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title: Install DOSBox Staging on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of DOSBox Staging for Linux - Open Source PC/MS-DOS
  emulator
url: https://snapcraft.io/dosbox-staging
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# DOSBox Staging

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latest/stable 0.83.0

Install latest/stable of DOSBox Staging

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install dosbox-staging
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* dosbox-staging

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### License

* GPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 29 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 28 August 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [www.dosbox-staging.org](https://www.dosbox-staging.org/ "https://www.dosbox-staging.org/")

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### Donations

* [opencollective.com](https://opencollective.com/dosbox-staging "https://opencollective.com/dosbox-staging")

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### Source code

* [github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging](https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging "https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/issues](https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/issues "https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/dosbox-staging#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/dosbox-staging#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/dosbox-staging#tab-security)

#### Open Source PC/MS-DOS emulator

dosbox-staging is DOS/x86 emulator focusing on ease of use. Based on DOSBox;

This is an *unofficial* build of dosbox-staging from the upstream source at <https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging> using the snapcraft config from <https://github.com/popey/dosbox-staging-snap>.

**Vision**

dosbox-staging is an attempt to revitalize DOSBox's development process. It's not a rewrite, but a continuation and improvement on the existing DOSBox codebase while leveraging modern development tools and practices.

**Goals**

* Improve the out-of-the-box experience for new users.
* Encourage new contributors by removing barriers to entry.
* Fix, cleanup, and integrate several notable community-developed patches that are not included in the SourceForge-hosted project.
* Implement new features and quality-of-life improvements.
* Prioritize DOS gaming, while welcoming general improvements (such as for productivity software) that don't impact game emulation quality or code-maintainability.
* Strike a balance between emulation quality, speed, and usability.
* Deliver a consistent cross-platform experience.
* Leverage ongoing DOSBox development.
* Focus on supporting up-to-date, current Operating Systems and modern hardware.

A summary of technical and feature differences is here. <https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging#summary-of-differences-compared-to-upstream>

Planned features are recorded in the backlog <https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/projects/3>

**Non-goals**

* Supporting old platforms such as Windows 9x, OS/2, and Mac OS X 10.4 (and earlier). If you want to run DOSBox on retro platforms, then your best bet is to use DOSBox.
* Perfecting DOS-era hardware emulation. The PCem and DOSBox-X projects prioritize this goal.
* Being the fastest DOS emulator on x86 hardware. Users interested in emulation speed should look at dosemu2.
* Acting as a general-purpose DOS operating system. For that, there's FreeDOS.

**Relationship to DOSBox**

dosbox-staging is separate from and not supported by the SourceForge-hosted DOSBox project or its development team, the DOSBox Team.

We acknowledge and are thankful for the work shared by all DOSBox contributors.

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## Install DOSBox Staging on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-staging/raspbian)