I really wish that I was born early so I’ve could witness the early years of Linux. What was it like being there when a kernel was released that would power multiple OSes and, best of all, for free?

I want know about everything: software, hardware, games, early community, etc.

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    71·
    3 days ago

    Why not just install an old version in a VM and find out?

    But remember, no search engines for troubleshooting, forums and printed matter only. (And mailing lists and IRC, but they’d probably tell you to Google it, which is off limits for this exercise.)

    • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
      13·
      3 days ago

      Even that could be tricky; these weren’t bootable/installable images.

      edit: admittedly, I have no personal experience but some years back we tried to help someone install Yggdrasil (in a VM iirc) and did not succeed.

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        3 days ago

        All installation media is a bootable image. Whether it supports booting on the virtual hardware is another question.