[#]: subject: "Try FreeDOS in 2022" [#]: via: "https://opensource.com/article/22/1/try-freedos" [#]: author: "Jim Hall https://opensource.com/users/jim-hall" [#]: collector: "lujun9972" [#]: translator: " " [#]: reviewer: " " [#]: publisher: " " [#]: url: " " Try FreeDOS in 2022 ====== 15 resources for new users and longtime fans of this free operating system. ![Puzzle pieces coming together to form a computer screen][1] Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, DOS was king of the desktop. Not satisfied with a proprietary version of DOS, programmers worldwide worked together to create an open source version of DOS called FreeDOS, which first became available in 1994. [The FreeDOS Project][2] continues to grow in 2021 and beyond. We've run several articles about FreeDOS on Opensource.com to help new users get started with FreeDOS and learn new programs. Here are a few of our most popular FreeDOS articles from the last year: ### New to FreeDOS Are you new to FreeDOS? If you'd like to learn the basics of how to boot and run FreeDOS, check out these articles: * [Get started with FreeDOS][3]: It looks like retro computing, but FreeDOS is a modern OS you can use to get things done. * [How FreeDOS boots][4]: Learn how your computer boots up and starts FreeDOS, from power on to the command-line prompt. * [Configure FreeDOS in plain text][5]: Learn how to configure FreeDOS with the `fdconfig.sys` file. * [How to navigate FreeDOS with CD and DIR][6]: Armed with just two commands, `DIR` and `CD`, you can navigate your FreeDOS system from the command line. * [Set and use environment variables in FreeDOS][7]: Environment variables are helpful in almost every command-line environment, including FreeDOS. ### FreeDOS for Linux users If you're already familiar with the Linux command line, you might like to try these commands and programs that create a similar environment on FreeDOS: * [FreeDOS commands for Linux fans][8]: If you're already familiar with the Linux command line, try these commands to help ease into FreeDOS. * [Edit text like Emacs in FreeDOS][9]: If you're already familiar with GNU Emacs, you should feel right at home in Freemacs. * [Copy files between Linux and FreeDOS][10]: Learn how to transfer files between a FreeDOS virtual machine and a Linux desktop system. * [How to archive files on FreeDOS][11]: There's a version of ****`tar` on FreeDOS, but the standard way to archive on DOS is Zip and Unzip. * [Use this nostalgic text editor on FreeDOS][12]: Reminiscent of Linux ed(1), Edlin is a joy to use when you want to edit text the old-school way. ### Using FreeDOS Once you've booted into FreeDOS, you can use these great tools and apps to get work done or to install other software: * [How to use the FreeDOS text editor][13]: FreeDOS provides a user-friendly text editor called FreeDOS Edit. * [Listen to music on FreeDOS][14]: Mplayer is an open source media player usually found on Linux, Windows, Mac, and DOS. * [Install and remove software packages on FreeDOS][15]: Learn how to use FDIMPLES, the FreeDOS package manager, to install and remove packages on your FreeDOS system. * [Why I love programming on FreeDOS with GW-BASIC][16]: BASIC was my entry into computer programming. I haven't written BASIC code in years, but I'll always have a fondness for BASIC and GW-BASIC. * [Program on FreeDOS with Bywater BASIC][17]: Install Bywater BASIC on your FreeDOS system and start experimenting with BASIC programming. Throughout its nearly 30-year journey, FreeDOS has tried to be a modern DOS. If you'd like to learn more, you can read about the origins and development of FreeDOS in [A brief history of FreeDOS][18]. Also, check out Don Watkins' interview about FreeDOS in [How a college student founded a free and open source operating system][19]. If you'd like to try FreeDOS, download FreeDOS 1.3 RC5, released in December 2021. This version has a ton of new changes and improvements, including an updated kernel and command shell, new programs and games, better international support, and network support. Download FreeDOS 1.3 RC5 from the [FreeDOS website][2]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- via: https://opensource.com/article/22/1/try-freedos 作者：[Jim Hall][a] 选题：[lujun9972][b] 译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) 校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) 本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 [a]: https://opensource.com/users/jim-hall [b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 [1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/lead-images/puzzle_computer_solve_fix_tool.png?itok=U0pH1uwj (Puzzle pieces coming together to form a computer screen) [2]: https://www.freedos.org/ [3]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/get-started-freedos [4]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freedos-boots [5]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freedos-fdconfigsys [6]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/navigate-freedos-cd-dir [7]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freedos-environment-variables [8]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freedos-linux-users [9]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freemacs [10]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/copy-files-linux-freedos [11]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/archive-files-freedos [12]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/edlin-freedos [13]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freedos-text-editor [14]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/listen-music-freedos [15]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freedos-package-manager [16]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freedos-gw-basic [17]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freedos-bywater-basic [18]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/history-freedos [19]: https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freedos-founder