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> I can tell you that old Linux binaries run just fine on current distros. Simple: I don't believe you. Grab this copy of Firefox from 2022, https://www.firefo
by gjsman-1000 8mo ago
> I can tell you that old Linux binaries run just fine on current distros.
Simple: I don't believe you. Grab this copy of Firefox from 2022, https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/96.0/releasenotes/ https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/96.0/releasenotes/, and run it on a modern distribution in 2026. If you fail, my point is made.
- lelanthran 8mo agoI dunno about firefox (newer crypto libs wont work) but I ran a gimp compiled in 2018 on a 2025 distro. Why specifically FF? Software without TLS does run just fine 5 years later on 5 year newer distros.
- chroma_zone 8mo agoDoes Debian Stable count? The page didn't include a download link, so I found it here: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/96.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/ https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/96.0/linux-x86_... And yes, it runs perfectly fine on Debian 13.
- lelanthran 8mo agoHe doesn't understand the problem. You aren't going to convince him because he doesn't know what the problem is.