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MEPIS 12 Beta

Posted Sat, 05/11/2013 - 23:23 by warren

A new test release of MEPIS 12, version 11.9.86, is available for testing. It may take up to 24 hours for the ISOs to appear at the mirrors.

After extensive experiments, and feedback from the community, it was decided to defer the support for EFI BIOS and GPT drives support. Unfortunately each hardware vendor is implementing the "standard" differently.

This release is believed to be of Beta quality. Please report you test results at mepiscommunity.org

MEPIS 12 Second Alpha

Posted Mon, 09/10/2012 - 08:32 by warren

The second test release of MEPIS 12, version 11.9.70 has been upload for distribution to the mirror sites. This is an Alpha quality release, which means that it is incomplete and may not install correctly on your hardware.

There has been an update to a 3.5.2 kernel, and the installer has been improved to work partially with EFI-GPT formatted drives. Please report your test results at the mepiscomunity.org forum.

MEPIS 12 Early Alpha

Posted Sun, 07/15/2012 - 11:35 by warren

MEPIS 12 early alpha, version 11.9.60, has been uploaded. Subscribers can get it now. It should get to the public download sites within 48 hours.

New Mirrors

Posted Mon, 01/16/2012 - 20:45 by warren

Thanks to Maksym at MirrorCatalogs.com, MEPIS has new ISO and package mirrors.

See: http://www.mepis.org/mirrors

LinuxFormat Praises MEPIS and Anti-MEPIS

Posted Thu, 07/14/2011 - 17:05 by warren

LinuxFormat Magazine Issue 147 for August 2011, has a very complementary review of SimplyMEPIS 11.0 and AntiX 11.0, the MEPIS derivative for older hardware. The article isn't published online, so to read it you'll need to get LinuxFormat at a bookstore or news stand.

They say: "The best thing about AntiX, though, is that it doesn't feel like a compromise." And of SimplyMEPIS: "most report excellent hardware support and rock solid stability with above average performance."

How to update MEPIS signing key

Posted Wed, 06/22/2011 - 14:58 by warren

The signing key for the MEPIS package pools expired Jan 22, 2011. Who knew we would be around so long?

The attached file is the new public key that you need in order to install MEPIS packages.

To install the key:

Download the key file into a directory of your choice. You may need to right click on the attachment link and select something like "Save Link As..."

In the download directory, open a terminal as root and run this command: apt-key add MEPISdev.asc

This will install the key on the apt keyring.

Then when you use apt or synaptic, the MEPIS pools should work normally.

DistroWatch Review of MEPIS 11.0: "Thoughts on Inverted Jellyfish"

Posted Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:57 by warren

Jesse Smith at DistroWatch said "My week with SimplyMEPIS may be one of the most intuitive and smooth experiences I've had when using an operating system." To read his review click here.

Nice Review at All Things Linux...

Posted Sun, 05/29/2011 - 11:47 by warren

Barnaby at All Things Linux blog said "I thoroughly enjoyed my time with MEPIS 11." To read the review click here.

SimplyMEPIS 11.0 Production Release

Posted Thu, 05/05/2011 - 11:12 by warren

May 5, 2011 -- Warren Woodford is pleased to announce the release of SimplyMEPIS 11, the latest version of the renowned SimplyMEPIS Linux operating system that is designed to be easy to install, easy to use, and easy to make your own. This production release is available from MEPIS and public mirrors. The ISO files for 32 and 64 bit processors are SimplyMEPIS-1.5G_11.0.00_32.iso and SimplyMEPIS-1.5G_11.0.00_64.iso.

MEPIS has always been easy to install. 8 years ago, MEPIS created the first fully functional (what you see, is what you install) live CD and graphical installer. You only need to answer a few simple questions and within minutes you'll be ready to start using your new system. It doesn't get any simpler.

antix-M11 Released by Anti

Posted Tue, 05/03/2011 - 13:32 by warren

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 hybridiso). This release defaults to a fully customised icewm-Rox desktop (fluxbox, wmii and dwm are also installed) using a SimplyMEPIS 2.6.36-4 kernel, our own assistants to help configuration, and the usual range of applications for desktop use.

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