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>&#13; Your first task is to install Red Hat Linux 9 on the desktop computer that will be running TimeSys Linux. If you already have a computer with RHL9 on it (or even just a boot partition that has it), you can skip this step, but a clean installation is always best. Be sure to choose the <EM
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>Next, make sure that the <TT
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>If it's not installed, retrieve it by whatever means you prefer, such as downloading the binary RPM from Red Hat's <A
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>&#13; Copy the TimeSys Linux distribution archive to the computer running RHL9 and extract it. Switch to the <TT
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