Better yet: use a container or VM without physical booting.
I’m afraid I can’t write a detailed article about linuxpreglibc25.iso — because as a standard, recognized, or official Linux distribution image.
The era labeled "pre-glibc25" generally refers to the time before 2006-2007. This was a period defined by: linuxpreglibc25.iso
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\linuxPreGlibc25.iso Broadcom Support Portal:
Since Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, many legacy links have moved. You can typically find it in these locations: Local VMware Workstation Folder: If you have Workstation installed, check Better yet: use a container or VM without physical booting
Great! Do it transparently:
No major Linux distribution (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE, Slackware, Gentoo, Alpine, Void, NixOS, etc.) has ever published an ISO with that exact name. This was a period defined by: C:\Program Files
On older ESXi versions (6.5 or earlier), it may be located in /vmimages/tools-isoimages/ How to Install It