$ sudo apt-get install python-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libsdl1.2-dev libsmpeg-dev python-numpy subversion libportmidi-dev ffmpeg libswscale-dev libavformat-dev libavcodec-dev
Atau diurutkan sedikit:
sudo apt-get install \
python-dev \
python-numpy \
subversion \
ffmpeg \
libsdl1.2-dev \
libsdl-image1.2-dev \
libsdl-mixer1.2-dev \
libsdl-ttf2.0-dev \
libavcodec-dev \
libavformat-dev \
libportmidi-dev \
libsmpeg-dev \
libswscale-dev \
Lihatlah, salah satu alat paling berguna di dsitro berbasis debian:
apt-get build-dep python-pygame
Instal semua dependensi yang diperlukan untuk membangun pygame :)
Di Fedora:
yum-builddep package_name