# Enabling no-subscription repositories

## Prepare


Launch shell from hypervisor

[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/scaled-1680-/sSWp7vHThdXTnppU-image-1787227381088.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/sSWp7vHThdXTnppU-image-1787227381088.png)

This should provide root shell (priviledged access), if not elevate
```bash
sudo su
```

Ensure Internet connectivity from hypervisor itself (it can resolve and ping the source)
```bash
ping download.proxmox.com
```
[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/scaled-1680-/sDl4ffFoIgbJeplM-image-1787227737623.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/sDl4ffFoIgbJeplM-image-1787227737623.png)




```bash
apt update
apt install tmux

tmux
```


## On Debian v13 (trixie)

```bash
mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-enterprise.sources  /root
mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ceph.sources            /root
```


Which version of Debian is running?
```bash
hostnamectl | grep -i debian
```
[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/scaled-1680-/5LC7qQxbNckq5Kxo-image-1786423746941.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/5LC7qQxbNckq5Kxo-image-1786423746941.png)


Create new file
```bash
nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pve-no-subscription.list 
```

repos
```ini
# for Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pve trixie pve-no-subscription
```

close editor, confirm changes (save)
```
CTRL+X, y
```
[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/scaled-1680-/liLBuyhYKl3IjwPg-image-1781360103997.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/liLBuyhYKl3IjwPg-image-1781360103997.png)


Adjust Debian repos
```bash
nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources 
```

verify repos
```ini
#
# for Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
#

Types: deb
URIs: http://deb.debian.org/debian/
Suites: trixie trixie-updates
Components: main contrib non-free-firmware
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg

Types: deb
URIs: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/
Suites: trixie-security
Components: main contrib non-free-firmware
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg
```

Close editor, save
```
CTRL+X, y
```
[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/scaled-1680-/WkS3m6pdVfakwfce-image-1781360137510.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/WkS3m6pdVfakwfce-image-1781360137510.png)


Verify that repositories declared properly
```bash
apt policy
```
[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/uJSMUQL5kRd7v2G8-image-1776049077979.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/uJSMUQL5kRd7v2G8-image-1776049077979.png)

another one:
[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/scaled-1680-/tgrNiuTHnXK8CoFr-image-1781360197199.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/tgrNiuTHnXK8CoFr-image-1781360197199.png)



Do APT update
```bash
apt update
```
[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/zbgZtCGNIq7tcS1Y-image-1776049111490.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/zbgZtCGNIq7tcS1Y-image-1776049111490.png)


List packages ready for update, most important that there are new packages from PVE repo.
```bash
apt list --upgradable
```
[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/K7cTng8coJLqGgxJ-image-1776049491713.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/K7cTng8coJLqGgxJ-image-1776049491713.png)



another one:
[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/scaled-1680-/AY9m8IyS7YJBlg9a-image-1786423924239.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/AY9m8IyS7YJBlg9a-image-1786423924239.png)



Perform upgrade (when needed)
```bash
apt upgrade
```
[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/CT9ZfOz6yyjmPN2E-image-1776049552216.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/CT9ZfOz6yyjmPN2E-image-1776049552216.png)


the another one

[![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/scaled-1680-/TMJ2gQsHyZCa80oI-image-1787227638675.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/TMJ2gQsHyZCa80oI-image-1787227638675.png)