Dosbox questions (SOLVED)

[haywire]

Does anyone know where the dosbox configuration file gets saved when you install to vectorlinux?

I was to tweak it, but I can't find it. For some strange reason, catfish crashes my computer.

Is there another file searching util I can install? Otherwise, do you know where dosbox stores the files it installs?

If I knew where to find it, now I know how to tweak it for better performance...

Thanks in advance for any help...
I about gave up on a dos gui, now I'm making vector load the applications directly from a linux program launcher.
I need to modify the dosbox conf file to have a better cpu and start with max cpu cycles...

Thanks!

Steven

[retired1af]

Using "locate" in the cli doesn't work?

[haywire]

This is what I get when trying to "locate dosbox.conf"

locate: warning: database /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db' is more than 8 days old


Grrrr....

[haywire]

DOH I got it...

Start dosbox, and type config -writeconf .dosboxrc

Now look in your home directory. .dosbox

The config file is there and can be modified now...

YAY!

Steven

[haywire]

Moderators... Please mark this thread solved.

[sledgehammer]

haywire,

You can also mark it solved....just go to the original message and "modify" the caption, adding (SOLVED).

I guess you know, when you get the database is more than 8 days old warning, to run updatedb as root.

[haywire]

I didn't know I could do that will update... also will try that as root..I didn't know that. I almost never use the root account... I'll logout and try that as root...

Steven

[sledgehammer]

I don't know if there is a way to update the system data without running updatedb as root but agree that such a feature would be nice.  Root is dangerous.

[Andy Price]

Any reason why you can't open a terminal, su to root and run updatedb?

[roarde]

Usually, when someone here says "run as root" they mean use su (or sudo). It's shorthand that we've gotten used to. I say the same thing, when I really should say "run with root priveleges". Both correct, but the second explains better.

So, yes you can do it from terminal+su. Also, the command "slocate -u" works the same and does the same thing.

[Andy Price]

Agreed, but haywire did say "I almost never use the root account... I'll logout and try that as root..." so I kind of assumed he wasn't going to su.

[haywire]

For the record I often go to the root account and do those type of things, along with general housekeeping.

I do this once a month or so I'd guess. Sometimes, when I need something quickly I do use su, but not so much. I don't think redhat had su back in the day... so I guess I got in the habit of logging out and using the root account for such things.

Steven

[GrannyGeek]

The nice thing about using su to root in a terminal is that you can run many commands and do your housekeeping, installations, etc., without constantly typing in your password. That accursed Ubuntu practice of using sudo, in contrast, requires doing it for every new command (though I think there is some way of making your permissions last  longer but it's  obscure).

I don't remember the last time I loggeed into the root account. Even in a new installation when I have a lot of root things to do, I log into my user account, su to root, and do everything I need to do and then exit back to user so I can actually use the computer.<g>
--GrannyGeek

[haywire]

Granny yeah your right, sudo sucks.

Lately,I have also been just using ctrl_ALT_f4 or whatever and logging in as root to one of the text terminals. I can switch there to do most anything I need in text mode. Its nice to have so many options to do things in linux.

I often go to the root text terminal to use the reboot command if I have some unrecoverable error on my graphic user desktop.

Steven

[sledgehammer]

I tried ctrl-alt-F4.  How do I get back to the gui?