ATTiny85 with Arduino Uno

Using Arduino Avrdude, stk500, Bootloader issues
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I am trying to use an ATtiny85 microcontroller, and program it with the Arduino Uno. I followed these steps: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Program-an-Attiny85-From-an-Arduino-Uno/
but when I attempt to burn bootloader I get the error message:

avrdude: Yikes! Invalid device signature.
Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override this check.

I have tried redoing all my wiring, uninstalling the attiny board manager, and restarting everything, but I can't figure out the problem. I'm worried that the library is just too out of date? (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/damellis/attiny/ide-1.6.x-boards-manager/package_damellis_attiny_index.json)

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Give this 7 minutes video a watch. There are some tongue-twister points that might get missed in reading. I hope it helps.

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Let's play 20 questions:

  1. Did you upload the "Arduino as ISP" sketch to the Uno?
  2. Did you set the target processor to ATTiny85?