Ubuntu xx.xx + dosbox [basic howto]

[dosraider]

Short version:
http://h.imagehost.org/t/0033/00_5.jpg (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0033/00_5) <- click

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http://a.imagehost.org/t/0921/05_4.jpg (http://a.imagehost.org/view/0921/05_4) <- click

http://a.imagehost.org/t/0319/06_5.jpg (http://a.imagehost.org/view/0319/06_5)


Maybe this can be helpful
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Testrun Commander Keen 4

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:smile2:


If you need more help than this, get back on Windows or MacOS. :bleh1:

[Professor Oak]

Now find a way for Ubuntu to run Windows 9x games, and I shall be satisfied.

[dosraider]

.......... What's your problem? :mhh:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/02/10/run-windows-in-a-virtual-machine-using-ubuntu-and-virtualbox/

[_r.u.s.s.]

that's a nice tut for newbies

perhaps you could also make a manual configure-make compilation tutorial for people without root privileges too

[dosraider]

perhaps you could also make a manual ....
Perhaps, perhaps, maybe when pigs get wings and fly around I will.
As said, if they need more help than this they best stay on Windows or MacOS.

Of course there always is: http://ubuntuforums.org/
All the help they need there, even for total Linux n00bs ..... :OK:

[rabadi]

Great tutorial, dosraider! :OK:

[dosraider]

UPDATE.
*******

Ubuntu is now on ver 11.04, it's been a while already, means it's mature enough to install it.

Looks outstanding, feels good, and of course: steady as always.
For dosbox, not much is changed, follow the 10.04 rules and all will go swell.
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/8697/ubu001.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/ubu001.png/)

Maybe some CD game tips:
Don't use your CDs but create an image with the excellent Brasero, ISO or BIN/CUE created with Brasero are fully dosbox compatible.
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/1898/ubu002.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/694/ubu002.png/)
If you have no idea about the differences between ISO and BIN/CUE always go for BIN/CUE, works always....

Use imgmount in dosbox.
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3757/ubu003.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/339/ubu003.png/)

As usual, if you need more help than this, get your ar*e back on Windows or Mac ......

[_r.u.s.s.]

i just realized, you never mentioned how to install it with one line of text


sudo apt-get install dosbox

[dosraider]

i just realized, you never mentioned how to install it with one line of text
Nope, not needed.

-> Ubuntu software center
-> input dosbox in search field
-> click "install".
-> done.

It's all in the first screenshot.

That's it, _r.u.s.s., why do you always have to complicate things..... ???????

[arete]

He's a Russian. He might even have inherited the gloomy and purposeless trousers of Uncle Vanya XD

[dosraider]

Ubuntu 12.10 LTS is out for a while now, means most (small) probs are ironed out and the needed updates are euuurhhhh... updated.

Time to install it and test dosbox 0.74(and a lot of other freeware softs....)

In short telegram style:

http://thumbnails101.imagebam.com/23657/32f982236567101.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/32f982236567101)


http://thumbnails104.imagebam.com/23657/ebc5ff236567113.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/ebc5ff236567113)

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http://thumbnails106.imagebam.com/23657/7c793f236567190.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/7c793f236567190)

Heheh .....
http://thumbnails101.imagebam.com/23657/52bc32236567227.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/52bc32236567227)

[MrFlibble]

Nice! ^_^

[dosraider]

About time to try the latest one, Ubuntu 13.10
This time I choose the AMD64 desktop release.
Not much changed, bit other "look feel" , and of course better support for modern hardware.
Installed:
http://thumbnails106.imagebam.com/28885/8e661f288846940.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/8e661f288846940)

First thing to try out of course
http://thumbnails103.imagebam.com/28885/1e3c41288847097.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/1e3c41288847097)

No problems
http://thumbnails103.imagebam.com/28885/1a7355288847339.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/1a7355288847339)

One of the classics
http://thumbnails107.imagebam.com/28885/1a6966288847556.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/1a6966288847556)

Notice: Ubu 13.10 is not a LTS release, means that within a month or 9 you'll have to reinstall next version.
If you want LTS support simply stay on 12.04 till next LTS release.

Is it worth to get 13.10 ? Depends, if you run it on recent hardware: depends, but for myself 'yes'.
As said improved hardware support, and it's really bloody fast on a AMD64b quad core architecture.

And of course, tons of free software !!!!!

[dosraider]

Worth mentioning for those who are 'affraid' of Linux based OSses : Zorin.
Been a while now I testrun this on Ubu based OS, and it delivers.

It's not Ubu, it has a more Windows oriented feel and look, if you can handle Windows you will be easily be able to find your way around in Zorin.
Comes of course as the usual Ubu distri with a ton of free software ......

Some screens:
http://thumbnails109.imagebam.com/32131/a04a4a321300833.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/a04a4a321300833)

http://thumbnails110.imagebam.com/32131/1e4468321300910.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/1e4468321300910)

Meheh....
http://thumbnails110.imagebam.com/32131/b6a568321301015.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/b6a568321301015)

Also worth a special mentioning:
comes with WINE bundled with 'playonlinux', a kind of WINE frontend, makes it easy to run win based games on linux. Hasslefree.

Comes soon : updated Ubu 14.04 LTS ..... urgently need to look at that one.

[art]

installing it on linux is so simple as

sudo apt-get install dosbox

then your config file is in .dosbox hidden folder in your home directory

to edit configuration file simply use

nano /home/USER/.dosbox/dosbox-0.74.conf

CTRL+X to exit

simples!