How To Install dosbox on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install dosbox on Debian 11. dosbox is x86 emulator with Tandy/Herc/CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA graphics, sound and DOS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dosbox on Debian 11.

What is dosbox

dosbox is:

DOSBox is a x86 emulator with Tandy/Hercules/CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA graphics, sound and DOS. It’s been designed to run old DOS games on platforms that don’t support it.

The following legacy sound devices are emulated: PC Speaker, Creative CMS/Gameblaster, Tandy 3 voice, Adlib, Sound Blaster Pro/16, Disney Soundsource and a Gravis Ultrasound. MPU-401 is forwarded to the host.

There are three methods to install dosbox on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dosbox Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dosbox using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dosbox

Install dosbox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dosbox using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dosbox

Install dosbox Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dosbox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dosbox

How To Uninstall dosbox on Debian 11

To uninstall only the dosbox package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dosbox

Uninstall dosbox And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dosbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dosbox

Remove dosbox Configurations and Data

To remove dosbox configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dosbox

Remove dosbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dosbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dosbox

Dependencies

dosbox have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dosbox package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.