On 10/17/20, Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote: > ellanios82 wrote: >> Mark - thank you >> ......... >> >> > I just found out that it's also available as a snap, >> > if you're okay with snaps/Canonical/Ubuntu >> >> https://snapcraft.io/dosbox-x >> >> <sudo snap install dosbox-x> >> >> Mark >> >> ...... >> >> Gee ! : this is a whole new world [for me] >> >> : are there particular Perils with Snaps, that one ought to be aware of >> ? > > Yes. > > Every snap package you install can do anything it wants to anything on > your system, including installing keyloggers, copying the clipboard every > second, and shipping it all off to North Korea, China, or Fort Meade. > > Snap is not a security mechanism. > > -dsr-
Also, I kind of remember that the server part is non-free, so, you're under the inherent limitations. Maybe a convenient alternative: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.dosbox_x.DOSBox-X Hope this serves. Cheers.
