I tired Linux a few times in the past, but didn’t really start using seriously until 2019. I love poking around old OSs and distros, and I want to spin a few up in some VMs my next free evening.

Any suggestions? Open to any distro (or let’s be honest, DE). Any versions that holds a special place in your heart or that’s exceptionally novel? Really interested to see what’s out there!

    • ElderWendigo
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      6 months ago

      I wonder whatever happened to Knoppix. All I’ve been able to find online is speculation and questions.

    • ace_garp@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 months ago

      Yeah, Knoppix was kind of a ‘Tucows vibe’ distro. Pretty approachable.

      Zen Linux was another short-lived 2005 liveDistro, which had a nice feel and Art.

      Also, installing all https://trisquel.info/ versions side-by-side and doing a 17 year fast-forward would be cool.

    • FigMcLargeHugeEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Same. I also have an old Backbox distro that I used daily for years and every once in a while fire it back up for shits and giggles.