Suse 5.0 image

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Hi I was wondering if someone here has the suse linux 5.0 images that could share or upload somewhere and share the download link, thanks

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SUSE 5.0 ? Versions that far back are way before my time.

I found a link for 5.1 but not for 5.0: https://archive.org/details/SUSELinux5.1I386 (386 version)

also 5.2 : https://archive.org/details/SUSELinux5.2I386

and 5.3 : https://archive.org/details/Suse_5.3

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There is a site here (I found this surfing on the web) with the various files for different SUSE-5.0 variants : http://grumbeer.dyndns.org/ftp/cdroms/suse/5.0/

But these are not images - and I have no advice as to how to proceed from there.
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It was S.u.S.E. Linux 5.0 – released July 1997 …[INDENT=2]<https://en.opensuse.org/Archive:S.u.S.E._Linux_5.0>[/INDENT]
It was distributed with 4 CD-ROM – 3 for installation and 1 with a Live system –

  • Whether or not, anyone has placed the CD-ROM images on the net or, is about to publish their old CD-ROM collection, is a good question …
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Hi, I already have the images from 5.1 to 15.2, the only one that I haven’t found is 5.0, I want it because I want to make some videos about those forgotten versions from 5.0, 5.1 and so on, I will give it a try to those files from the ftp server to see if I can manage to install it from those, but an Iso file would have been nice, thanks

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Ok I found some iso files, but I have to test them, here is the link

http://grumbeer.dyndns.org/linux/cdroms.html

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If that doesn’t pan out, let me know.

SUSE sent me a complimentary boxed sets of some of some releases. It turns out 5.0 is still in the cupboard. Everything is there, the CDROM-set, the boot floppy, manual, box, even the registration card - maybe it’s now a collectable :-). I’d have to rig up a CD-Reader, hopefully the CD’s are readable, not sure I can read floppy though.

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Wow ! That’s a superb link of old distros. Many thanks for sharing that ! :good:

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Hmmm – from Mr. Baader’s home page – going to “Humour” – Linus’s announcement of Linux 1.2 (Linux 95) –

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Linus-
Let me start by congratulating you on the 1.2 release.

    Anyways, the reason that I am writing you is that I will be at

the Decus meeting in Washington DC, and I would like to arrange a
meeting if you would be interested.

-Bill

Bill Gates Microsoft Incorporated “Better living through better software”

!! What on earth, in March 1995, was Gates doing at the Washington DECUS (DEC User Society) meeting?

  • Be aware that, Dave Cutler left DEC in October 1988 – at that point in time he was based at the DECwest facility in Bellevue, Washington – just down the road (WA 520) from Redmond …
  • Also, be aware that, Cutler has never been impressed by UNIX® – despite using some of the ideas in the UNIX® Kernel for his RSX-11M and VAX/VMS operating systems …
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I tested versions 5.0 and 4.4.1 and they are ok, I wil try to install 4.2 even though it is in german, I have made the videos for 4.4.1 to 6.1 too.