# Install cdrdao with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Record CDs in Disk-At-Once mode. Version 1.2.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cdrdao ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cdrdao ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cdrdao ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/cdrdao/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add cdrdao ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cdrdao from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install cdrdao ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cdrdao from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cdrdao ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cdrdao 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#cdrdao ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cd/cdrdao/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S cdrdao ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cdrdao from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install cdrdao ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cdrdao from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cdrdao - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2.6 - **Source summary:** Record CDs in Disk-At-Once mode - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cdrdao (cli) - cue2toc (cli) - toc2cddb (cli) - toc2cue (cli) - toc2mp3 (cli) - cdrdao (alias) - cue2toc (alias) - toc2cddb (alias) - toc2cue (alias) - toc2mp3 (alias) ## Dependencies - lame - libao - libvorbis - mad ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.2.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/cdrdao/cdrdao - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Cdrdao is a command-line CD recording tool focused on Disk-At-Once writing, where a whole disc layout is described by a textual TOC file and written with precise control over pregaps, subchannel data, CD-TEXT, and copying. ### Project history The cdrdao.lsm file records version 1.0 entering distribution on 1998-08-03, authored and maintained by Andreas Mueller, for Linux CD recording in disc-at-once mode. The official homepage later presented cdrdao as a SourceForge-hosted project for audio and data CD-R/CD-RW recording. The modern GitHub README keeps the same core model but documents newer native device interfaces, CD-TEXT behavior, simulation mode, and bug reporting through GitHub. The ChangeLog shows releases continuing through 1.2.6 in 2025. ### Adoption history Cdrdao became a standard Unix optical-media utility because DAO solved problems track-at-once recording could not, especially live audio discs, custom pregaps, CD-TEXT, and exact copying. The supplied package-manager metadata lists it in Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. ### How it is used Typical usage centers on commands such as cdrdao write, simulate, copy, read-toc, and show-toc. Users describe the disc in a TOC file, run simulation when testing a writer, and use helper tools such as cue2toc, toc2cue, toc2cddb, and toc2mp3. ### Why package nerds care Cdrdao matters to package maintainers because it is one of the old optical-disc tools where hardware interfaces, kernel permissions, CD standards, and distro patches all meet. Its 2023 removal of the old bundled scsilib snapshot in favor of native interfaces is exactly the kind of maintenance detail distro people watch. ### Timeline - 1998: cdrdao 1.0 entered distribution, according to cdrdao.lsm. - 2001: Official homepage revision metadata shows the SourceForge-era project page active. - 2009: cdrdao 1.2.3 added native interfaces for IRIX, Mac OS X, and NetBSD and reworked Linux SG support. - 2023: cdrdao 1.2.5 removed the old bundled scsilib snapshot and included macOS fixes upstreamed from Homebrew. - 2025: cdrdao 1.2.6 release notes list CD-TEXT, Windows native interface, crash, and BSD fixes. ### Related projects - gcdmaster is the graphical companion included in the cdrdao tree. - cdrtools/scsilib is historically related through older SCSI-interface code noted in cdrdao release notes. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cdrdao - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - cdrdao - 1:1.2.5-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cdrdao from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | records CDs in Disk-At-Once (DAO) mode | https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - gcdmaster - 1:1.2.5-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gcdmaster from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GNOME GUI for cdrdao | https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/ - Nix - cdrdao: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cd/cdrdao/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - cdrdao - 1:1.2.4-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cdrdao from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | records CDs in Disk-At-Once (DAO) mode | http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/ - apk - cdrdao - 1.2.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cdrdao from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | record audio/data CD-Rs in disk-at-once mode | https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/index.html - apk - cdrdao-doc - 1.2.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cdrdao-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | record audio/data CD-Rs in disk-at-once mode (documentation) | https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/index.html - dnf - cdrdao - 1.2.6-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cdrdao from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Writes audio CD-Rs in disk-at-once (DAO) mode | http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/ - pacman - cdrdao - 1.2.6-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cdrdao from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Records audio/data CD-Rs in disk-at-once (DAO) mode | http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/ - zypper - cdrdao - 1.2.6-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cdrdao from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Tool to write CD-Rs in Disk-At-Once Mode | https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/ - MacPorts - cdrdao: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/cdrdao/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Debian apt - cue2toc - 0.4-5.1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: cue2toc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | converts CUE files to cdrdao's TOC format | http://cue2toc.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - cue2toc - 0.4-5.1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cue2toc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | converts CUE files to cdrdao's TOC format | http://cue2toc.sourceforge.net/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [lame](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lame/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cdrtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdrtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cd-burning, cli, developer-tools, optical-media. - [asciinema](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asciinema/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, record. - [cbfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cbfmt/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, mode. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cdrdao.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cdrdao.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