{"id":9637,"date":"2019-12-14T14:17:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T14:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9637"},"modified":"2019-12-14T14:17:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T14:17:27","slug":"install-dbgl-dosbox-game-launcher-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/12\/install-dbgl-dosbox-game-launcher-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install DBGL DOSBox Game Launcher in Ubuntu 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dbgl-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This quick tutorial shows how to easily install <b>DBGL<\/b>, <b>graphical user interface to DOSBox<\/b> (configuration), in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10, and their derivatives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/members.quicknet.nl\/blankendaalr\/dbgl\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DBGL<\/a> is a free, open-source, multi-platform Java frontend for DOSBox. It features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Multiple DOSBox versions support.<\/li>\n<li>Templates support. <\/li>\n<li>Basic support for &#8216;Windows system integration&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Import \/ Export Game.<\/li>\n<li>Support for so-called Booter games.<\/li>\n<li>Export game-list to a file<\/li>\n<li>Automated build system, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dbgl-import.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"354\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9639\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install DBGL in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>Thanks to Rob Savoury who maintains a <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~savoury1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/dbgl\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PPA repository<\/a> that contains DBGL as well as DOSBox packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open <u>terminal<\/u> either from application menu or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:savoury1\/dbgl<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dosboxlauncher-ppa-600x106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"106\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dosboxlauncher-ppa-600x106.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dosboxlauncher-ppa-450x79.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dosboxlauncher-ppa.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then refresh system package cache (<i>for Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, it&#8217;s done automatically after adding PPA.<\/i>), and install the game launcher:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update\r\n\r\nsudo apt install dbgl dosbox<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apt-dbgl.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"237\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9643\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>3. (Optional)<\/b> DBGL requires Java. If you don&#8217;t have Java runtime in your system, either install Oracle Java or run command to install OpenJDK:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre<\/pre>\n<p><i> For Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, you may replce <code>openjdk-8-jre<\/code> with <code>openjdk-11-jre<\/code><\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/openjdk8-apt-600x111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"111\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/openjdk8-apt-600x111.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/openjdk8-apt-450x83.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/openjdk8-apt.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once installed, open DOSBox game launcher from system application launcher and enjoy. <\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the PPA repository, run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:savoury1\/dbgl<\/pre>\n<p>To remove DBGL as well as DOSBox, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt remove --auto-remove dbgl dosbox<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This quick tutorial shows how to easily install DBGL, graphical user interface to DOSBox (configuration), in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10, and their derivatives. 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