How To Install pan on Debian 10

Learn how to install pan on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pan is newsreader based on GTK2, which looks like Forte Agent

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pan on Debian 10.

What is pan

pan is:

Pan is a newsreader, loosely based on Agent and Gravity, which attempts to be pleasant to use for new and advanced users alike. It has all the typical features found in newsreaders and also supports offline newsreading, sophisticated filtering, multiple connections, and a number of extra features for power users and alt.binaries fans.

There are three methods to install pan on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pan Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pan using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pan

Install pan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pan using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pan

Install pan Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pan using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pan

How To Uninstall pan on Debian 10

To uninstall only the pan package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pan

Uninstall pan And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pan

Remove pan Configurations and Data

To remove pan configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pan

Remove pan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pan

Dependencies

pan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pan package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.