Installing Linux Like It's 1999 – Red Hat 6.1
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Red Hat Linux 6.1 was released in October 1999, 25 years ago this month! So let’s install it out on period hardware, compare it to modern day Fedora, and see what 25 years of desktop Linux progress looks like.
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Chapters:
00:00 Is Linux Really That Complicated?
01:22 What’s In The Box?
08:35 Installation Process
16:47 First Impressions & Problems…
21:17 Classic Linux Problem 1: GPU / Monitor Configuration
25:45 Classic Linux Problem 2: Networking
28:54 Classic Linux Problem 3: Sound Card
32:13 25 Years Of Linux Progress
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