# Install sdl2_sound with Homebrew, dnf, Nix, zypper

Abstract soundfile decoder for SDL. Version 2.0.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#SDL2_sound.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:sdl2_sound
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install sdl2_sound
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install SDL2_sound
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: SDL2_sound 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#SDL2_sound
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL2_sound/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install SDL2_sound-devel
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: SDL2_sound-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:sdl2_sound
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2.0.6
- **Source summary:** Abstract soundfile decoder for SDL
- **Homepage:** <https://icculus.org/SDL_sound/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/icculus/SDL_sound>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T02:29:01-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- playsound (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.0.6

## 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 - SDL2_sound: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL2_sound/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- dnf - SDL2_sound - 2.0.6-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: SDL2_sound from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | An abstract soundfile decoder library | http://www.icculus.org/SDL_sound
- dnf - SDL2_sound-devel - 2.0.6-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: SDL2_sound-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | An abstract soundfile decoder library | http://www.icculus.org/SDL_sound
- zypper - SDL2_sound-devel - 2.0.6-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: SDL2_sound-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the SDL sound sample library | http://icculus.org/SDL_sound/
- zypper - libSDL2_sound2 - 2.0.6-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libSDL2_sound2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Sound Sample Library for SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) | http://icculus.org/SDL_sound/


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sdl2_sound.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/sdl2_sound.yml)


## Sources

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