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Install pax with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

Portable Archive Interchange archive tool. Version 20240817 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pax.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pax

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pax

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · pax · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pax

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pax

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · pax · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pax

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pax

Arch Linux sync databases · pax · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install spax

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · spax · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Portable Archive Interchange archive tool

Commands and aliases

  • pax

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:archive

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

CommandKindExposureNote
paxexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version20240817
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pax
Version20240817
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://mbsd.evolvis.org/pax.htm
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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%

pax 1:20240817-1

Portable Archive Interchange (cpio, pax, tar)

http://www.mirbsd.org/pax.htm

sudo apt install pax
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pax
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pax from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

pax

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

pax 1:20201030-1build3

Portable Archive Interchange (cpio, pax, tar)

http://www.mirbsd.org/pax.htm

sudo apt install pax
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pax
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pax from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

pax 20240817-r1

Portable Archive eXchange

https://mbsd.evolvis.org/pax.htm

sudo apk add pax
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pax
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pax
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pax from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

pax-doc 20240817-r1

Portable Archive eXchange (documentation)

https://mbsd.evolvis.org/pax.htm

sudo apk add pax-doc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pax
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pax
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pax-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

pax 3.4-50.fc45

POSIX File System Archiver

https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/pax

sudo dnf install pax
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pax
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pax
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pax from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

pax 20240817-1

Portable Archive Interchange - the POSIX standard archive tool for cpio and tar formats

https://mbsd.evolvis.org/pax.htm

sudo pacman -S pax
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pax
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: pax from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

spax 1.6.1-53.5

Portable Archive Exchange

https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools

sudo zypper install spax
  • License: CDDL-1.0
  • Category: Productivity/Archiving/Backup
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: schily
  • 1 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pax
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: spax from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

package graph

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

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
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation