How To Install dosbox on Debian 11
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:
- libasound2
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgl1
- libpng16-16
- libsdl-net1.2
- libsdl-sound1.2
- libsdl1.2debian
- libstdc++6
- libx11-6
- zlib1g
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.