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[#]: subject: "Install DOSBox in Ubuntu to Play Retro Games"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-dosbox/"
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[#]: author: "Sagar Sharma https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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Install DOSBox in Ubuntu to Play Retro Games
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DOSBox is free and open-source software that allows you to emulate the MS-DOS operating systems from the previous century.
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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.
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That includes legendary games like Mario, Contra, DOOM, etc.
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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.
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**Dosbox is also available in other Linux distributions. Apart from the installation, the rest of the instructions should be valid for all distros.**
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✋🏻
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DOS was primarily command line based operating system. Using DOSbox requires using the terminal.
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### Installing DOSBox on Ubuntu
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The DOSBox package is available in [the universe repository][1]. Which should already be enabled so DOSBox can be installed using the following command:
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```
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sudo apt install dosbox
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```
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Once done, start the DOSBox from the system menu.
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Alternatively, you can use the terminal for the same:
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```
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dosbox
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```
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**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.**
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So close the DOSBox by executing `exit` on the DOSBox terminal:
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```
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exit
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```
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![][2]
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If you want to tweak the configuration, the file is located at `~/.dosbox/dosbox-[version].conf`.
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Using this configuration, you can tweak almost everything, like entering full screen when you start DOSBox, changing cores, etc.
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But enabling the full screen made things worse (for me) and had to log back in to get to the default:
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![full screen error on DOSBox][3]
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**So know what you are doing or leave the config to default.**
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### Install games on DOSBox
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You can access hundreds of popular games from the software library of the internet archive.
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[Download games from Internet Archive][4]
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Each game comes in its own zip file containing .exe file. Download the ones you like.
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Next, [create a new directory][5] named `dosbox` inside your home directory and also make directories for the games you have downloaded:
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```
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mkdir ~/dosbox && cd ~/dosbox
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mkdir [game_name]
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```
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I have downloaded Mario. You can name the directories anything. There is no rules here., It's for organizing games. That's it.
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![create a directory in linux][6]
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Now, extract the `.zip` file to the `dosbox` directory that you've just created:
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![extract file to the dosbox directory][7]
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You can do the same [using the unzip command][8] in the terminal if you want:
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unzip ~/Downloads/MARIO.zip -d ~/dosbox/mario/
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```
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Once you are done, start DOSBox:
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dosbox
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```
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Next, mount the game to the virtual C drive:
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mount c ~/dosbox/mario
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```
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![mount the game to the virtual C drive][9]
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Now, switch to the virtual C drive:
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c:
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![switch to the virtual drive C][10]
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And finally, start the game by typing the filename of the game:
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mario
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```
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And enjoy the game.
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![play mario on Ubuntu][11]
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### Want more retro stuff?
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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.
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And why stop at games? You can get the vintage computer terminals back as well.
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I hope you will find this guide helpful. How do you game on Linux? Let me know in the comments.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-dosbox/
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作者：[Sagar Sharma][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed/
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[1]: https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-repositories/
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[2]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/run-DOSBox-on-ubuntu.png
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[3]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/full-screen-error-on-DOSBox.png
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[4]: https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games?tab=collection&ref=its-foss
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[5]: https://itsfoss.com/make-directories/
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[6]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/create-a-directory-in-linux--1.png
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[7]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/extract-file-to-the-dosbox-directory-1.png
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[8]: https://learnubuntu.com/unzip-file/?ref=its-foss
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[9]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/mount-the-game-to-the-virtual-C-drive.png
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[10]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/switch-to-the-virtual-drive-C.png
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[11]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/play-mario-on-Linux.gif |