Jen Denitto left in 1997, and was replaced temporarily by Charley Stone (Salad/Gay Dad) and permanently by Deb van der Geugten.
This period saw Linus networking with the DIY queercore scene, including shows for Local Kid (Bristol) and Homocrime (London) and gigs alongside Lesbo Pig and Wetdog.
Jen Denitto went on to play in The Low Edges and The Monochrome Set; and has drummed with Keith Top of the Pops, Dom Green and Rebekah Delgado.
Compilations of unreleased Linus material,[11] and demos of songs by Andy Roberts were released in 2006; a memorial gig was held in February the same year.
Following on from this, former band members Jen Denitto, Deb van der Geugten and Charley Stone played a gig together, billed as The Bass Players of Linus, in February 2016.