Just over a year since the release of antiX-M8.5, the antiX-team are pleased to announce that antiX MEPIS 11 ‘Jayaben Desai’ – a fast, light, very flexible and complete desktop and livecd based on Debian Testing and SimplyMEPIS – is now available in full, base and core versions (for 686 and 486 kernel all using [...]

SimplyMEPIS 11.0 RC2, aka 10.9.96, has been uploaded. This is considered to be a minor update. The primary change since RC1 is the update to a 2.6.36.4 kernel that includes an experimental version of the aufs driver, which makes it possible to run the DVD with a read/write filesystem. Automatic x configuration should work better [...]

A final beta of SimplyMEPIS 11.0 has been uploaded. Warren says: “There haven’t been any major changes since beta2, but there have been quite a few minor changes, so it seemed like a good idea to test a new master disk before declaring an RC.” Please report any problems at the MEPIS forum at www.mepiscommunity.org

Mepis 11 is in beta stages, which means it’s time to pop it onto some test machines and see what Warren Woodford and the gang have cooked up. Despite the Spinal Tap reference (and extreme version bump), Mepis 11 is not a disaster. Nor does it have any Stonehenges in danger of being trod on [...]

MEPIS has released SimplyMEPIS 10.9.88, the beta1 of MEPIS 11. The beta is available from MEPIS and public mirrors. The ISO files for 32 and 64 bit processors are SimplyMEPIS-DVD-TEST_10.9.88_32.iso and SimplyMEPIS-DVD-TEST_10.9.88_64.iso. Warren Woodford reported on the progress in the 11.0 release cycle: “This beta includes a 2.6.36 kernel. We are using an early Debianized [...]

Alpha 4 is available. This is a test release not a production release. It is intended for MEPIS Testers only. The ISO files are: SimplyMEPIS-DVD-TEST_10.9.82_32.iso and SimplyMEPIS-DVD-TEST_10.9.82_64.iso The primary change since Alpha 3 is that the pre-configuration of video has been completely structured to take advantage of the auto-configuration capability of Xorg and NVIDIA. Also [...]

It was 8 years ago today that the MEPIS Linux project started when Warren Woodford decided to build a version of Linux that would be easy to try from CD, easy to install from the live environment, and easy for everyone to use. Over the years there have been reports of SimplyMEPIS being the first [...]

The first Alpha grade release of SimplyMEPIS 11.0 has been uploaded to the MEPIS master site. It is available for immediate download by MEPIS subscribers. The global ISO mirrors should make the files available to the general public within 24 hours. The names of the ISOs are: SimplyMEPIS-CD_10.9.70_32.iso and SimplyMEPIS-CD_10.9.70_64.iso Although they are called “CD” [...]

The last time I looked at SimplyMEPIS was the 8.0 release. In this review I’ll be taking a look at the latest version, SimplyMEPIS Linux 8.5. SimplyMEPIS is based on Debian, and it uses KDE as its desktop environment. What’s New In This Release Here’s a sample of the new stuff you’ll find in this [...]

MEPIS LLC has announced the upload of SimplyMEPIS 8.5 ISOs that will fit on a 1GB USB key. The USB sized ISO files for 32 and 64 bit processors are SimplyMEPIS-USB_8.5.03-rel1_32.iso and SimplyMEPIS-USB_8.5.03-rel1_64.iso respectively. Warren Woodford explained: “This build includes the packages that are preloaded in the CD sized ISOs and in addition contains a [...]

AntiX-M8.5 is available at MEPIS mirrors in the antix subdirectory. Here is anticapitalista’s announcement of antiX-M8.5: 9 months since the release of antiX-M8.2, the antiX-team announce that antiX MEPIS 8.5 ‘Marek Edelman’ – a fast, light, flexible and complete desktop and livecd based on SimplyMEPIS and Debian Testing – is now available in full and [...]

I’ve tried several versions of the SimplyMEPIS but never really got hooked on the visual appearance leaving me wondering what beginners find so appealing in SimplyMEPIS. With the release of SimplyMEPIS 8.5.01 I decided this was the perfect time to give it a try and see what all the fuss is about. SimplyMEPIS 8.5.01 features [...]