# Install physfs with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper
Library to provide abstract access to various archives. Version 3.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add physfs.
## Install
```sh
sudo av install brew:physfs
```
Additional install commands:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install physfs
```
Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install physfs
```
Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/physfs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- apk (92%):
```sh
sudo apk add physfs
```
Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: physfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
- dnf (92%):
```sh
sudo dnf install physfs
```
Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: physfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
- pacman (92%):
```sh
sudo pacman -S physfs
```
Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: physfs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
- zypper (92%):
```sh
sudo zypper install libphysfs-devel
```
Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libphysfs-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
## Package facts
- **Package key:** brew:physfs
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 3.2.0
- **Source summary:** Library to provide abstract access to various archives
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- test_physfs (alias)
## Install behavior
- Bottle: not available
## Freshness
- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 3.2.0
## Security Notes
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
## Other Package-Manager Records
- apk - physfs - 3.2.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: physfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library providing access to various archives, for use in video games | https://icculus.org/physfs/
- apk - physfs-dev - 3.2.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: physfs-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library providing access to various archives, for use in video games (development files) | https://icculus.org/physfs/
- apk - physfs-static - 3.2.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: physfs-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library providing access to various archives, for use in video games (static library) | https://icculus.org/physfs/
- dnf - mingw32-physfs - 3.2.0-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-physfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | MinGW compiled physfs library for the Win32 target | https://www.icculus.org/physfs/
- dnf - mingw32-physfs-static - 3.2.0-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-physfs-static from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Static version of the MinGW Win32 compiled physfs library | https://www.icculus.org/physfs/
- dnf - mingw64-physfs - 3.2.0-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw64-physfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | MinGW compiled physfs library for the Win64 target | https://www.icculus.org/physfs/
- dnf - mingw64-physfs-static - 3.2.0-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw64-physfs-static from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Static version of the MinGW Win64 compiled physfs library | https://www.icculus.org/physfs/
- dnf - physfs - 3.2.0-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: physfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Library to provide abstract access to various archives | https://www.icculus.org/physfs/
- dnf - physfs-devel - 3.2.0-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: physfs-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development libraries and headers for physfs | https://www.icculus.org/physfs/
- pacman - physfs - 3.2.0-5: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: physfs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Portable and flexible I/O abstraction for archives | https://icculus.org/physfs
- zypper - libphysfs-devel - 3.2.0-1.12: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libphysfs-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Libraries, includes and more to develop PhysicsFS applications | https://www.icculus.org/physfs/
- zypper - libphysfs1 - 3.2.0-1.12: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libphysfs1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | PhysicsFS file abstraction layer for games | https://www.icculus.org/physfs/
- MacPorts - physfs: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/physfs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/physfs.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/physfs.yml)
## Sources
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph