macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install panlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4634
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. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pan.
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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.165
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pan |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.165 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pan |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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 0.165-1.3
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
- 20 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pan
zypper95%
pan-lang 0.165-1.3
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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation