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GUI on a Linux server (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by peregus@lemmy.world to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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My home server is a Proxmox machine with some VM one of which is Open Media Vault from which a Windows PC plays videos to my TV. I want to get rid of the Windows PC and connect the TV directly to the server with an HDMI+USB RJ45 extender, but...how do I get a GUI from it? Is it even possible? I would need to connect to a Windows VM because for what I know Netflix only plays 4K videos with Edge. Thanks!

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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You can install any desktop environment like KDE and I guess proxmox should allow passing through the main GPU to a VM.

Maybe there is also a way to install KODI without a full-blown DE.

[–] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't have to be the main GPU. I'm not even sure it would be possible to pass through integrated graphics. But if all you need is HDMI output, you can use the absolute cheapest GPU you can find (assuming there's an open PCIe slot). PCIe pass-through does require CPU support (Intel VT-d or AMD-Vi) on the host and may need to be enabled in the BIOS/UEFI. I have an NVIDIA Telsa card passed through to a VM on my Proxmox server, but I'm only using it for compute; my card doesn't even have a video output.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

You can pass through integrated graphics. I'm doing it right now for Jellyfin.

[–] peregus@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Thanks. I'll check with the Proxmox forum how it reacts with X enabled.