macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install panlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install pan with Homebrew, apt, Nix, pacman, zypper
Usenet newsreader that's good at both text and binaries. Version 0.165 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install panDebian stable package indexes · pan · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pannixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pa/pan/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S panArch Linux sync databases · pan · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install panopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pan · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Usenet newsreader that's good at both text and binaries
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pan
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 14 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pan | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.165
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pan
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pannone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pan |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.165 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pan |
| Homepage | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pan |
| Repository | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pan |
| Upstream docs | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pan |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pan/-/archive/v0.165/pan-v0.165.tar.bz2 |
| Dependencies | adwaita-icon-theme, at-spi2-core, cairo, enchant, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, gmime, gnutls, gspell, gtk+3, gtkspell3, harfbuzz, pango |
| Build dependencies | cmake, gettext, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pan |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
pan 0.162-1
newsreader based on GTK3, which looks like Forte Agent
sudo apt install pan- Section: news
- Architecture: amd64
- 17 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pan
Nix95%
pan
nix profile install nixpkgs#pan- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pan
Ubuntu apt95%
pan 0.155-1build2
newsreader based on GTK3, which looks like Forte Agent
sudo apt install pan- Section: universe/news
- Architecture: amd64
- 18 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pan
pacman95%
pan 0.165-1
Powerful Usenet newsreader
sudo pacman -S pan- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 17 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pan
zypper95%
pan 0.164-1.4
A Newsreader for GNOME
sudo zypper install pan- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Networking/News/Clients
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pan
- 19 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pan
zypper95%
pan-lang 0.164-1.4
Translations for package pan
sudo zypper install pan-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pan
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pan
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment