Dune2 on Linux

Download it from here (with a browser, it does some redirect crap). Install dosbox:

$ sudo aptitude install dosbox

It is a self-extracting zip file, so you can either use wine to unzip (holy nuclear option, batman) or install unzip:

$ sudo aptitude install unzip

Create a directory that we can ask dosbox to mount as C:, then unzip it:

$ mkdir -p ~/.dos/Dune2
$ cd ~/.dos/Dune2
$ unzip ~/Downloads/Dune2.exe

Get a default config file by starting up dosbox:

$ dosbox

and (in dosbox) ask it to write out a config file for you:

$ config -writeconf /home/you/.dosbox.conf

type exit in the dosbox window to, er, exit. Add the line to mount the directory we created:

$ echo "mount c /home/you/.dos" >> ~/.dosbox.conf

and start dosbox again (with that config):

$ dosbox -conf ~/.dosbox.conf

and run Dune2 in the dosbox window (dosbox’s shell has tab completion, yay):

$ cd Dune2
$ Dune2.exe

Clicking in the window will make dosbox grab your mouse and keyboard - ctrl-f10 to escape.