# Install ballerburg with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper Castle combat game. Version 1.2.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ballerburg ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ballerburg ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ballerburg ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ballerburg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ballerburg ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ballerburg from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ballerburg ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ba/ballerburg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ballerburg ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ballerburg from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ballerburg - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2.3 - **Source summary:** Castle combat game - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T02:28:55-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ballerburg (cli) - ballerburg (alias) ## Dependencies - sdl2-compat ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.2.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://baller.frama.io/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Ballerburg SDL is a free-software port of the classic Ballerburg castle-combat game to SDL-supported modern systems. Its historical interest is retrocomputing: an Atari ST game from 1987 made buildable and packageable for contemporary Unix-like desktops. ### Project history The official Ballerburg SDL site says Ballerburg was originally written in 1987 by Eckhard Kruse for the then-new Atari ST machines. It also credits Kruse for releasing the source, enabling a later adaptation of the original source code to modern operating systems using SDL. The current FramaGit project describes Ballerburg SDL as a classical castle combat game for GNU/Linux and other SDL-supported systems, where two castles fire cannonballs over a mountain until one king is defeated or capitulates. ### Adoption history Ballerburg's adoption is niche but unusually long-lived: the official site links to Fedora, Debian, and Ubuntu packages and lists related ports or reimplementations, while the input facts include Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Ubuntu, and zypper packaging. The Homebrew formula API reported stable version 1.2.3 with 39 installs in the previous 30 days as of June 30, 2026. ### How it is used The package installs the `ballerburg` executable. Users play a two-castle artillery game where economic choices, tower building, cannon aiming, terrain, and the opponent's king determine the match. ### Why package nerds care Ballerburg is the kind of package that keeps distribution archives charming: a small SDL port preserving an Atari ST game in source form, with enough portability to appear across Linux distributions and Homebrew. It is not infrastructure, but it is a useful example of retro software surviving through package managers. ### Timeline - 1987: Original Ballerburg written by Eckhard Kruse for Atari ST machines. - 2025-02-12: Current FramaGit project metadata reports the repository creation date. - 2026-06-30: Homebrew formula reports stable ballerburg 1.2.3. ### Related projects - The official site links to the original Eckhard Kruse Ballerburg page. - The official site also lists related projects including Ballerr, Ballerburg OS X, and a Ballerburg X11-Basic reimplementation. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes 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:** ballerburg - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - ballerburg - 1.2.2-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ballerburg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Classical castle combat game | https://baller.frama.io - Nix - ballerburg: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ba/ballerburg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - ballerburg - 1.2.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ballerburg from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Classical castle combat game | http://baller.tuxfamily.org/ - dnf - ballerburg - 1.2.3-5.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ballerburg from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Two players, two castles, and a hill in between | https://baller.frama.io/ - zypper - ballerburg - 1.2.3-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ballerburg from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Two players, two castles, and a hill in between | https://baller.frama.io/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [sdl2-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdl2-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [allureofthestars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/allureofthestars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games. - [angband](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angband/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games. - [avanor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avanor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games. - [bastet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bastet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games. - [brogue](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brogue/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games. - [cataclysm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cataclysm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games. - [cdogs-sdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdogs-sdl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games. - [cheops](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cheops/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games. - [hatari](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hatari/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compat, games, sdl2, sdl2-compat. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ballerburg.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ballerburg.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph