How To Install dosbox-debug on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dosbox-debug on Debian 12.
What is dosbox-debug
dosbox-debug 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.
This package contains the DOSBox debugger.
There are three methods to install dosbox-debug on Debian 12. 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-debug 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-debug using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dosbox-debug
Install dosbox-debug Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dosbox-debug using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dosbox-debug
Install dosbox-debug 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-debug using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dosbox-debug
How To Uninstall dosbox-debug on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dosbox-debug package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dosbox-debug
Uninstall dosbox-debug And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dosbox-debug and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dosbox-debug
Remove dosbox-debug Configurations and Data
To remove dosbox-debug configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dosbox-debug
Remove dosbox-debug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dosbox-debug configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dosbox-debug
Dependencies
dosbox-debug have the following dependencies:
- libasound2
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgl1
- libncurses6
- libpng16-16
- libsdl-net1.2
- libsdl-sound1.2
- libsdl1.2debian
- libstdc++6
- libtinfo6
- libx11-6
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dosbox-debug package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
