@opensource l am completely new in the world of Linux. I wish to build up a computer having Proxmox, MX Linux and casa os, also retaining windows.
Can you please guide me in the process, how to start building one right from the scratch ?
So couple things.
- proxmox is a hypervisor, basically an operating system that allows you to spin up other operating systems (containers or VMS) under it.
- why do you want these specific OS’s?
- Do you want windows to be used as a primary OS or is it fine in a VM.
- I wouldnt bother with casa OS if youre already installing proxmox
You’re demand is really weird let me explain you a bit :
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Proxmox and CasaOS are mainly use for servers
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MX Linux and Windows are the opposite
So my first question is what will be this machine?
The second important question is why using Proxmox and CasaOS?
Proxmox is a hypervisor (a type 1 hypervisor) basically it’s like VMware or virtualbox (that you run as app in your OS), but has the place here as the main OS. CasaOS on the other side is a bit different, it’s more an user friendly self hosting service. So you cannot really use the both if the machine is meant to be a server.
And lastly sure you can dual boot windows and MX Linux (even if windows will surely eat your MX Linux partition, and wouldn’t recommended it). But again you cannot really use your PC as a server and as a home at the same time ;-)
@foremanguy92_ l see. Yes, l had a cloud based server in my mind. So, technically speaking, a server and a computer working for all general purposes cannot exist ??
Yes this is totally possible. Run Windows 10 and then use docker to host all your services.
It’s fucking horrible. Don’t do this unless you hate yourself.
They can technically but you will run into all sorts of problems. A Server is usually on all the time while a general purpose computer only periodically. There are two routes I see how you might get this to work:
- If you use more of the general purpose PC: Just run a Type 2 hypervisor like virtualbox on your normal desktop OS and run all your server stuff in there. You can also run Proxmox inside virtualbox. This is called nested virtualization.
- If you prefer to learn more virtualization: Run Proxmox, then run your preferred Desktop OS as a virtual machine inside Proxmox and pass through your GPU, mouse and Keyboard. This is called PCI/USB passthrough
Both approaches take a lot of ram (I recommend at least 16 GB).
Hope this helps :)
@LeLachs okay. It’s better to have a computer for general purposes, as a server would be a bit too ambitious. My general purpose is editing and converting video/audio and for coding. Mx Linux is good enough for doing this. The only reason I wish to keep windows 10 is that in order to remain connected with the world 🌍 which depends heavily on windows by default 🙄🙄🙄
Why do you believe windows is required to stay connected with the world? Are there specific applications you believe can only run on windows or for which you believe there is no alternative?
Just in case, you can have a look at https://alternativeto.net/ , input your windows application and find opensource alternatives that run on Linux. You can make a list and double check with the community here.
I ask because there might be a possibility for you to go full Linux. It depends on your requirements.
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This is a tall order of you’ve never worked w bootloader’s or at least Linux wo x-windows.
If you share your intentions; we’d be better able to help you reach your goals.
The post is weird, I wonder if it’s AI spam.
That would explain it, especially the multi-distro request; that’s not a thing for newbies ime
Some people are driven primarily by ambition, it’s not unheard of for a newbie to bite off much much more than they can chew. Depends on their humility
@neon_nova l’m a real human being, just expanding the horizon of my imagination 😊😊😊
@eldavi basically l wish to create a cloud ☁️ storage, something like GitHub and dropbox, where l can store a lot of data, including large sized video files, which l can access easily from anywhere and on any device. Proxmox would help me in this or no ?
I would worry about your bandwidth, network infrastructure, security and even electrical bill wayyy before your Linux choices.
Exposing your data and services are dangerous without domain knowledge. In terms of storage space and bandwidth, vps are wayy under charge. However, learning experience is also valuable. Have fun.
these goals are achievable without proxmox, but there’s nothing wrong with using it; however it will give you a much steeper learning curve if you’ve never managed KVM/QEMU based virtual machines or software defined networking before.
why proxmox? how do you intend to use mx linux, casa os, and windows? do you intend to use multi-booting with proxmox or using the each os as a proxmox virtual machine?
