Is there anywhere I can download Pear Linux 8 to run on VirtualBox?


  1. Posts : 38
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    Is there anywhere I can download Pear Linux 8 to run on VirtualBox?


    I have been looking through Free Linux OS's and came across Pear Linux which looks amazing! But they discontinued the downloads of all Pear Linux. I am looking for ANY site that might have Pear Linux 8.

    Thanks!
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  2. Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #2

    Looks like these links are good,

    Download Pear OS 8 for Linux
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  3. Posts : 38
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    It dosent work on VirtualBox for me... unless there are some settings I have wrong?
    Settings for Pear Linux 8 @ VirtualBox
    Type: Linux
    Version: Other Linux (32bit)
    Ram 2048 MB
    Boot Order: Floppy, CD, HDD
    Chipset: PIIX3
    Pointing Device: USB Tablet
    1 CPU
    Execution Cap: 100%
    VRAM: 128MB
    Controller IDE > HDD > CD: Downloaded pearos8-i386.iso
    Network: NAT
    Basically it boots then gets stuck after I click one of these options:
    Pear OS 8
    Boot the Live System
    xforcevesa - boot Live in safe graphics mode
    Start the installer directly
    hd - boot the first hard disk
    Im not sure whats wrong so if anyone knows please help :)
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  4. Posts : 17,322
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    Have a look at this guys video, it looks like his settings are a bit different (Version),

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  5. Posts : 38
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    I changed to those settings and it still gets stuck
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  6. Posts : 17,545
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    Pear Linux is officially dead and valid download sources taken down. It's quite possible that those ISO images still available around the Internet are not original but rather user modified and posted, making them more insecure. There's also no more support for Pear Linux.

    The same has lately happened to other MacOS like Linux distros as well. Apple is not known of their tolerance regarding copyright infringement and as all these Mac lookalikes used protected Apple and Mac icons and such, it is clear that Apple would react.

    This article tells more about Pear Linux: Was Apple involved in the death of Pear OS? | ITworld

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  7. Posts : 38
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    I have the iso but it gets stuck on VirtualBox still
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