---
title: Install DOSBox-X on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of DOSBox-X for on Kubuntu - DOSBox-X fork of
  the DOSBox project
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-x/kubuntu
---

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# Install DOSBox-X on **Kubuntu**

# DOSBox-X

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/dosbox-x/kubuntu#install)

#### DOSBox-X fork of the DOSBox project

DOSBox-X is a x86 emulator with Tandy/Hercules/CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA graphics
sound and DOS. It's been designed to run old DOS games under platforms that
don't support it.

This snap is maintained by the Snapcrafters community, and is not necessarily endorsed or officially maintained by the upstream developers.

### Package name

* dosbox-x

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### License

* GPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 30 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 22 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Contact

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

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install DOSBox-X

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

### Install DOSBox-X

To install DOSBox-X, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install dosbox-x
```

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