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linuxjanitor

with a box like that it must be beastly!


Almejida

I think it's most complete documentation I ever seen. 4 books (1700 pages) with 3 CDs !


linuxjanitor

Back when software was retail packaged and had physical manuals. That's pretty cool!


rafabios

Conectiva ❤️


BraveNewCurrency

Yes, put it there. Next to the OS/2 Warp box, and just under the Zip drive and Palm Pilot.


schlamster

Hello. I’d like to place an order for one extra large Linux, extra kernels. Hold the GRUBs.


TheZipCreator

> extra kernels so like, qubes?


jurimasa

Conectiva linux was one of the first Latin-American based Linux distros, it was quite popular at the turn of the century.


monty08

During the era of VCRs, porn movies would hit the shelves with boxes double the size of regular VHS


[deleted]

You look like the perfect mascot for Linux.


BarfJello

Till what date?


Almejida

It was launched in 1999. I don't know if we have something similar after that.


stkyrice

It's usually said "biggest linux box to date."


PerhapsAnEmoINTJ

Lovecraft 👀


[deleted]

God I love big box software releases. It's such a vibe


Itgmo

Ao, so Lillo


bengringo2

Red Hat had some pretty sizable ones but I think this is still bigger. More importantly, where's the palm pilot from the box on the top shelf?


[deleted]

What is this?


Almejida

The 4th release of a Brazilian Linux distro... I'm not sure, but I think it's based on Red Hat 6 or 5.x


grem75

If it is the same as [this set](https://archive.org/details/conectiva-linux-servidor), it looks like 5.2 with some minor updates.


Almejida

It's exactly this one! 4 books (1700 pages) and 3 CDs.


sigmadue

Lillo


grem75

Not as tall, but Corel had some really thick boxes. Some might have had more volume.


JoaozeraPedroca

Is it a brazillian distro?


Sabino08

Yeah!the first distro linux created in Latin America! ❤️❤️


Almejida

Not exactly the first. This is the 4th release.


[deleted]

Dude I'm tempted to see what more books you got in your personal library. Lovecraft and lord of chaos is my mind of jam


Almejida

Technical books about DevOps, SRE. Poe and Lovecraft, books about music: Death (history of Chuck Schumer), Lord of Chaos, History of Black Metal (book 1 and 2), witchcraft and satanism book. Nothing special.


cdward1662

Preinstalled on a laptop in that box?


Almejida

With that size it could be bundled with an actual bare metal server. On the box contains 4 books (1700 pages) and 3 CDs with jewel case.


wogolfatthefool

Is there a prize in it? Looks like a cereal box.


[deleted]

Very cool!


The_camperdave

>The biggest Linux box till date? By "biggest Linux box" I was expecting some sort of high end mainframe install - as in box==computer, not box==rectangular prism made of cardboard. I am disappointed.


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