# Install rgbds with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

Rednex GameBoy Development System. Version 1.0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-02. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#rgbds.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rgbds
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rgbds
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rgbds
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rgbds from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rgbds
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rgbds
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rg/rgbds/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rgbds
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rgbds from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install rgbds
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rgbds
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.0.3
- **Source summary:** Rednex GameBoy Development System
- **Homepage:** <https://rgbds.gbdev.io>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds>
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-02T11:30:33Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- rgbasm (alias)
- rgbfix (alias)
- rgbgfx (alias)
- rgblink (alias)
- rgbobj (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.0.3

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - rgbds: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rg/rgbds/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - rgbds - 1.0.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rgbds from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An assembly toolchain for the Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color | https://rgbds.gbdev.io/
- apk - rgbds-bash-completion - 1.0.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rgbds-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for rgbds | https://rgbds.gbdev.io/
- apk - rgbds-doc - 1.0.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rgbds-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An assembly toolchain for the Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color (documentation) | https://rgbds.gbdev.io/
- apk - rgbds-zsh-completion - 1.0.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rgbds-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for rgbds | https://rgbds.gbdev.io/
- dnf - rgbds - 1.0.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rgbds from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | A development package for the Game Boy, including an assembler | https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds
- pacman - rgbds - 1.0.2+hotfix-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rgbds from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Rednex GameBoy Development System | https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds
- zypper - rgbds - 1.0.1-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rgbds from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | An assembly toolchain for the Nintendo Game Boy & Game Boy Color | https://rgbds.gbdev.io/


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rgbds.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rgbds.yml)


## Sources

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