---
title: Install emu2 on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of emu2 for on Ubuntu - emu2 - A simple text-mode
  x86 + DOS emulator
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/emu2/ubuntu
---

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# Install emu2 on **Ubuntu**

# emu2

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/emu2/ubuntu#install)

#### emu2 - A simple text-mode x86 + DOS emulator

This is a simple DOS emulator for the Linux text console, supporting basic
DOS system calls and console I/O.

```
EMU2 - Simple x86 + DOS Emulator, version 2021.01

Usage: emu2 [options] <prog.exe> [args...] [-- environment vars]

Options (processed before program name):
  -h            Show this help.
  -b <addr>     Load header-less binary at address.
  -r <seg>:<ip> Specify a run address to start execution.
                (only for binary loaded data).

Environment variables:
  EMU2_DEBUG_NAME     Base name of a file to write the debug log, defaults to the exe name if not given.
  EMU2_DEBUG          List of debug options to activate, from the following: 'cpu', 'int', 'port', 'dos', 'video'.
  EMU2_PROGNAME       DOS program name, if not given use the unix name.
  EMU2_DEFAULT_DRIVE  DOS default (current) drive letter, if not given use 'C:'
  EMU2_CWD            DOS current working directory, use 'C:\' if not given.
  EMU2_DRIVE_n        Set unix path as root of drive 'n', by default all drives point to the unix working directory.
  EMU2_CODEPAGE       Set DOS code-page. Set to '?' to show lost of code-pages.
  EMU2_LOWMEM         Limit DOS memory to 512KB, fixes some old buggy programs.
```

Source: <https://github.com/dmsc/emu2>
Build config: <https://github.com/popey/emu2-snap>

### Package name

* emu2

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### License

* GPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 14 March 2024 - latest/stable
* 28 April 2026 - latest/edge

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install emu2

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 [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

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

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install emu2

To install emu2, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install emu2
```

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