I’ve tried to find them to no avail. I’m guessing the box sets just aren’t made anymore, but I figured it’s worth asking in case there’s some obscure one out there somewhere.
To clarify, I’m looking for a more recent Linux version. I know the older ones can be found on auction sites and the like.
Tee hee. Maybe you could go to Circuit City?
Sorry.
Doing no research, you might find a third party book that has a cd dvd ?
Circuit City
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No distro I’m aware of still provides official box sets and CDs. Debian still provides materials for third parties to make them, though. Most of the vendors of pre-burned Linux media have also shut down, but one that seems to still exist (and offers Debian box sets) is https://www.shoplinuxonline.com/ .
I’m not aware of anything. Why are you looking, maybe there is something similar out there.
Mostly just purely nostalgic reasons, computer software in boxes.
Slackware does, I think.
Sackware Store seems to be down right now. Unfortunate.
Can you make your own?
Can I make my own Linux install media? Yes. I do it all the time. Can I make my own software box with cool artwork and booklets and various other goodies? No.
Well you could always get creative and turn this into an art project.
I could, but I have no aptitude for visual art. I’d sooner buy one of the vintage Linux boxes. And I may very well do that.
Debian has a list of vendors who sell it in a media (USB, DVD…), some of them also sell other distros.
Thanks. I was hoping for an actual set in like a cardboard box.
I remember getting a Ubuntu CD box set many years ago when I ordered free disks in the mail as a teenager. The box was well constructed, prints of high quality and the CD labels were especially sharp.
Crazy how physical media was king back then.
