dosbox command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix dosbox command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

dosbox: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: dosbox: command not found

Solutions to dosbox: command not found

How To Fix dosbox: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu dosbox is provided by dosbox package.

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.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install dosbox

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install dosbox.

sudo apt -y install dosbox

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install dosbox

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix dosbox command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.