macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install screenlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install screenMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/screen/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install screen with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation. Version 5.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add screenAlpine Linux edge package indexes · screen · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install screenDebian stable package indexes · screen · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install screenFedora Rawhide package metadata · screen · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#screennixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sc/screen/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S screenArch Linux sync databases · screen · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install screenopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · screen · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
Project links
Commands and aliases
- screen
- screen-5.0.1
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 8 platform targets.
- 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
/etc/screenrc$SYSSCREENRC$SCREENRC~/.screenrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
screen | cli | global executable | |
screen-5.0.1 | 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 version5.0.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:screen |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/screen |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/ |
| Repository | https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git |
| Upstream docs | https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/screen/screen-5.0.1.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake |
| Uses from macOS | libxcrypt, ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | screen |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
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%
screen 4.9.1-3
terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
sudo apt install screen- Section: misc
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Screen
Nix95%
screen
nix profile install nixpkgs#screen- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Screen
Ubuntu apt95%
screen 4.9.1-1build1
terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
sudo apt install screen- Section: misc
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Screen
apk95%
screen 5.0.1-r1
Window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
sudo apk add screen- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: screen
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Screen
apk95%
screen-doc 5.0.1-r1
Window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal (documentation)
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
sudo apk add screen-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: screen
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Screen
dnf95%
screen 5.0.1-6.fc44
A screen manager that supports multiple logins on one terminal
http://www.gnu.org/software/screen
sudo dnf install screen- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: screen
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Screen
pacman95%
screen 5.0.1-3
Full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
sudo pacman -S screen- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Screen
zypper95%
screen 4.9.1-5.4
A program to allow multiple screens on a VT100/ANSI Terminal
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
sudo zypper install screen- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: System/Console
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: screen
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Screen
MacPorts95%
screen
sudo port install screen- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Screen
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
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment