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+# dosemu2
+
+dosemu2 is an emulator for running DOS programs under linux.
+It can also serve as a VM for booting various DOSes.
+
+Binary packages for ubuntu are available here:
+https://code.launchpad.net/~dosemu2/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
+
+Binary packages for fedora are here:
+https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/stsp/dosemu2
+
+Binary packages for OpenSUSE are here:
+https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/stsp2/openSUSE_Tumbleweed
+
+Please send bug reports to
+https://github.com/dosemu2/dosemu2/issues
+
+## Running
+
+Just type `dosemu` to run an emulator.
+Use `dosemu -E <dos_cmd>` to run `<dos_cmd>` and exit (add `-T` to not exit).
+Use `dosemu -K <unix_dir> -E <dos_cmd>` or `dosemu -K <unix_full_path>`
+to run DOS programs from unix directories.
+
+## Configuring
+
+Per-user configuration file can be created as `~/.dosemu/.dosemurc`.
+Add your custom settings there.
+Look into the global configuration file `/etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf` for
+existing settings, their descriptions and default values, and modify
+the local config accordingly. `$_hdimage` is probably the first setting
+to look into, as it configures the host fs access.
+
+Create `c:\userhook.sys` and/or `c:\userhook.bat` files to customize your
+boot sequence. userhook.sys can contain the `config.sys` directives and
+`userhook.bat` can contain custom boot commands.
+
+Drive `C:` is usually located at `~/.dosemu/drive_c`. You can add DOS
+programs there. Or you can run `dosemu -d <unix_dir>` to mount the
+`<unix_dir>` as a new DOS drive.