Corel Linux - The (Word)Perfect Operating System

Published: 10 May 2024
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WordPerfect isn't a name you hear too often these days. But there was a time when it was the king of word processing software. And sometime in the late '90s, Corel released a version of it for Linux. Oh... and an entire distro for it to run on. Let's check it out!

Chapters:
00:00 - Setting the scene...
00:27 - Some backstory
03:33 - Unboxing
06:48 - Installation
09:32- First boot
10:43 - Initial exploration
11:42 - WordPerfect
13:53 - What happened to Corel Linux?
14:26 - The Office Suite
15:48 - A brief look at the included software
17:25 - Desktop customization
20:40 - GIMP zone
23:21 - Outro

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