interested me but it's based on Xen hypervisor so it might cause troubles with GPU Passthrough which is really important for me also I'm more interested in KVM. In my case it's not only about security and privacy but also about fun and learning. What can you recommend? I think that good choice might be Gentoo Linux because it allows for minimal installation and remove unnecessary software like CUPS, Bluetooth entirely with flags which will be great option for host only OS. But I had experience with Gentoo and it's not easiest way 😅 Debian might be easier option but I will have less control over my system. Maybe you have other interesting options?

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[–] non_burglar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Proxmox has no desktop by default. You can install it, add a desktop environment, but it will be less hassle to just use Debian as the desktop and install proxmox on top of that.

Ultimately, it's all Linux or Unix. You can install qemu/KVM and libvirt on just about anything.

You can pretty much just pick your distribution and then add KVM on top of that, it will get you a long way before you need to use anything with more features.

A lot of people like to keep their hypervisor separate from their daily driver, but you can totally just fire up VMs and containers on your dd if that works for you.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Or, create a VM in Proxmox and pass the GPU, mouse and keyboard to it.