# Install cdogs-sdl with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper, winget Classic overhead run-and-gun game. Version 2.4.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cdogs-sdl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cdogs-sdl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add cdogs-sdl ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cdogs-sdl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install cdogs-sdl ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cdogs-sdl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cdogs-sdl ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cdogs-sdl 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#cdogs-sdl ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cd/cdogs-sdl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install cdogs-sdl ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cdogs-sdl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id CongusBongus.CDogsSDL -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: CongusBongus.CDogsSDL from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cdogs-sdl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.4.0 - **Source summary:** Classic overhead run-and-gun game - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T02:28:55-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - cdogs-sdl (cli) - cdogs-sdl-editor (cli) - cdogs-sdl (alias) - cdogs-sdl-editor (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 - sdl2-compat - sdl2_image - sdl2_mixer ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf - protobuf ## 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: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 2.4.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/cxong/cdogs-sdl - Upstream latest detected: 2.4.0 (current) ## Project history and usage C-Dogs SDL is the modern open source SDL port of C-Dogs, a freeware DOS overhead run-and-gun game by Ronny Wester. The upstream README frames the project as both a preservation port and an actively maintained game with co-op, deathmatch, modding, and user-created campaigns. ### Project history The bundled original C-Dogs readme identifies C-Dogs v1.06 as a freeware DOS game copyrighted 1997-2001 by Ronny Wester. The C-Dogs SDL README says Wester released the source code in 2002, after which Jeremy Chin and Lucas Martin-King ported it to SDL for modern PCs. The current project is maintained by Cong Xu and contributors, who have kept the game compatible with Windows, Linux, and macOS while adding campaigns, maps, multiplayer improvements, and a level editor. ### Adoption history The project remains a niche but durable open source game package. The supplied package-manager metadata lists it across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Ubuntu, winget, and openSUSE, showing the kind of cross-distro preservation footprint package maintainers care about. ### How it is used Users launch the game with cdogs-sdl and can use cdogs-sdl-editor for campaign and map editing. Upstream documentation points players to GitHub releases, itch.io downloads, custom campaigns, and a getting-started wiki for building with SDL2. ### Why package nerds care C-Dogs SDL is a tidy example of game preservation in package-manager form: a DOS freeware title became a source-available SDL game, gained portable builds, and now ships as a small native package rather than an emulator-only artifact. ### Timeline - 1997-2001: Original C-Dogs freeware DOS game developed by Ronny Wester. - 2002: Original source released and picked up for SDL porting, according to the upstream README. - 2013: GitHub releases show C-Dogs SDL 0.4.5 published on 2013-07-25. - 2026: Official site shows ongoing release/news activity, including 2.4.0-era content. ### Related projects - Cyberdogs preceded C-Dogs in Ronny Wester's DOS game lineage. - SDL2 is the portability layer used by the modern port. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cdogs-sdl/options.cnf, ~/.config/cdogs-sdl/options.cnf - Windows: %AppData%\C-Dogs SDL\options.cnf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cdogs-sdl - **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 - cdogs-sdl - 2.1.0+dfsg-2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cdogs-sdl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | classic overhead run-and-gun game | https://cxong.github.io/cdogs-sdl/ - Debian apt - cdogs-sdl-data - 2.1.0+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cdogs-sdl-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | classic overhead run-and-gun game - data files | https://cxong.github.io/cdogs-sdl/ - Nix - cdogs-sdl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cd/cdogs-sdl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - cdogs-sdl - 2.0.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cdogs-sdl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | classic overhead run-and-gun game | https://cxong.github.io/cdogs-sdl/ - Ubuntu apt - cdogs-sdl-data - 2.0.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cdogs-sdl-data from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | classic overhead run-and-gun game - data files | https://cxong.github.io/cdogs-sdl/ - apk - cdogs-sdl - 2.3.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cdogs-sdl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Classic overhead run-and-gun game | https://cxong.github.io/cdogs-sdl/ - dnf - cdogs-sdl - 0.7.3-17.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cdogs-sdl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | C-Dogs is an arcade shoot-em-up | http://cxong.github.io/cdogs-sdl/ - zypper - cdogs-sdl - 2.4.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cdogs-sdl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Classic overhead run-and-gun game | https://cxong.github.io/cdogs-sdl - winget - CongusBongus.CDogsSDL: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: CongusBongus.CDogsSDL from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - 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