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Install freedink with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, winget

Portable version of the Dink Smallwood game engine. Version 109.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install freedink

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install freedink

MacPorts ports tree · games/freedink/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install freedink

Debian stable package indexes · freedink · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install freedink

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · freedink · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#freedink

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fr/freedink/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Pranav435.Dink -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Pranav435.Dink · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Portable version of the Dink Smallwood game engine

Commands and aliases

  • dink
  • dinkedit
  • freedink
  • freedinkedit

history

Project history and usage

GNU FreeDink is the GNU portable version of the Dink Smallwood game engine. It packages a classic adventure/RPG engine, editor tools, and runtime commands for systems where users expect old free games to build and run from source or from a package manager.

Project history

The GNU project page presents FreeDink as a portable Dink Smallwood engine rather than a new game universe. Its role is preservation and portability: keeping the engine and editor usable on free software systems while pointing users to the GNU documentation and Savannah source-control area.

Adoption history

GNU FreeDink entered the normal GNU distribution channel and appears in several package managers. The supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and winget entries, showing a small but durable packaging footprint for a niche game engine.

How it is used

Users run freedink or dink to play compatible Dink Smallwood content and freedinkedit or dinkedit to use the editor. Packaging usually focuses on making the SDL-based engine, data lookup paths, and desktop/game integration work without requiring users to build old game code manually.

Why package nerds care

FreeDink is a package-nerd preservation case: a legacy game engine carried through GNU release infrastructure, source control, and distribution recipes. It is small compared with modern game engines, but interesting because packages must bridge classic game assumptions with current filesystem, SDL, and launcher conventions.

Timeline

  • 2008: GNU FTP lists early freedink 1.08 source releases.
  • 2010: Multiple 1.08 dated releases appeared in the GNU archive.
  • 2012: GNU archive entries include later 1.08 dated and 108.x releases.
  • 2020s: Distribution packages continue to ship FreeDink as a niche free game engine.

Related projects

  • FreeDink is directly related to Dink Smallwood and to GNU's wider collection of free software games and game engines. Its Savannah CVS page is the official source-control surface named by current curation.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
dinkcliglobal executable
dinkeditcliglobal executable
freedinkcliglobal executable
freedinkeditcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version109.6
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.gnu.org/software/freedink/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:freedink
Version109.6
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/freedink
Homepagehttps://www.gnu.org/software/freedink/
Repositoryhttps://savannah.gnu.org/cvs?group=freedink
Upstream docshttps://www.gnu.org/software/freedink
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/freedink/freedink-109.6.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-18T02:28:57-04:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesfontconfig, gettext, sdl2-compat, sdl2_gfx, sdl2_image, sdl2_mixer, sdl2_ttf
Build dependenciesglm, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namefreedink
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

freedink 109.6-7

humorous top-down adventure and role-playing game

https://www.gnu.org/software/freedink/

sudo apt install freedink
  • Section: games
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freedink
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: freedink from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

freedink-engine 109.6-7

humorous top-down adventure and role-playing game (engine)

https://www.gnu.org/software/freedink/

sudo apt install freedink-engine
  • Section: games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freedink
  • 12 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freedink
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: freedink-engine from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

freedink

nix profile install nixpkgs#freedink
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freedink
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fr/freedink/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

freedink 109.6-5

humorous top-down adventure and role-playing game

https://www.gnu.org/software/freedink/

sudo apt install freedink
  • Section: universe/games
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freedink
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: freedink from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

freedink-engine 109.6-5

humorous top-down adventure and role-playing game (engine)

https://www.gnu.org/software/freedink/

sudo apt install freedink-engine
  • Section: universe/games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freedink
  • 12 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freedink
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: freedink-engine from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

freedink 109.6-19.fc44

Humorous top-down adventure and role-playing game

https://www.gnu.org/software/freedink/

sudo dnf install freedink
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: freedink
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freedink
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: freedink from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

freedink-engine 109.6-19.fc44

Humorous top-down adventure and role-playing game (engine)

https://www.gnu.org/software/freedink/

sudo dnf install freedink-engine
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: freedink
  • 13 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freedink
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: freedink-engine from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

freedink

sudo port install freedink
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freedink
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: games/freedink/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget92%

Pranav435.Dink

winget install --id Pranav435.Dink -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Dink
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Pranav435.Dink from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • fontconfigRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • sdl2-compatRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment