dosbox-sdl2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "dosbox-sdl2" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install dosbox-sdl2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                dosbox-sdl2
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall dosbox-sdl2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                dosbox-sdl2
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "dosbox-sdl2" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone dosbox-sdl2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/dosbox-sdl2.git 
            
                        
                ~/dosbox-sdl2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/dosbox-sdl2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/dosbox-sdl2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dosbox-sdl2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 726537
Name: dosbox-sdl2
PackageBaseID: 96752
PackageBase: dosbox-sdl2
Version: 0.74.4250-1
Description: Emulator with builtin DOS for running DOS Games (SDL2)
URL:
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1657198359
Maintainer:
Submitter: covox
FirstSubmitted: 1438775149
LastModified: 1587879070
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dosbox-sdl2.tar.gz