Proxmox’s Enterprise Updates fix

Come rimuovere i repository Enterprise da Proxmox

Dopo l’installazione, Proxmox VE abilita di default i repository Enterprise. Se non hai una subscription attiva, eseguendo apt update riceverai l’errore 401 Unauthorized. Ecco i passaggi completi per disabilitare i repository enterprise e abilitare solo quelli no-subscription.

1. Cercare i repository Enterprise attivi

Verifica tutti i file che contengono riferimenti a enterprise.proxmox.com:

grep -Rni "enterprise.proxmox.com" /etc/apt /etc/apt/sources.list.d || true

2. Disattivare il repository Enterprise (.list)

Commenta la riga nel file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.list:

# deb https://enterprise.proxmox.com/debian/pve bookworm pve-enterprise

3. Disattivare il repository Enterprise (.sources)

Il file .sources resta attivo anche se il .list è commentato. Disabilitalo o eliminalo:

# Disabilita il repo enterprise in formato .sources
mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.sources /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.sources.disabled

# (opzionale) elimina definitivamente il file:
# rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.sources

4. Aggiungere il repository no-subscription

Crea o modifica /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-no-subscription.list in base alla versione:

Proxmox 8 (Debian 12 – bookworm)

deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve bookworm pve-no-subscription

Proxmox 9 (Debian 13 – trixie)

deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve trixie pve-no-subscription

5. Pulizia e aggiornamento

Pulisci gli indici e aggiorna i pacchetti:

# Pulisci indici e aggiorna
apt-get clean
rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
apt-get update

✅ Risultato

Ora apt update userà solo i repository no-subscription, senza errori 401.

How to remove Enterprise repositories from Proxmox

After installation, Proxmox VE enables the Enterprise repositories by default. If you don’t have a valid subscription, running apt update will result in a 401 Unauthorized error. Here are the full steps to disable them and use only the no-subscription repositories.

1. Find active Enterprise repositories

Search for all references to enterprise.proxmox.com:

grep -Rni "enterprise.proxmox.com" /etc/apt /etc/apt/sources.list.d || true

2. Disable the Enterprise repository (.list)

Comment the line inside /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.list:

# deb https://enterprise.proxmox.com/debian/pve bookworm pve-enterprise

3. Disable the Enterprise repository (.sources)

The .sources file remains active even if the .list is commented. Disable or remove it:

# Disable enterprise repo in .sources format
mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.sources /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.sources.disabled

# (optional) remove file completely:
# rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.sources

4. Add the no-subscription repository

Create or edit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-no-subscription.list depending on your version:

Proxmox 8 (Debian 12 – bookworm)

deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve bookworm pve-no-subscription

Proxmox 9 (Debian 13 – trixie)

deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve trixie pve-no-subscription

5. Clean and update

Clean indexes and refresh package list:

# Clean indexes and update
apt-get clean
rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
apt-get update

✅ Result

Now apt update will use only the no-subscription repositories, without 401 errors.