I’ve tried to find them to no avail. I’m guessing the box sets just aren’t made anymore, but I figured it’s worth asking in case there’s some obscure one out there somewhere.

To clarify, I’m looking for a more recent Linux version. I know the older ones can be found on auction sites and the like.

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    No distro I’m aware of still provides official box sets and CDs. Debian still provides materials for third parties to make them, though. Most of the vendors of pre-burned Linux media have also shut down, but one that seems to still exist (and offers Debian box sets) is https://www.shoplinuxonline.com/ .

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        I remember getting a Ubuntu CD box set many years ago when I ordered free disks in the mail as a teenager. The box was well constructed, prints of high quality and the CD labels were especially sharp.

        Crazy how physical media was king back then.

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      I’m not sure if I would trust a third-party selling an operating system on a disk nowadays

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      Wie komisch! I actually know German, but they don’t deliver to the USA. Thank you, though.

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    Tee hee. Maybe you could go to Circuit City?

    Sorry.

    Doing no research, you might find a third party book that has a cd dvd ?

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    Do you want the box to display or a hard copy of the installer?

    If the latter I’m sure I’ve seen them for sale in the past couple of years on distro websites. Click “get [distro]” and its some secondary item to downloading which is what most people went. Might be a USB key or disc.

    If you want an actual box idk how they are shipped.

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        How curious. Are you doing a play?

        You might have to DIY one if you don’t want an old one. Certainly there are websites you could upload a PDF to that would print for you.

        I think the boxes made sense when they were for sale in a brick n mortar store because they are harder to steal and make the person feel like they are buying something when digital goods weren’t such an instinctive idea. I doubt they would be shipped because they are big for no reason and would require a lot of packaging to keep from getting wrecked in transit vs a USB key in a bubble envelope.

        To buy linux in a box, you would have to find somewhere near you that is selling it in person. A computer store, a book store. Maybe a campus bookstore? They have a captive audience so sometimes can get away with stuff that doesn’t otherwise make business sense.

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          A play? No, I just saw an old Linux box and wondered if anybody still made them.

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      Can I make my own Linux install media? Yes. I do it all the time. Can I make my own software box with cool artwork and booklets and various other goodies? No.

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          I could, but I have no aptitude for visual art. I’d sooner buy one of the vintage Linux boxes. And I may very well do that.