Installing Linux Like It's 1999

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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 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOdR9kpj3sM