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Old 04-17-2025, 12:45 PM   #2804
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I downloaded Arena (free) on my Linux Steam account and strangely it setup DosBox for Windows under WINE!
I edited the arena.conf as arena-l.conf for Linux Dosbox (mainly ddraw -> opengl and change mount paths from \ to / based, turn off mouse autolock). Unsurprisingly it ran much better.
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How come Steam supports Linux and can't setup the Linux version of DosBox?
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Why would you expect a game that is only listed as Windows compatible to setup the Linux version of DosBox?

The fact that it works at all without doing anything on Linux is a miracle.
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