SimplyMEPIS 32-bit
From MEPIS Documentation Wiki
Current Version: SimplyMEPIS-32 7.0 Release annnouncement
SimplyMEPIS-32 7.0 was released December 22, 2007
Selected features:
- KDE: 3.5.8
- Kernel 2.6.22-1
- Firefox 2.0.0.11
- OpenOffice 2.3 (Writer and Calc installed)
- madwifi-ng Atheros driver 0.9.3.2
- NVIDIA driver 100.14.19-1
- compiz-fusion 0.6.0
Previous Version: Simply MEPIS 6.5 Release announcement for SimplyMEPIS 6.5
SimplyMEPIS-32 6.5 was released on April 4, 2007
Features:
- Beryl 0.2.0 integrated with KDE 3.5.3
- Kernel 2.6.15-27
- Firefox 2.0.0.3
- Flashplayer 9
- OpenOffice 2.0.2
- NTFS-3G drivers
- latest Nvidia and ATI drivers
Previous Version: SimplyMEPIS 6.0
Release Date: 7/21/2006
Features:
- KDE 3.5.3
- Kernel 2.6.15-26
- Based on Ubuntu sources
Older Version: Simply Mepis 3.4-3
Release Date: 02/09/2006
Features:
- KDE 3.4.3
- Kernel 2.6.15
- It's a mix of Debian Etch and Sid
- It installs/upgrades from Etch by default -- you need to uncomment the Debian sources in /etc/apt/sources.list
Because of Mepis commitment to remain stable and as compatible with Debian as possible, it will upgrade to KDE 3.5 probably only after Debian makes KDE 3.5 available in Etch.
Older Version: Simply Mepis 3.3.1
Release Date: 05/12/2005
SimplyMEPIS 3.3.1 Release announcement
SimplyMEPIS 3.3.1-1 Maintenance Release 06/10/2005
Features:
- KDE 3.3.2
- Kernel 2.6.10 and 2.4.29
- Important packages: OpenOffice 1.1.3 (with WordPerfect document support), Firefox 1.0, Mplayer plugin, Gaim, Xchat, Konqueror, Kmail, Pan, Skype, GIMP, Digikam, Acrobat Reader 7.0, Real Player, Xine, XMMS, Kino, GTKPod (with automatic support for both Mac and PC iPods), Scribus, Checkbook Tracker, KPilot, QTParted, Synaptic, Kpackage.
- It's a mix of Debian Sarge and Sid (Terminology)
- It installs/upgrades from Sid -- you need to uncomment the Debian sources in /etc/apt/sources.list
Next major release: Simply Mepis 3.4 it will include KDE 3.4
Because of Mepis commitment to remain as Debian compatible as possible, it will switch to X.org, OpenOffice 2.0, and KDE 3.4, only when Debian releases those packages.
