Press Releases

SimplyMEPIS RC2 Out

Posted Thu, 04/07/2011 - 13:41 by warren

April 7, 2011 -- 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 with older nvidia cards.

Automatic fstab configuration should produce a better default entry for ntfs partitions.

The default panel configuration has been tweaked, hopefully, for the final time.

SimplyMEPIS 11.0 nears Final with RC1 Release

Posted Mon, 03/28/2011 - 09:38 by warren

Mar 28, 2011 -- Warren Woodford has uploaded SimplyMEPIS 10.9.94, the first release candidate of MEPIS 11.0. This RC is available from MEPIS and public mirrors. The ISO files for 32 and 64 bit processors are SimplyMEPIS-DVD-TEST_10.9.94_32.iso and SimplyMEPIS-DVD-TEST_10.9.94_64.iso.

MEPIS 11.0 RC1 is build from a Debian Squeeze stable foundation with the following major differences: a MEPIS configured 2.6.36.4 kernel, NVIDIA driver 260.19.21, KDE 4.5.1, Firefox 4.0, Libreoffice 3.3.2, and the usual MEPIS tweaks that make it ready to use out-of-the-box.

For 11.0, the MEPIS community has produced an attractive new desktop theme and an excellent updated user manual, as well as a quick start guide.

SimplyMEPIS 11.0beta3 Available

Posted Mon, 03/07/2011 - 08:40 by warren

Mar 7, 2011 -- 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

SimplyMEPIS 11.0 beta2 Uploaded for Testing

Posted Tue, 02/08/2011 - 11:56 by warren

Morgantown, WV, Feb 8, 2011 -- Warren Woodford has released SimplyMEPIS 10.9.90, the second beta of MEPIS 11.0. This beta is available from MEPIS and public mirrors. The ISO files for 32 and 64 bit processors are SimplyMEPIS-DVD-TEST_10.9.90_32.iso and SimplyMEPIS-DVD-TEST_10.9.90_64.iso.

SimplyMEPIS 11.0 beta1 Release

Posted Thu, 01/06/2011 - 12:19 by warren

Morgantown, WV, Jan 6, 2011 -- 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 build of KDE 4.5 but we're hoping the excellent Debian KDE Team will have a newer version available in the Debian pools before MEPIS 11.0 goes final."

Warren continued: "We were fortunate that Firefox 4.0b8 became available in time to be included in the Beta. That seemed to be an important addition, so 11.0 will be more compatible with HTML5 based web content."

SimplyMEPIS 11.0 Alpha TEST 4 Uploaded for Testing

Posted Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:32 by warren

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 this is the first preview of a new default theme developed by MEPIS Community members.

Please give your feedback at the mepislovers.org forum.

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