Hello, I want to install Dos games (Doors) on my Mystic BBS, classic games. I am on Debian x64 and I have tried many procedures whitout succes. Could someone help me or send me in the right direction. It is certain that it must be done but how. I have not found a recipe that works. :(

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rmurray wrote to All <=-

Hello, I want to install Dos games (Doors) on my Mystic BBS, classic games. I am on Debian x64 and I have tried many procedures whitout succes. Could someone help me or send me in the right direction. It
is certain that it must be done but how. I have not found a recipe
that works. :(

You'll need to use 'dosemu' (which is not the same as 'dosbox').



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rmurray wrote to All <=-

Hello, I want to install Dos games (Doors) on my Mystic BBS, classic games. I am on Debian x64 and I have tried many procedures whitout succes. Could someone help me or send me in the right direction. It is certain that it must be done but how. I have not found a recipe that works. :(

You'll need to use 'dosemu' (which is not the same as 'dosbox').

I've had this link saved but never used it. Let me know how it works out. https://www.arcadiabbs.com/ubuntu-20-04-64-bit-dosemu-setup/

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Thanks, I will do some testing and check if it could work. The recipe is not made specifically for my system but could perhaps work.


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Yes indeed that is also an option. But for two months I have spent so much time and tried so many things that I no longer know what could of could not work.....

For 98% of the things I find it doesn't exist anymore. The link is dead or it's not supported anymore or it doesn't work with my OS... :(


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rmurray wrote to Gamgee <=-

Yes indeed that is also an option. But for two months I have spent so much time and tried so many things that I no longer know what could of could not work.....

Well, it's not really "also an option". It's the only way that works. Somebody else replied to me with a link to how to configure it. The web
has plenty of other guides/examples on how to do it, not really that difficult.

For 98% of the things I find it doesn't exist anymore. The link is
dead or it's not supported anymore or it doesn't work with my OS... :(

Not sure what that means, but if you want things to work you'll need to
set up dosemu. Focus on that and get it done.



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ogg wrote to Gamgee <=-

rmurray wrote to All <=-

Hello, I want to install Dos games (Doors) on my Mystic BBS, classic games. I am on Debian x64 and I have tried many procedures whitout succes. Could someone help me or send me in the right direction. It is certain that it must be done but how. I have not found a recipe that works. :(

You'll need to use 'dosemu' (which is not the same as 'dosbox').

I've had this link saved but never used it. Let me know how it works
out. https://www.arcadiabbs.com/ubuntu-20-04-64-bit-dosemu-setup/

Well, I'm not the one who needs help, but hopefully the other guy sees
your post.



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BY: ogg (21:2/147)
On Tuesday,July 30, 2024 at 02:06 PM, Ogg (21:2/147) wrote:

You'll need to use 'dosemu' (which is not the same as 'dosbox').

I've had this link saved but never used it. Let me know how it works
out.
https://www.arcadiabbs.com/ubuntu-20-04-64-bit-dosemu-setup/

I use that link all the time when setting up a new system! Since you can't apt install dosemu on most recent version(s) of Ubuntu, the link to the .deb file (dpkg -i) and then the linux command for repauring a broken package usually fixes it right up.

I'd also consider dosemu2, which is actively supported, but a bit more fiddly to setup.

-jA



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