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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!

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[–] halm@leminal.space 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm still nostalgic for CrunchBang, and I continue to use OpenBox with any distro I try... Keep your DEs, I'm good 😄

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

CrunchBang was my jam in late high school. I couldn't believe how much more lightweight it was compared to Lubuntu, which had been my main for years due to having a potato laptop

[–] halm@leminal.space 3 points 3 weeks ago

Right? Those terrible low-spec, off-the-shelf laptops can really cook with Openbox on a Linux distro.

[–] CuttingBoard@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Arco, Mabox, and Bunsenlabs are my current vm favorites.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

I respect Bunsenlabs for lacking the chaotic instability that I loved to hate about Crunchbang in high school, and which I hate to wish I could love as a busy adult requiring a stable system...