brew / rank 10009

Install pcb with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, zypper

Interactive printed circuit board editor. Version 4.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with dnf: sudo dnf install pcb.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install pcb

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install pcb

MacPorts ports tree · x11/pcb/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install pcb

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install pcb

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

overview

Package summary

Interactive printed circuit board editor

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

MergePCBPS
Merge_dimPCBPS
pcb

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
`MergePCBPS`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`Merge_dimPCBPS`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`pcb`	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 version4.3.0

manager updated

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:pcb
Version	4.3.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	http://pcb.geda-project.org/
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.

dnf95%

pcb 4.3.0-2.fc45

An interactive printed circuit board editor

http://pcb.geda-project.org/index.html

sudo dnf install pcb

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pcb
23 dependencies
4 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pcb

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pcb from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

pcb-doc 4.3.0-2.fc45

Documentation for PCB, an interactive printed circuit board editor

http://pcb.geda-project.org/index.html

sudo dnf install pcb-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: pcb
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pcb

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pcb-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

pcb 4.3.0-1.20

CAD Program for the Design of Printed Circuit Boards

http://pcb.geda-project.org/

sudo zypper install pcb

License: GPL-2.0-only
Category: Productivity/Scientific/Electronics
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pcb
20 dependencies
4 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pcb

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pcb from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

pcb-doc 4.3.0-1.20

Documentation for PCB, An interactive printed circuit board editor

http://pcb.geda-project.org/

sudo zypper install pcb-doc

License: GPL-2.0-only
Category: Documentation/Other
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: pcb
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pcb

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pcb-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

pcb

sudo port install pcb

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pcb

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: x11/pcb/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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.

combined/pcb.yml

Used sources

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