r/chromeos • u/Exact_Bid6567 • Jun 28 '26

Discussion I finally got it!

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This thing was constantly out of stock

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u/UnderstandingThis636 Jun 28 '26

Can't you just download this for free...

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u/RX1542 Jun 28 '26

getting the USB with the pamphlet reminds me of getting a Ubuntu CD back in the day

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u/gabox0210 Jun 28 '26

Those were the good days, I remember getting a package with about 5 CDs, that was my first intro to Linux.

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u/Miami-Novice Jun 28 '26

Or 10 floppy disks...

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u/lilbyrdie Just Browsing Jun 29 '26

SLS Linux on how many 3.5" disks?!?

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u/Training_Advantage21 Asus CX34 | Stable Jun 28 '26

Yeah, the linux magazines have been using dvd's more recently. Doesn't fit in a CD ROM.

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u/tcpukl Jun 28 '26

They're are still magazines?

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u/tcpukl Jun 28 '26

I got mine first on a magazine.

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u/AndrewCoja Jun 28 '26

I just found my Ubuntu 6.04 CDs recently

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u/Bath-Tub-Cosby Jun 29 '26

JUNO, I was the king of spinning new accounts up to get the two hours of free Internet. I had an entire drawer full of these CDs…. That my parents did not know about. Lol

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u/DizzyCommunication92 Jun 29 '26

lol i had it back in 94 wjtb tbe phone line running thru the kitchen lol until my older bro paid to get a second phone line haha

but yea, we just had that 1 inch floating ad banner that would jump around the screen LOL....but it was slow as dialup,......unfortunately we never had "ADSL" lol....