• TheCaconym [any]
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    2 years ago

    It works both way, too. Assuming you do not deploy systemd, you can install the very latest kernel, released two days ago, on a computer built in the 80s - long before pentium CPUs even existed, as well as almost the entirety of a modern distribution.

    Using legacy repositories for specific XFree86 versions, this even includes supporting old displays - including monochrome ones.