Set up an antique machine for testing

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 7:40 PM <stefanor at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Jeffrey (2022.01.11_00:25:50_+0000)
> > I want to install a Ubuntu Server from that era. Hardy/8.04 was
> > contemporary around that time. I found the ISO at
> > https://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/. I doubt there are any Hardy
> > mirrors out there nowadays.
>
> There is at http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
>
> > Apt wants to update its index files which is pointless for this setup.
> > It results in an error that stops subsequent install operations.
> >
> > My question is, how do I get 'apt-get install' to work in this case?
>
> Update your APT sources to point at old-releases.ubuntu.com, then you
> can apt install anything you want.
>
> On less ancient releases you may need to also tell apt to disable
> Check-Valid-Until.

Thanks Stefano. That worked out perfectly. I was not aware
old-releases.ubuntu.com was the mirror that would allow 'apt-get
install' to work.

Jeff