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Practical Music Search, an ncurses-based MPD client. Version 0.42 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-21.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pms

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pms

Debian stable package indexes · pms · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pms

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pm/pms/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Practical Music Search, an ncurses-based MPD client

Commands and aliases

  • pms

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:client

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pms/pms.conf~/.config/pms/pms.conf/etc/xdg/pms/pms.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
pmscliglobal 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 version0.42
manager updated2026-06-21
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://kimtore.github.io/pms/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pms
Version0.42
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pms
Homepagehttps://kimtore.github.io/pms/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/kimtore/pms
Upstream docshttps://github.com/kimtore/pms#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pms/pms/0.42/pms-0.42.tar.bz2
Last updated2026-06-21T15:53:42-04:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgettext, glib
Build dependenciesgettext, pkgconf
Uses from macOSncurses
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepms
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

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%

pms 0.42-1.1+b1

Practical Music Search, an MPD client

http://pms.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install pms
  • Section: sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pms
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pms
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pms from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

pms

nix profile install nixpkgs#pms
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pms
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pm/pms/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

pms 0.42-1.1build2

Practical Music Search, an MPD client

http://pms.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install pms
  • Section: universe/sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pms
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pms from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • ncspotShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music, ncurses.
  • chordiiShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music.
  • dzrShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music.
  • mufetchShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music.
  • nowplaying-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music.
  • shpotifyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment