# Install widelands

Free real-time strategy game like Settlers II. Version 1.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:widelands
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install widelands
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install widelands
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: games/widelands/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add widelands
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install widelands
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: widelands from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install widelands
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: widelands from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#widelands
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S widelands
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install widelands
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: widelands from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id WidelandsDevelopmentTeam.Widelands -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: WidelandsDevelopmentTeam.Widelands from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:widelands
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/widelands>
- **Version:** 1.3.1
- **Source summary:** Free real-time strategy game like Settlers II
- **Homepage:** <https://www.widelands.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/widelands/widelands>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/widelands/widelands#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/widelands/widelands/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- widelands (cli)
- widelands (alias)

## Dependencies

- gettext
- glew
- icu4c@78
- libpng
- lua
- minizip
- sdl2
- sdl2_image
- sdl2_mixer
- sdl2_ttf

## Build Dependencies

- asio
- cmake
- doxygen
- gettext
- pkgconf

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.3.1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/widelands/widelands
- Upstream latest detected: v1.3.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

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

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** widelands
- **Version Scheme:** 1
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - widelands - 2:1.2.1-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: widelands from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | fantasy real-time strategy game | http://www.widelands.org/
- Debian apt - widelands-data - 2:1.2.1-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: widelands-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | fantasy real-time strategy game (data files) | http://www.widelands.org/
- Nix - widelands: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wi/widelands/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - widelands - 2:1.1-4build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: widelands from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | fantasy real-time strategy game | http://www.widelands.org/
- Ubuntu apt - widelands-data - 2:1.1-4build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: widelands-data from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | fantasy real-time strategy game (data files) | http://www.widelands.org/
- apk - widelands - 1.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: widelands from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | realtime strategy game with emphasis on economy and transport | https://widelands.org
- apk - widelands-doc - 1.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: widelands-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | realtime strategy game with emphasis on economy and transport (documentation) | https://widelands.org
- dnf - widelands - 1.3.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: widelands from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Open source realtime-strategy game | http://www.widelands.org
- pacman - widelands - 1:1.3.1-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: widelands from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A realtime strategy game with emphasis on economy and transport | https://widelands.org/
- zypper - widelands - 1.3.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: widelands from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Realtime strategy game involving map control | https://www.widelands.org
- zypper - widelands-data - 1.3.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: widelands-data from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Data files for Widelands | https://www.widelands.org
- zypper - widelands-debug - 1.3.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: widelands-debug from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Debugging tools for Widelands | https://www.widelands.org
- MacPorts - widelands: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: games/widelands/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - WidelandsDevelopmentTeam.Widelands: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: WidelandsDevelopmentTeam.Widelands from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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