As this thread is a few months old now, I'll add to the discussion with a potential solution that might help others:
You could use Debian Etch (Debian 4.0) which shipped with gcc 4.1. Here's how:
1. Download the Debian Etch netinstall ISO: https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdima ... etinst.iso
2. After basic installation, set up your /etc/apt/sources.list with:
3. Run the next commands going forward as root:
If you need a GUI environment, you can also install xorg and gnome:
Important notes:
- This is only recommended for isolated development/testing environments
- I've done this exact setup for researching mid 2000s Linux using QEMU with user mode networking (-net user). This configuration is quite safe as QEMU's user networking creates an isolated virtual network environment. Your VM gets its own internal VLAN with no direct external network access, essentially acting as a NAT with its own DHCP server.
You could use Debian Etch (Debian 4.0) which shipped with gcc 4.1. Here's how:
1. Download the Debian Etch netinstall ISO: https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdima ... etinst.iso
2. After basic installation, set up your /etc/apt/sources.list with:
Code:
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ etch maindeb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian/ etch main3. Run the next commands going forward as root:
Code:
apt-get updateapt-get install gcc-4.1If you need a GUI environment, you can also install xorg and gnome:
Code:
apt-get install xorg gnome-coreImportant notes:
- This is only recommended for isolated development/testing environments
- I've done this exact setup for researching mid 2000s Linux using QEMU with user mode networking (-net user). This configuration is quite safe as QEMU's user networking creates an isolated virtual network environment. Your VM gets its own internal VLAN with no direct external network access, essentially acting as a NAT with its own DHCP server.
Statistics: Posted by marky611 — 2025-01-30 18:15