# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:pan ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install pan ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install pan ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pan from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#pan ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/pan/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S pan ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pan from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install pan ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pan from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pan - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.165 - **Source summary:** Usenet newsreader that's good at both text and binaries - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - pan (cli) - pan (alias) ## 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 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.165 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pan - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** pan - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - pan - 0.162-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pan from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | newsreader based on GTK3, which looks like Forte Agent | https://pan.rebelbase.com/ - Nix - pan: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/pan/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - pan - 0.155-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pan from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | newsreader based on GTK3, which looks like Forte Agent | https://pan.rebelbase.com/ - pacman - pan - 0.165-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: pan from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Powerful Usenet newsreader | http://pan.rebelbase.com/ - zypper - pan - 0.164-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pan from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A Newsreader for GNOME | http://pan.rebelbase.com/ - zypper - pan-lang - 0.164-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pan-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package pan | http://pan.rebelbase.com/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [cairo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cairo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [enchant](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/enchant/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gdk-pixbuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdk-pixbuf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [tin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, newsreader, nntp, usenet. - [nzbget](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nzbget/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, usenet. - [brag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brag/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, usenet. - [gtk-vnc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtk-vnc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, gnome, networking. - [gupnp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gupnp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, gnome, networking. - [gupnp-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gupnp-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, gnome, networking. - [phodav](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phodav/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, gnome, networking. - [activemq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/activemq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking. - [gspell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gspell/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, cairo, cli, core, enchant. - [libdazzle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libdazzle/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, cairo, cli, core, gdk. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pan.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pan.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph