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Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/Alpine) · Windows 11 · Templates VM

Level: Intermediate+
🐧 Linux
DistributionVersionUsage
Proxmox VEDebian baseHypervisor
Debian12 (Bookworm)Generic server VM
Ubuntu Server24.04 LTSAI services / Docker
Ubuntu Desktop24.04 LTSAI dev workstation
Alpine Linux3.xLightweight VM / containers
🪟 Windows
VersionUsageNotes
Windows 11 ProDesktop VM with GPU passthroughCUDA + NVIDIA drivers
Win11 CUDA TemplatePreconfigured templateSysprep + CUDA Toolkit
📋 Ubuntu Server template procedure
bash
# Dans la VM Ubuntu (préparation template)
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y qemu-guest-agent cloud-init

# Nettoyer
sudo cloud-init clean
sudo truncate -s 0 /etc/machine-id
sudo truncate -s 0 /var/lib/dbus/machine-id

# Éteindre proprement
sudo poweroff

# Dans Proxmox : convertir en template
qm template <VMID>
🎯 Skills demonstrated
  • Advanced Linux administration (Debian/Ubuntu)
  • Creation of reproducible VM templates (Linux + Windows)
  • Windows Sysprep for generalization
  • Rapid VM deployment and cloning
  • CUDA Toolkit installation and configuration on Windows
  • Cloud-init for automatic customization at boot

Related pages

Proxmox VE GPU Passthrough Docker

References & Sources

CategoryResourceURL
Official documentationDebian — Documentationdebian.org/doc
Official documentationUbuntu Server — Documentationdocumentation.ubuntu.com/server
Official documentationAlpine Linux — Wikiwiki.alpinelinux.org
Systems usedDebian · Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS · Alpine · Windows 11—
LicenseDebian / Ubuntu — GPL et variantes · Alpine — MIT / GPLgnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0
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