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Spotlight on Linux: SimplyMEPIS 8.5.x

Linux Journal: "SimplyMEPIS is a simply wonderful distribution. It was the first to offer a complete out of the box experience all tied up in a pretty package. It would be fair to say that it was probably the inspiration for many of the easy-to-use distributions available today."

SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Review

Desktop Linux Reviews: "The last time I looked at SimplyMEPIS was the 8.0 release. In this review I'll be taking a look at the latest version, SimplyMEPIS Linux 8.5. SimplyMEPIS is based on Debian, and it uses KDE as its desktop environment."

SimplyMEPIS 8.5.01 Screenshot Review

Begin Linux: "With the release of SimplyMEPIS 8.5.01 I decided this was the perfect time to give it a try and see what all the fuss is about."

Distribution Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.5

Warren Woodford has announced the release of SimplyMEPIS 8.5, a beginner-friendly desktop Linux distribution with KDE 4, based on Debian GNU/Linux: "For SimplyMEPIS 8.5 we started with the stable Debian 'Lenny' core and then selectively introduced updated packages that make SimplyMEPIS 8.5 a more timely operating system. Specifically,....

SimplyMEPIS 8.5 RC3 Is Here, the Final Release Candidate

Softpedia: "MEPIS has now made available the third release candidate of its upcoming Linux-based operating system, SimplyMEPIS 8.5 RC 3. The new release comes with several updates, both upgraded packages and fresh features, and is available for 32-bit, as well as 64-bit platforms."

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.5 RC3

Warren Woodford has announced that the third release candidate for SimplyMEPIS 8.5 is ready for testing: "MEPIS has released SimplyMEPIS 8.5.00, RC3 of MEPIS 8.5, now available from MEPIS and public mirrors. We've updated the kernel to 2.6.32.10. The release notes from the Linux kernel team indicated that....

SimplyMEPIS 8.5 RC2 is Available

Mepis: "Warren Woodford has released SimplyMEPIS 8.4.99, RC2 of MEPIS 8.5, now available from MEPIS and public mirrors. The ISO files for 32 and 64 bit processors are SimplyMEPIS-CD_8.4.99-rc2_32.iso and SimplyMEPIS-CD_8.4.99-rc2_64.iso respectively. Deltas are also available."

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 6.5 RC2

The second release candidate for SimplyMEPIS 6.5, a beginner-friendly, Debian-based desktop Linux distribution, is ready for download and testing: "Warren Woodford has released SimplyMEPIS 8.4.99, RC2 of MEPIS 8.5, now available from MEPIS and public mirrors. Warren reported: 'In the past week, we've fixed some bugs reported by....

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.5 RC1

Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the first release candidate for SimplyMEPIS 8.5, a new version of the Debian-based desktop distribution, now with KDE 4: "SimplyMEPIS 8.4.98, release candidate 1 of MEPIS 8.5, is now available from MEPIS and public mirrors. Major packages have not changed since....

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Beta 5

Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the fifth beta version of SimplyMEPIS 8.5, a beginner-friendly distribution based on Debian's stable branch featuring the latest KDE 4 desktop: "MEPIS has announced SimplyMEPIS 8.4.97, the fifth beta of MEPIS 8.5, now available from MEPIS and public mirrors. Deltas, requested....

Distribution Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.0.15

Warren Woodford has announced the release of SimplyMEPIS 8.0.15, a new update of the beginner-friendly distribution based on Debian's stable branch: "MEPIS LLC has released SimplyMEPIS 8.0.15, an update to the community edition of MEPIS 8.0. SimplyMEPIS 8.0 uses a Debian stable foundation enhanced with a long-term support....

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Beta 4

Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the fourth beta release of SimplyMEPIS 8.5, a beginner-friendly distribution based on Debian's stable branch, but featuring the latest KDE 4 desktop: "SimplyMEPIS 8.4.96, the beta4 of MEPIS 8.5, is available from MEPIS and public mirrors. Warren said: 'Even though the....

SimplyMEPIS 8.5 beta4 Greets a New Year

SimplyMEPIS: "Warren Woodford has announced that SimplyMEPIS 8.4.96, the beta4 of MEPIS 8.5, is available from MEPIS and public mirrors."

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Beta 3

Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the third beta release of SimplyMEPIS 8.5, a beginner-friendly, Debian-based distribution and live CD with KDE 4: "MEPIS has announced that SimplyMEPIS 8.4.95, the third beta of MEPIS 8.5, is available from MEPIS and public mirrors. SimplyMEPIS 8.x is based on....

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Beta 2

Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the second beta release of SimplyMEPIS 8.5, a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Debian stable, but with updated KDE 4 desktop. From the announcement: "The rapid response of the Debian KDE team made it possible for us to recompile KDE 4.3.4....

