Missing or broken libSDL2-2.0.so.0 library

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Description

Needed for gamepad and joystick support.

Resolution

On CrossOver 26 and greater, the simplest solution to fix this issue is to run:

/path/to/cxoffice/bin/cxfix missinglibsdl2 missinglibsdl2.amd64

Or add --show-all to see how CrossOver would fix it on your platform and others.

Alternatively you may try one of the commands below.

  • For 32-bit Windows applications
    • Arch Linux : pacman -Syu lib32-sdl2-compat
    • Debian : apt-get install libsdl2-2.0-0:i386
    • Fedora 34 : dnf install --best SDL2.i686 SDL2.x86_64
    • Fedora 42 : dnf install --best sdl2-compat.i686 sdl2-compat.x86_64
    • openSUSE : zypper install libSDL2-2_0-0-32bit
  • For 64-bit Windows applications
    • Arch Linux : pacman -Syu sdl2-compat
    • Debian : apt-get install libsdl2-2.0-0:amd64
    • Fedora 34 : dnf install --best SDL2.x86_64
    • Fedora 42 : dnf install --best sdl2-compat.x86_64
    • openSUSE : zypper install libSDL2-2_0-0

Notes:

  • cxfix --show-all may have more up-to-date fixes.
  • The commands usually also apply to newer versions of the distributions above as well as derived distributions. So for instance a fix for Debian 7 may still be valid for the latest Debian Testing and is typically also applicable to Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Deepin and Pop! OS. Similarly a fix for Fedora likely also works on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, etc.
Last modified on 2025-10-17 19:02:48 UTC by Andrew Balfour

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