Archive for the 'Mepis' Category

27th September Comments

The five best desktop Linuxes you haven’t tried

Posted on September 27th, 2008 at 5:23 am

One of the pleasures of Linux is that you can try out different distributions to see which one works best for you. You like Ubuntu, but you want to fine tune the desktop engine? OK, try Kubuntu with its KDE desktop then. Some worthwhile distributions, however, don’t get as much attention as they deserve. So, [...]

1st September Comments

Mepis Community Website

Posted on September 1st, 2008 at 5:23 am

Welcome to the MEPIS Community This web site is developed and maintained by the community of MEPIS users. Its purpose is to tell you who we are, show you what we do, provide you with relevant news, and point you to where you can get help on using MEPIS Linux. This user-friendly operating system is [...]

27th August Comments

MEPIS 8.0 Available For Testing

Posted on August 27th, 2008 at 4:59 am

Morgantown, WV, Aug 26, 2008 — Warren announces the first MEPIS Beta, version 7.9.70. The MEPIS beta offers up to date user applications delivered on top of the new Debian (Lenny) core. Some of the important packages included with the beta are: 2.6.26.2 kernel, Xorg 7.3, KDE 3.5.9, OpenOffice 3.0beta2, Firefox 3.0.1, Sun Java 6.0, [...]

21st April Comments

Mepis Rumors

Posted on April 21st, 2008 at 2:42 pm

First let me state that in no way do I represent Mepis or Warren in any way shape or form, with that said. Is Mepis going away? No, the releases have been slow do a thing called work and unless Warren does that he has a problem paying bills eating and stuff like that. So [...]

13th March Comments

And the best desktop operating system is…

Posted on March 13th, 2008 at 8:41 am

For my money, the best desktop operating system is Linux — MEPIS and OpenSUSE at the top with Ubuntu closing in fast, to be exact. But everyone has their own opinion, and over at PC Magazine some old friends and coworkers of mine decided to compare all the most popular desktop operating systems: Windows XP [...]

31st January Comments

A Vista vs. Linux Matchup

Posted on January 31st, 2008 at 10:42 am

Ok, I have to admit it sometime, so now is as good a time as any…. Yea, I did it, I’ve got a new laptop coming and yes, it’s got Vista…. I’ve been getting a lot of calls for private tutoring, most of these people are running Vista, despite me telling everyone I see NOT [...]

20th January Comments

SimplyMEPIS 7.0 is a keeper

Posted on January 20th, 2008 at 5:06 pm

The long awaited SimplyMEPIS 7.0 was finally released just before Christmas, and it was worth the wait. In this mature and sometimes underrated operating system, everything looks good and works well. Source: Linux.Com Technorati Tags: mepis