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Beta 1

Warren Woodford has announced that the first beta release of SimplyMEPIS 8.5, a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution with KDE 4, is now ready for testing: "MEPIS has released SimplyMEPIS 8.4.90, the beta 1 of MEPIS 8.5. Warren Woodford reported on the progress in the 8.5 release cycle: 'This....

MEPIS Birthday Surprise: SimplyMEPIS 8.5 alpha Release

MEPIS press release: "November 21 was the seventh anniversary of MEPIS Linux, so it seems fitting that Warren Woodford has uploaded SimplyMEPIS 8.4.80, the alpha release of MEPIS 8.5."

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Alpha

Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the first alpha build of SimplyMEPIS 6.5, a distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny", but with KDE 4.3.2 as the main desktop: "November 21 was the seventh anniversary of MEPIS Linux, so it seems fitting that Warren Woodford has uploaded....

Distribution Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.0.12

Warren Woodford has announced the release of SimplyMEPIS 8.0.12, a maintenance update of the beginner-friendly, Debian-based desktop Linux distribution: "MEPIS LLC has released SimplyMEPIS 8.0.12, an update to the community edition of MEPIS 8.0. SimplyMEPIS 8.0 uses a Debian 'Lenny' stable foundation enhanced with a Long Term Support....

Distribution Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.0.10

Warren Woodford has announced the release of SimplyMEPIS 8.0.10, an updated build of the beginner-friendly distribution and live CD based on Debian GNU/Linux: "MEPIS LLC has released SimplyMEPIS 8.0.10, an update to the community edition of MEPIS 8.0. SimplyMEPIS 8.0 uses a Debian 5.0 'Lenny' stable foundation enhanced....

SimplyMEPIS Linux 8.0 Review

Desktop Linux Reviews: "In 2006, MEPIS made a transition from using Debian packages to using Ubuntu packages. SimplyMEPIS 6.0, released in July 2006, was the first version of MEPIS to incorporate the Ubuntu packages and repositories"

Before Ubuntu Was SimplyMepis: A Long-Term Review

LinuxPlanet: "Despite being overshadowed by the popularity of Ubuntu in recent years, SimplyMepis is still one of the most friendly desktop distributions in the Linux landscape. Installation is easy, as most Linuxes are these days, but that's only the first step. Susan Linton reports on how SimplyMepis performs in daily use."

SimplyMEPIS 8.0.06 Is Here

Softpedia: "MEPIS LLC announced, through Warren Woodford, the release of SimplyMepis 8.0.06 for both 32- and 64-bit processor architectures, two months after SimplyMepis 8.0 was launched. This new version doesn't bring important changes, but updates many packages from the Debian Lenny pool. Also, the Linux kernel is now at version 2.6.27.21."

Distribution Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.0.06

Warren Woodford has announced the release of SimplyMEPIS 8.0.06, a minor update of the project's recently released version 8 "MEPIS LLC has released SimplyMEPIS 8.0.06, an update to the community edition of MEPIS 8.0. SimplyMEPIS 8.0 uses a Debian Lenny stable foundation enhanced with a long-term support kernel,....

SimplyMEPIS 8.0 Released

Jamie's Random Musings: "MEPIS announced their SimplyMEPIS 8.0 release over the weekend. That wasn't much of a surprise, as it is based on Debian Linux, and they had been in "waiting for lenny" mode for a while. The new SimplyMEPIS release was well worth the wait. In addition to the Debian base, it includes a lot of the latest packages, such as Firefox 3.0.6, OpenOffice 3.0, KDE 3.5.10 and more."

Distribution Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.0

Warren Woodford has announced the release of SimplyMEPIS 8.0, a beginner-friendly desktop Linux distribution based on the recently released Debian GNU/Linux 5.0: "MEPIS LLC has released SimplyMEPIS 8.0, the community edition of MEPIS 8.0. SimplyMEPIS 8.0 uses a Debian 'Lenny stable' foundation enhanced with a long-term support kernel,....

SimplyMEPIS 8.0 ready for Lenny

Desktop Linux: "As Linux distributions go, MEPIS aims to be better polished than most, and easier to use, especially for users migrating from other OSes. Woodford describes it as "easier than Vista, and intuitive for XP and Win98 users.""

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.0 RC3

Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the third release candidate for SimplyMEPIS 8.0: "MEPIS has distributed ISO files for RC3 of SimplyMEPIS 8.0. For RC3, the kernel has been updated to upstream version 2.6.27.15. QEMU 0.9.1+svn, libvirt 0.6, virt-manager 0.6.1, and virtinst 0.400.1 are available from the....

Development Release: SimplyMEPIS 8.0 RC2

Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the second release candidate for SimplyMEPIS Linux 8.0: "SimplyMEPIS 8.0 RC2 - on the home stretch. For RC2, the kernel has been updated to upstream version 2.6.27.12. Kvm 83 is available from the MEPIS pool to better match the virtualization configuration....