Is it possible to install ipfire on a headless server?

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Dear ipfire-comunnity,

i install ipfire on a kvm maschine with gui and it works well. But i tried to install ipfire on a kvm maschine with no gui, and the problem is : i can’t access the console, because the (serial)console is per default no activated.

In other words: how is it possible to install ipfire on a kvm hypervisor without any graphic user interface (headless).

kind regard
decehakan

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As far as I know, IPFire serial console is active by default.

I have an headless debian virtual machine installed via console in a debian kvm host, however I never tried to install an IPFire machine.

For Debian, you need to add the following switch to virt-install:

--extra-args="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8"

then you should be able to connect to the console of the virtual machine (here named VM as an example) with the following command:

virsh console VM
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