macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install supertuxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install supertuxMacPorts ports tree · games/supertux/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install supertux with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper
Classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game. Version 0.7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add supertuxAlpine Linux edge package indexes · supertux · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install supertuxDebian stable package indexes · supertux · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install supertuxFedora Rawhide package metadata · supertux · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#supertuxnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/su/supertux/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S supertuxArch Linux sync databases · supertux · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install supertux2openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · supertux2 · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id SuperTux.SuperTux -eWindows Package Manager source index · SuperTux.SuperTux · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game
Project links
Commands and aliases
- supertux2
history
Project history and usage
SuperTux is an open-source 2D jump'n'run platform game inspired by the Super Mario games, with Tux as its protagonist. The project has an unusually long free-software game history, with official notes marking its May 2000 anniversary and current releases still built for major desktop platforms.
Project history
SuperTux began around May 2000, according to the project's own anniversary notes. Its official release notes show the long Milestone 2 era, development snapshots in the 0.3 series, a move from Google Code to GitHub, and later stable releases that modernized the engine, assets, editor, translations, and platform support.
Adoption history
The supplied package-manager facts show SuperTux packaged across many ecosystems, including Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Nix, MacPorts, apk, openSUSE, and winget. That breadth reflects its role as a classic free-software game that distributions can ship as a desktop application rather than as a developer-only tool.
How it is used
Users install SuperTux as a playable desktop game, while package maintainers handle its data files, graphics/audio stack, translations, and platform-specific builds. Official documentation highlights releases from supertux.org and GitHub, plus keyboard and gamepad play.
Why package nerds care
SuperTux matters to package nerds because it is a durable test case for packaging games: it includes compiled code, substantial game assets, translations, add-ons, editor functionality, and cross-platform release artifacts. It also demonstrates how long-lived free games survive package-manager churn across Linux distributions and macOS.
Timeline
- 2000: Project anniversary date identified in official notes as May 2000
- 2013: Official notes say development moved to GitHub
- 2015: SuperTux 0.4.0 shipped a largely rewritten engine and add-on/translation support
- 2020: SuperTux 0.6.2 celebrated the project's 20th anniversary
- 2026: SuperTux 0.7.0 released with major art, level, editor, and porting updates
Related projects
- SuperTux sits in the free-software game tradition around Tux-themed desktop games and distribution-packaged open-source games rather than in a language-specific package ecosystem.
Sources
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 11 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
supertux2 | cli | global 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 version0.7.0
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/SuperTux/supertuxnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:supertux |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/supertux |
| Homepage | https://www.supertux.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux/releases/download/v0.7.0/SuperTux-v0.7.0-Source.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-25T13:38:09+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | fmt, freetype, glew, glm, libogg, libpng, libvorbis, openal-soft, physfs, sdl2-compat, sdl2_image |
| Build dependencies | cmake, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | curl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | supertux |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
supertux 0.6.3-3
Classic 2D jump 'n run sidescroller with Tux
sudo apt install supertux- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- 17 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
Debian apt95%
supertux-data 0.6.3-3
Classic 2D jump 'n run sidescroller with Tux (data files)
sudo apt install supertux-data- Section: games
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: supertux
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
Nix95%
supertux
nix profile install nixpkgs#supertux- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
Ubuntu apt95%
supertux 0.6.3-2build4
Classic 2D jump 'n run sidescroller with Tux
sudo apt install supertux- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 17 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
Ubuntu apt95%
supertux-data 0.6.3-2build4
Classic 2D jump 'n run sidescroller with Tux (data files)
sudo apt install supertux-data- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: supertux
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
apk95%
supertux 0.6.3-r9
Open-source classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game
sudo apk add supertux- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: supertux
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
apk95%
supertux-data 0.6.3-r9
Open-source classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game (data files)
sudo apk add supertux-data- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: supertux
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
apk95%
supertux-doc 0.6.3-r9
Open-source classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game (documentation)
sudo apk add supertux-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: supertux
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
dnf95%
supertux 0.6.3-18.fc44
Jump'n run like game
sudo dnf install supertux- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: supertux
- 20 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
pacman95%
supertux 0.7.0-1
A classic 2D jump'n'run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original SuperMario games
https://github.com/supertux/supertux
sudo pacman -S supertux- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 10 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
MacPorts95%
supertux
sudo port install supertux- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
winget95%
SuperTux.SuperTux
winget install --id SuperTux.SuperTux -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Supertux
zypper92%
supertux2 0.7.0-1.2
Jump'n run game
sudo zypper install supertux2- License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-1.0-only
- Category: Amusements/Games/Action/Arcade
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: supertux2
- 15 dependencies
- 4 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Supertux2
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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