Installing Proxmox VE on OpenSUSE

Proxmox VE is a popular virtualization platform that allows you to manage multiple virtual machines and containers in a single web-based interface. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Proxmox VE on OpenSUSE Latest.

Requirements

Before we begin, make sure you have the following requirements:

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any software, it's important to ensure your system is up to date. You can do this using the following command:

sudo zypper update

This command will update your system to the latest version.

Step 2: Add Proxmox Repository

Next, we need to add Proxmox repository to our system. Run the following command to add the repository:

sudo zypper addrepo https://download.proxmox.com/debian/proxmox-ve-release-6.x.gpg

The command will download and import the GPG key to sign packages from the Proxmox VE repository.

Step 3: Enable the Proxmox Repository

To enable the Proxmox repository, run the following command:

sudo zypper modifyrepo --enable https://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve-proxmox-ve-release-6.x.noarch

This command will enable the repository.

Step 4: Install Proxmox VE

To install Proxmox VE, run the following command:

sudo zypper install proxmox-ve

This command will download and install the Proxmox VE packages.

Step 5: Accessing the Proxmox Web Interface

Once the installation is complete, you can access the Proxmox web interface by navigating to https://<your-server-ip>:8006. Enter your server's IP address in the web browser and press “Enter.” You should see the Proxmox login page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Proxmox VE on OpenSUSE Latest. By following these steps, you should now have Proxmox VE installed and running on your OpenSUSE server.

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