dapunka <dapunka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On 5 Sep, 09:53, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ReviewLinux.Com: First Look at MEPIS AntiX 7.0 Beta 2
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | I am always looking for a faster Linux OS that just does the basics. I want a
>> | low-overhead Linux distro that can run on almost any machine be it a Pentium
>> | 2 to a Pentium 4. MEPIS AntiX 7.0 Beta 2 might just be the one. Check out my
>> | short little review about this Linux distro plus my flash video showing off
>> | this fast and lightweight Linux OS.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.reviewlinux.com/index.php?m=show&id=6903
>>
>> Related:
>>
>> antiX MEPIS 6.5 Screenshots
>>
>> http://shots.linuxquestions.org/?linux_distribution_sm=antiX%20MEPIS%...
>>
>> AntiX "Spartacus", Lightweight Version of MEPIS is Released
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | MEPIS has announced the "Spartacus" release of antiX, a lightweight
>> | derivative of MEPIS. AntiX is built and maintained by MEPIS community member
>> | anticapitalista, as a free version of MEPIS for very old 32 bit PC hardware.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.mepis.org/node/13830
>>
>> New AntiX distro makes older hardware usable
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | I've been a fan of SimplyMEPIS for years. The distribution was one of the
>> | early pioneers in the field of user-friendly Linux development, and to this
>> | day offers a system that usually "just works." Earlier this month the MEPIS
>> | site announced a community variation for older computers based on
>> | SimplyMEPIS. AntiX is an installable live CD that features a modern kernel,
>> | recent X server, and lighter applications for use on computers with as little
>> | as 64MB RAM. I tried it, and liked what I found.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linux.com/feature/11520399
>
> I tried out SimplyMEPIS about a year ago. The LiveCD ran like a snail
> on the older PC I put it in, but that's LiveCDs for you I guess. So I
> installed it, then found it didn't have wvdial, the PPP dialler I need
> to allow a cellphone to act as a modem. Bah!
I think it's debian-based, so you could probably just install it from a
standard debian repository?
>
> Incidentally, the write-up that came with the CD boasted how
> SimplyMEPIS comes with all those codecs like mp3 so you can play your
> music "out the box". But my mp3 collection was on the hard disk, and
> I couldn't figure out how to access them while using the LiveCD. How
> does one do that?
>
Probably something like:
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/
and then navigate from there.
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