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+[#]: subject: "Install DOSBox in Ubuntu to Play Retro Games"
+[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-dosbox/"
+[#]: author: "Sagar Sharma https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/"
+[#]: collector: "lkxed"
+[#]: translator: " "
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+Install DOSBox in Ubuntu to Play Retro Games
+======
+
+DOSBox is free and open-source software that allows you to emulate the MS-DOS operating systems from the previous century.
+
+Why would you want that? For nostalgia as it allows you to play the 8-bit games that were popular in the 80s and 90s.
+
+That includes legendary games like Mario, Contra, DOOM, etc.
+
+Sounds good? Let me walk you through how you can install DOSBox on Ubuntu. I will also show how you can install and play retro games.
+
+**Dosbox is also available in other Linux distributions. Apart from the installation, the rest of the instructions should be valid for all distros.**
+
+✋🏻
+
+DOS was primarily command line based operating system. Using DOSbox requires using the terminal.
+
+### Installing DOSBox on Ubuntu
+
+The DOSBox package is available in [the universe repository][1]. Which should already be enabled so DOSBox can be installed using the following command:
+
+```
+sudo apt install dosbox
+```
+
+Once done, start the DOSBox from the system menu.
+
+Alternatively, you can use the terminal for the same:
+
+```
+dosbox
+```
+
+**The first run is essential as it will create a configuration file for us. Actually, there is nothing to do on the first launch as it creates the configuration file.**
+
+So close the DOSBox by executing `exit` on the DOSBox terminal:
+
+```
+exit
+```
+
+![][2]
+
+If you want to tweak the configuration, the file is located at `~/.dosbox/dosbox-[version].conf`.
+
+Using this configuration, you can tweak almost everything, like entering full screen when you start DOSBox, changing cores, etc.
+
+But enabling the full screen made things worse (for me) and had to log back in to get to the default:
+
+![full screen error on DOSBox][3]
+
+**So know what you are doing or leave the config to default.**
+
+### Install games on DOSBox
+
+You can access hundreds of popular games from the software library of the internet archive.
+
+[Download games from Internet Archive][4]
+
+Each game comes in its own zip file containing .exe file. Download the ones you like.
+
+Next, [create a new directory][5] named `dosbox` inside your home directory and also make directories for the games you have downloaded:
+
+```
+mkdir ~/dosbox && cd ~/dosbox
+mkdir [game_name]
+```
+
+I have downloaded Mario. You can name the directories anything. There is no rules here., It's for organizing games. That's it.
+
+![create a directory in linux][6]
+
+Now, extract the `.zip` file to the `dosbox` directory that you've just created:
+
+![extract file to the dosbox directory][7]
+
+You can do the same [using the unzip command][8] in the terminal if you want:
+
+```
+unzip ~/Downloads/MARIO.zip -d ~/dosbox/mario/
+```
+
+Once you are done, start DOSBox:
+
+```
+dosbox
+```
+
+Next, mount the game to the virtual C drive:
+
+```
+mount c ~/dosbox/mario
+```
+
+![mount the game to the virtual C drive][9]
+
+Now, switch to the virtual C drive:
+
+```
+c:
+```
+
+![switch to the virtual drive C][10]
+
+And finally, start the game by typing the filename of the game:
+
+```
+mario
+```
+
+And enjoy the game.
+
+![play mario on Ubuntu][11]
+
+### Want more retro stuff?
+
+If you have an old system or a Raspberry Pi that you are not using anymore, you can turn that machine into a retro gaming console. There are various Linux projects just for this purpose.
+
+And why stop at games? You can get the vintage computer terminals back as well.
+
+I hope you will find this guide helpful. How do you game on Linux? Let me know in the comments.
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+via: https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-dosbox/
+
+作者：[Sagar Sharma][a]
+选题：[lkxed][b]
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+
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+
+[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/
+[b]: https://github.com/lkxed/
+[1]: https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-repositories/
+[2]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/run-DOSBox-on-ubuntu.png
+[3]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/full-screen-error-on-DOSBox.png
+[4]: https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games?tab=collection&ref=its-foss
+[5]: https://itsfoss.com/make-directories/
+[6]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/create-a-directory-in-linux--1.png
+[7]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/extract-file-to-the-dosbox-directory-1.png
+[8]: https://learnubuntu.com/unzip-file/?ref=its-foss
+[9]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/mount-the-game-to-the-virtual-C-drive.png
+[10]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/switch-to-the-virtual-drive-C.png
+[11]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/play-mario-on-Linux.gif