SimplyMEPIS 6.0-rc2 Release: Security updates, screen detection, bug fixes
Morgantown, WV, June 21, 2006 -- MEPIS has uploaded RC2, a new release candidate of SimplyMEPIS 6.0. RC2 adds bug fixes, security updates, and screen resolution detection.
The RC2 image is available for download and test in the mepis 'testing' subdirectory at public mirrors and the MEPIS Subscriber's Site. For up to 7 days, please send feedback to
MEPIS has added monitor resolution autodetection to the CD. Warren Woodford of MEPIS said "This is a feature that has been requested for a long time. If the user does not specify their desired display resolution when booting the CD, we attempt to obtain it from the EDID data returned by the display card and then the optimum screen resolution is chosen automatically. Unfortunately there are a lot of monitor-display card combinations that do not return this data, so this feature will work only for some users."
A bug was found in RC1 that broke the "install on entire disk" option. This bug has been fixed for RC2. By popular demand, the apt-notify applet was improved to support transparency in the panel. Firefox runs much faster out-of-the-box, due to some configuration improvements suggested by the community. RC2 incorporates more security updates from the Ubuntu Dapper pool including a security patched version of the 2.6.15 kernel. By request, the rdesktop package was added so KDE's Remote Desktop Sharing could be used with Windows remote desktop servers.
MEPIS continues to fix bugs and prepare for the final release of 6.0. Regarding the release schedule, Warren said "We're getting more feedback from the community than ever before. A lot users have reported that MEPIS is working perfectly, but others continue to uncover bugs. We want this release to be the best it can be. So due to the outstanding bug reports, and the fact that the restructuring of the MEPIS utilities is incomplete, and the upcoming Independence Day Holiday, final release has been rescheduled for July 10. This is meant to be a firm final release date."
About MEPIS
MEPIS LLC was founded in 2003 by computer industry veteran Warren Woodford, to realize his personal vision for a computer environment that was complete and secure, while also being easy to try, easy to install, and easy to use. Today MEPIS offers commercial Linux solutions for home users, businesses, hardware vendors, and vertical market early adopters. MEPIS products are also available free of charge to not-for-profits, K-12 schools, and private users not requiring support.
