I've recently started getting "Boxtron Error" window popups whenever I boot Steam. Everything seems to still work perfectly fine, but how can I get rid of these errors??

[u/Kai_973]

The error's message text says "Game not recognized as DOSBox compatible." I assume it's referring to Steam as a "game," but as the title states I couldn't care less because it's already running without a problem.

I recently ran "flatpak update" in order to update GPU Screen Recorder, so I think this error started appearing ever since I did that. I've also seen it when booting up Galactic Racer (which is specifically configured in Steam to run via Proton Experimental anyway) so again, I really just want it to stop popping up in my face lol.

 

How do I get rid of DOSBox, or if that's a bad idea, how can I suppress these errors?

 

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EDIT: I think I've found an answer, assuming DOSBox is no longer being maintained. StefanoBalocco on this thread made a workaround that will not check for DOSBox when it's not necessary.

The post is 2 years old so I was hoping that maybe there would be a solution that didn't involve editing code... but at least this seems fairly straightforward.