# Install uudeview with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Smart multi-file multi-part decoder. Version 0.5.20 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:uudeview ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install uudeview ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install uudeview ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: mail/uudeview/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libuu-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libuu-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install uudeview ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: uudeview from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#uudeview ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/uu/uudeview/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S uudeview ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: uudeview from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install uudeview ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: uudeview from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:uudeview - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5.20 - **Source summary:** Smart multi-file multi-part decoder - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - minews (cli) - uudeview (cli) - uuenview (cli) - minews (alias) - uudeview (alias) - uuenview (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.5.20 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage UUDeview is a classic command-line decoder and encoder for files split or encoded for email and Usenet, supporting uuencode, xxencode, MIME Base64, and BinHex. ### Project history Frank Pilhofer started UUDeview in 1994 to replace the standard uudecode and uuencode utilities with smarter handling of multipart postings and mail messages. The upstream HISTORY file records the first 0.1 release on 1994-06-15, DOS support within days, MIME Base64 support in early 1995, and a long sequence of compatibility fixes for real-world broken news and mail clients. The project grew from a decoder into a small toolkit: uudeview for decoding, uuenview for encoding and sending, and a reusable decoding library. By the 0.5 series in 1996, the scanner had been rewritten, MIME parsing had become a central feature, BinHex support had been added, and the code had been moved into CVS for revision control. ### Adoption history UUDeview became useful during the era when binary files were commonly carried through Usenet and email as multipart text-safe encodings. Its own README frames the pain point directly: users otherwise had to reorder and edit postings before decoding them. The package survived beyond that era because Unix distributions and ports systems continued to ship it for archives, old mail/news workflows, and compatibility. The batch input records packaging across Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Nix, and openSUSE-family package managers. ### How it is used The decoder reads multiple input files, sorts individual postings or emails, lets the user choose what to decode, and auto-detects supported encodings. The encoder can emit all supported encodings except BinHex and can be used for sending encoded files. ### Why package nerds care For package collectors, UUDeview is a fossil with practical teeth: it preserves workflows for old encoded binary postings while exposing the portability concerns of 1990s Unix, DOS, Windows, and MIME interoperability in one small C codebase. ### Timeline - 1994: First release of UUDeview 0.1. - 1995: MIME Base64 and xxdecode support added. - 1996: 0.5 series moved scanner and codec logic toward a reusable library and CVS-managed source. - 2004: 0.5.20 recorded in upstream metadata and HISTORY. - Later: Maintenance moved to Hanno Boeck's GitHub repository while preserving Frank Pilhofer's original project history. ### Related projects - Related commands include uudecode, uuencode, xxdecode, MIME/Base64 tools, BinHex decoders, mail/news clients, and yEnc-era binary posting tools. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager records modern package-manager availability. ## 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:** uudeview - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libuu-dev - 0.5.20+20250228-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libuu-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library for de/encoding several popular file encodings - development | https://github.com/hannob/uudeview - Debian apt - libuu0 - 0.5.20+20250228-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libuu0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library for de/encoding several popular file encodings - runtime | https://github.com/hannob/uudeview - Debian apt - uudeview - 0.5.20+20250228-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: uudeview from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Smart multi-file multi-part decoder (command line) | https://github.com/hannob/uudeview - Debian apt - xdeview - 0.5.20+20250228-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: xdeview from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Smart multi-file multi-part decoder (X11 GUI) | https://github.com/hannob/uudeview - Nix - uudeview: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/uu/uudeview/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libuu-dev - 0.5.20-14: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libuu-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library for de/encoding several popular file encodings - development | http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview/ - Ubuntu apt - libuu0 - 0.5.20-14: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libuu0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library for de/encoding several popular file encodings - runtime | http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview/ - Ubuntu apt - uudeview - 0.5.20-14: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: uudeview from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Smart multi-file multi-part decoder (command line) | http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview/ - Ubuntu apt - xdeview - 0.5.20-14: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: xdeview from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Smart multi-file multi-part decoder (X11 GUI) | http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview/ - dnf - uudeview - 0.5.20^20241111git7ef9e26-5.fc43: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: uudeview from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Applications for uuencoding, uudecoding, ... | http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview/ - dnf - uulib-devel - 0.5.20^20241111git7ef9e26-5.fc43: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: uulib-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Binary news message decoding library | http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview/ - pacman - uudeview - 20250320-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: uudeview from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | UUDeview helps transmitting & receiving binary files using mail or newsgroups. Includes library files. | https://github.com/hannob/uudeview - zypper - uudeview - 0.5.20-263.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: uudeview from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | The Nice and Friendly Decoder | http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview - MacPorts - uudeview: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: mail/uudeview/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [brag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brag/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [qprint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qprint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decoder, developer-tools, encoding, mime. - [ecoji](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ecoji/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [morse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/morse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [aklomp-base64](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aklomp-base64/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [der-ascii](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/der-ascii/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [recode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/recode/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [uchardet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uchardet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [unum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/unum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/uudeview.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/uudeview.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph