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I want to create VMs of old versions of Ubuntu, such as 10.10, 8.04, 4.10 and more. But how do I download old versions of Ubuntu? My main idea is The Wayback Machine. But is there anything more easier than that?

muru
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    Note that the Wayback Machine does not always provide specific versions of content, and often does not archive large files. In this particular case, I spot-checked several versions dating back to 2010, and in every case the final link to download an ISO resulted in an error message. – GalacticCowboy Apr 17 '20 at 18:59
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    Does this answer your question? [Where can I find the status of the released versions of Ubuntu?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/382579/where-can-i-find-the-status-of-the-released-versions-of-ubuntu) – muru Apr 18 '20 at 07:09
  • As mentioned by Terrance [this](http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/) website contains all the old Ubuntu releases. Just select the version you want from the list, click on it and select the ISO that matches your system (e.g. `*-amd64.iso` for an AMD-based system) . Good luck! – Tim VanH Apr 17 '20 at 10:00
  • Does this answer your question? [Where can I find the source code of Ubuntu?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/167468/where-can-i-find-the-source-code-of-ubuntu) – dlin Apr 29 '20 at 10:25

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You can download all the old releases from http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/

Hope this helps!

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  • This is useful indeed. But sometimes you also want to be able to download individual `.deb` files for an old release. Are they permanently deleted from the web once the release is no longer supported or can they be downloaded somewhere? – Per Lundberg Aug 09 '22 at 08:42
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    @PerLundberg I actually don't think they keep them all. I do know that the `.deb` packages are stored on https://launchpad.net/ubuntu and you can try looking there. I do know that if you install an unsupported or old release setting the repos like in https://askubuntu.com/questions/91815/how-to-install-software-or-upgrade-from-an-old-unsupported-release will allow you to upgrade the packages to the newest versions before that distro version went EOL. – Terrance Aug 09 '22 at 13:01
  • Thanks, that was useful info! – Per Lundberg Aug 09 '22 at 18:51
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if you want older version (.iso file) of ubuntu or any other linux distros:

https://soft.lafibre.info/

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