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#66
Originally Posted by DJames1 View Post
- For some reason the gz contains just a file called Dosbox which does not appear to be an executable program, so you have to go to shell root mode and mark it executable yourself after copying to the device (why????). Is that still true if you install the .deb version? May need some libraries, which I think can be found at the above-referenced site?
lots of questions, this one I may answer, the permissions are lost if you package the file the "wrong" way. And if a file is executable or not depend on its permissions. You shouldn't come across this if you install the .deb. The only library needed is SDL. And yes you find it there.