So I’m using dwm as an interface for Proxmox currently, but here’s my gripes.

  1. Config requires rebuilding.
  2. Hotkeys seem to break for no reason*, last when I created a new user for controlling proxmox.
  3. No real mouse controls for stuff.

Now I realize dwm is mostly a keyboard focused window manager.*

For context, proxmox runs on debian, but doesn’t necessarily support everything properly (ie plasma has heavy visual glitching from something).

  • t0m5k1English
    5•9 months ago

    using proxmox without the web gui is possible but it is expected to be accessed via webgui or term/ssh and the VMs on there accessed via ssh,rdp,vnc,novnc,etc.

    Due to it fundamentally being an advanced qemu/kvm/virtio frontend you can use virtmanager to access the VM from a desktop. In this instance try something like i3, awesomewm, bspwm or even xfce (it can be very light weight).

    • dogOPEnglish
      2•9 months ago

      Commented on this twice already, so see those replies;

      I’m using the web ui, I just need to use it from dwm on the same system for the initial master vm configuration.

      After I have gpu-p and such configured, I can access the web ui from inside the vm.

      The question was though what other options than dwm would be more fit for me, and what’s available on debian/proxmox.

      Because while dwm is lightweight like i3, awesome, bspwm, etc, it’s not a great fit right now.