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Posted October 20, 2024
So I had an itch to see what crap one of my linux machines could run. Figured I could add a few DOS games to it. But because its offline only, I need an AppImage. Which....surprised me nobody seems to have one of the most popular programs, in an all inclusive package. Closest thing is ECE....which requires a dependency.....that made me facepalm/Picard.

Maybe google is just being a dumpster fire as usual. Anyone know of any DOSbox being appimaged?

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RetroArch has an image, but unless it has DOSbox baked into.....kinda defeats the point.
Post edited October 20, 2024 by Shmacky-McNuts
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Posted October 20, 2024
Is AppImage a real requirement, or do you mostly need an offline installation?

On Debian-based systems for example you can use tools like apt-offline to access the distribution repositories from a disconnected machine.
Posted October 20, 2024
There is a Flatpak though

https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.dosbox-staging
Posted October 20, 2024
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Shmacky-McNuts: So I had an itch to see what crap one of my linux machines could run. Figured I could add a few DOS games to it. But because its offline only, I need an AppImage. Which....surprised me nobody seems to have one of the most popular programs, in an all inclusive package. Closest thing is ECE....which requires a dependency.....that made me facepalm/Picard.

Maybe google is just being a dumpster fire as usual. Anyone know of any DOSbox being appimaged?

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RetroArch has an image, but unless it has DOSbox baked into.....kinda defeats the point.
* https://www.dosbox-staging.org/#feature-highlights

* https://www.dosbox-staging.org/getting-started/introduction/

* https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions#where-is-the-config-file

* Dosbox-Staging - Discord Chat Channel
Posted October 20, 2024
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vv221: Is AppImage a real requirement, or do you mostly need an offline installation?

On Debian-based systems for example you can use tools like apt-offline to access the distribution repositories from a disconnected machine.
Mainly use case offline as its gettin old and collecting dust. I have a few better machines, but I figured the one in question runs super low power. Why waste electricity? :)

I would not mind debian if that matters.
Posted October 20, 2024
Thanks guys for the suggestions. Rather funny. I just assumed I would get around to tinkering with my old junk. But I had forgotten how much I hate linux, for requiring everything being online. Oh well. One thing says "go offline"....then 2 secs later , nah bro, you need this or that package(online) lol

No biggy.
Posted October 20, 2024
Dosbox Staging does have a portable version, but not quite a standalone, self contained executable.

Knowing GOG, they'll back the wrong horse, demanding games on Linux be optimized for Mir and packaged as Snaps. :p
Posted October 22, 2024
Staging over at Flathub seems intent on being online install only. At least that is what it seems like, even though their github gives the impression it has releases for around 9mb.

Maybe Im missing something?

I had forgotten I installed flatpak framework a few years ago....no idea if it would work. But if the clowns dont give access to the damn files, it seems typical of linux devs....
Posted October 22, 2024
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Shmacky-McNuts: Staging over at Flathub seems intent on being online install only. At least that is what it seems like, even though their github gives the impression it has releases for around 9mb.

Maybe Im missing something?

I had forgotten I installed flatpak framework a few years ago....no idea if it would work.
Only sometimes do devs create and host flatpak file bundles with all dependencies. Usually they are just on the flathub repo.

I haven't tried this personally

https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/usb-drives.html


But the

flatpak create-usb destination_folder\ flatpak_name

command should do this for you, on your online machine. Then you just "flatpak install x.flatpak" the copied file on your offline machine.
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Shmacky-McNuts: But if the clowns dont give access to the damn files, it seems typical of linux devs....
HAHAHAHA
Posted October 22, 2024
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vv221: Is AppImage a real requirement, or do you mostly need an offline installation?

On Debian-based systems for example you can use tools like apt-offline to access the distribution repositories from a disconnected machine.
out of curiosity, what is the difference between apt-offline and apt-download?
Posted October 22, 2024
Both ironic and unironic. MS is generally a joke to linux users, but the one thing MS has always gotten right was offline use case. Even as the company tries to get rid of it. Its still one thing people like about it.
(nice reminder, gog uses offline installers)

Linux being online oriented is ironic. People want privacy....but cant understand going offline.

But anyway. Maybe Ill see if my machine handles dos via wine lol

Probably easier, since dos games are so low spec now.

Anyone have tried? Just curious.
Posted October 22, 2024
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Shmacky-McNuts: Both ironic and unironic. MS is generally a joke to linux users, but the one thing MS has always gotten right was offline use case. Even as the company tries to get rid of it. Its still one thing people like about it.
(nice reminder, gog uses offline installers)

Linux being online oriented is ironic. People want privacy....but cant understand going offline.

But anyway. Maybe Ill see if my machine handles dos via wine lol

Probably easier, since dos games are so low spec now.

Anyone have tried? Just curious.
linux has offline use cases too. you can download a package for offline use using apt download.
Posted October 22, 2024
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Shmacky-McNuts: Staging over at Flathub seems intent on being online install only. At least that is what it seems like, even though their github gives the impression it has releases for around 9mb.

Maybe Im missing something?

I had forgotten I installed flatpak framework a few years ago....no idea if it would work. But if the clowns dont give access to the damn files, it seems typical of linux devs....
Can we assume that you've also looked at https://www.dosbox-staging.org/releases/linux/#external-repository-packages as well?
Posted October 22, 2024
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Shmacky-McNuts: Both ironic and unironic. MS is generally a joke to linux users, but the one thing MS has always gotten right was offline use case. Even as the company tries to get rid of it. Its still one thing people like about it.
(nice reminder, gog uses offline installers)

Linux being online oriented is ironic. People want privacy....but cant understand going offline.

But anyway. Maybe Ill see if my machine handles dos via wine lol

Probably easier, since dos games are so low spec now.

Anyone have tried? Just curious.
You can grab a release, generate a local config, and that'll make it run in portable mode. What specific use case do you seek?
Posted October 23, 2024
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Shmacky-McNuts: Staging over at Flathub seems intent on being online install only.
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rojimboo: https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/usb-drives.html
I agree. You should try using "flatpak create-usb". It seems to be what you're looking for.

If you don't have a spare USB drive lying around, you could create another partition on the same drive to host your local flatpak repo.
Post edited October 23, 2024 by Hurricane0440
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