In SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Beta 6, ntfs-3g is automounting partitions, so the installer fails because the partitions are mounted.

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We are releasing the updated Beta 5.1 for SimplyMEPIS-32. The original Beta 5 ISO had a couple of mistakes - Sun Java 6 was accidentally left out and the wrong version of the Fuse driver was included.

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This app prepares your MacTel system for the installation of SimplyMEPIS 6.0-4. One of it's main functions is to resize and repartition your OSX root Volume. This is Alpha software, it could destroy your OSX root Volume. Use at your own risk. If you want be a test er of SMA for OSX, contact

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We've uploaded the SimplyMEPIS 6.0 Extras CDs to the MEPIS pool and the public mirrors. They can be found in the mepis released directory. These 3 CDs are provided only as a convenience for users who can't rely on having a continuous fast Internet connection. The same packages are also available from the on-line pools.

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A problem has been found in the installer that prevents a reboot if you select to "Auto-install using entire disk." The fstab file contains an invalid entry. We will get out an RC2 in the next few days to correct this problem. Meanwhile, there are two workarounds:

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In SimplyMEPIS 6.0 RC 1, we have improved the way MEPIS handles pluggable devices, such as USB keys and CD drives. The changes will not take effect properly if the home directory has been preserved, so if you preserve your home directory, you will need to do some tweaking to restore the KDE defaults. This applies whether you upgrade from the pools or perform a fresh install. The RC 1 ISO and the updated MEPIS pools should be available Thursday, 6/15/06.

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Since most of you said gFTP is your FTP client of choice, it will be back in Beta 3. Thanks to everyone who gave feedback.

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We are revisiting the inclusion of an FTP client in SimplyMEPIS, and would like some feedback from the community. Your choices are:

1. Use Konqueror for FTP (include no FTP client)
2. include gFTP
3. include KFTPGrabber
4. include kasablanca

Give us your input by posting comments.

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Just a quick note to the community: We plan to upload Beta 2 tonight, so it will be available for download tomorrow.

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There is a known problem of KDE print not working properly with CUPS 1.2. Users get an error message when attempting to print or view print manager. If you ignore the message, you should be able to proceed with no problem.

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