Awesome, that list is very helpful. Thanks!

Yeah, I only joked about Theseus due to the Ship of Theseus analogy (replacing all the parts of an OS)

Overall, it seems like the best option is just to install the software one needs

That makes sense, it seems like the best bet is just to find software for all the same functions

Yeah, it seems like it can be easily replaced insofar as comparable software exists for other distros

For academic and scientific use. Based on Ubuntu, but enhanced by GIS/maps, numerical modelling, 2D/3D/4D visualization, statistics, tools for creating simple and complex graphics, programming languages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions

Seems useful, but if it can be replicated simply with analogous software then that’s likely the best option

Sweet! That’s what I was hoping to hear. Seems like the simplest solution. Thanks for the info.

Should I mirror an archived version onto a VM to view the package structure and copy it on a modern distro? Or is there a simpler way to see what packages it would need?

I’m new to linux, so forgive me if it seems like an obvious question

Wouldn’t “distroless” just mean LFS?

I mean, if they’re packaging an OS for distribution, what makes that distroless?