TL;DR Most PVE boots are entirely quiet. Avoid issues with troubleshooting non-booting system later by setting verbose boots. If you are already in trouble, there is a remedy as well.
ORIGINAL POST Verbose boot with GRUB
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TL;DR Set up necessary APT repositories upon fresh Proxmox VE install without any subscription license. Explainer on apt, apt-get, upgrade, dist-upgrade and full-upgrade.
ORIGINAL POST Upgrades and repositories
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TL;DR Do not set passwords on container users, get shell with native LXC tooling taking advantage of the host authentication. Reduce attack surfaces of exposed services.
ORIGINAL POST Container shell with no password
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TL;DR Misleading error message during failed boot-up of a cluster node that can send you chasing a red herring. Recognise it and rectify the actual underlying issue.
ORIGINAL POST ERROR: failed to load local private key
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TL;DR Common Perl warning during upgrades regarding locale settings lies in AcceptEnv directive of SSH config. A better default for any Proxmox VE install, or any Debian-based server in fact.
ORIGINAL POST WARNING: Setting locale failed
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TL;DR Conflicts in files as packaged by Proxmox and what finds its way into underlying Debian install do arise. Pass proper options to the apt command for remedy.
ORIGINAL POST ERROR: dpkg processing archive during apt install
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TL;DR Set up your sole node Proxmox VE install as any other server - with DHCP assigned IP address. Useful when IPs are managed as static reservations or dynamic environments. No pesky scripting involved.
ORIGINAL POST DHCP setup of a single node
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