ALP Programming 8086 using TASM in ubuntu

Installing Turbo Assembler(TASM) in ubuntu 

To do Assembly Language programming we need a assembler. One of them is Turbo Assembler (TASM). For performing Assembly language programming in Linux with TASM we need to do the following 

Step 1 : Update the packages and dependencies

Open the terminal in Linux (Ctrl + Alt + T ) and run the following commands. (These commands are not compulsory. If they not run, sometimes that causes installation problem). 

• sudo apt-get update 

• sudo apt-get install –f 

Step 2 : Install DOSBOX 

DOSBox emulates an Intel x86 PC, complete with sound, graphics, mouse, joystick, modem, etc., necessary for running Assembly language programs. 

To Install DOSBox run the following command in the Terminal 

• sudo apt-get install dosbox 

Step 3 : Download the TASM to Linux 

Download the packages for TASM by linking on the below link, that automatically download a Zip file.

• Download TASM for ubundu

Step 4 : Extract the file and place it 

After downloading the file, create a directory for tasm in your home directory and extract files into that directory. 

Step 5 : Running a ALP Program

create a ALP program and save with extension .asm. The program must be save in the TASM directory.  

Eg: sum.asm  

Step 6 : Open DOXBox and mounding virtual C Drive 

To open DOXBox type dosbox in terminal and press Enter. To mount the virtual C Drive type the following command in DOXBox  

• mount c /home/<username> 

Eg : mount c /home/ssmpoly  

Step 7 : Navigate to TASM directory 

 Using the cd command in Linux navigate to the TASM directory in DOXBox.

Step 8 : Run the program 

For running the program we need to do the following

• tasm filename.asm 

• tlink filename  

• filename.exe 

Note : In the first command shows error and warning of the program. We can only perform second command after fixing error (if any). The last command actually runs the program.