Compiling on Linux

Debian-based distros (like Ubuntu and Raspberry Pi OS)

1. Install the dependencies:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential git
sudo apt-get install libfreetype6-dev libportmidi-dev python3-setuptools python3-dev python3-numpy
sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev 

2. Clone the repository in a directory you are happy to work in:

git clone https://github.com/pygame-community/pygame-ce.git

3. Change into the pygame subdirectory you just created, and build pygame Community Edition:

cd pygame-ce
python3 -m pip install . --user

4. That's it!

Arch-based distros (like Manjaro)

1. Install the dependencies:

sudo pacman -Syyu
sudo pacman -S pkg-config base-devel git
sudo pacman -S sdl2 sdl2_ttf sdl2_image sdl2_mixer portmidi
python3 -m pip install numpy setuptools

2. Clone the repository in a directory you are happy to work in:

git clone https://github.com/pygame-community/pygame-ce.git

3. Change into the pygame subdirectory you just created, and build pygame Community Edition:

cd pygame-ce
python3 -m pip install . --user

4. That's it!

General Notes

You may also check out the Advanced compilation guide (for developers) if you are getting into development or are running into issues.