dosbox-x on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "dosbox-x" 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-x on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dosbox-x on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "dosbox-x" 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-x's git locally


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


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

ID: 1419339
Name: dosbox-x
PackageBaseID: 141148
PackageBase: dosbox-x
Version: 2024.03.01-1
Description: x86 emulator with builtin DOS, with patches with more features
URL: http://dosbox-x.com
NumVotes: 20
Popularity: 0.070667
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mike.cuche
Submitter: mike.cuche
FirstSubmitted: 1555008089
LastModified: 1709366759
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dosbox-x.tar.gz