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[News] Review of SimplyMepis 7.0 is a Rave

  • Subject: [News] Review of SimplyMepis 7.0 is a Rave
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:13:34 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Review: SimplyMepis 7.0  

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| Overall, SimplyMepis 7 is a very good distribution for new users. Aside from 
| the few problems I listed above, I'd consider it a top pick distribution for 
| new users and will join other greats such as PcLinuxOS and Mint on my list of 
| recommended distributions. It still has a few chinks in the armor that the 
| developers still need to work out, but I think that's true to some degree 
| with every distribution, but some have bigger flaws than others. There are 
| some things that need to be fixed which I feel are important to resolve in 
| order for SimplyMepis to rise to the top of all distributions for new users. 
| But aside from that, it gets my vote as one of my recommended distributions.        
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http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=371


Related:

SimplyMEPIS 7.0 is a keeper

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| SimplyMEPIS has always been and remains one of my favorite Linux 
| distributions because of its no-nonsense approach to the user desktop. It 
| contains virtually all the things I desire in a desktop and does so in a 
| logical and easy-to-use manner. Its selection of included software is 
| well-rounded and intuitive without a lot of overlap. It is one of the rare 
| systems that is equally appropriate for new users and the experienced. I 
| always keep a version of SimplyMEPIS installed so that no matter what else I 
| do to my laptop, I will always have at least one system that will work when I 
| need it.        
| 
| SimplyMEPIS continues to be at the top of the short list of systems I 
| recommend when asked which Linux distro to try. It is one of the best 
| distributions available today. It is SimplyWONDERFUL.   
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http://www.linux.com/feature/124919


SimplyMEPIS-7.0 - Beyond Dapper!

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| In conclusion, the more attractive SimplyMEPIS 7.0 is lightning fast even 
| though its graphical interface is powered by KDE 3.5.8. As a matter of fact, 
| it feels faster and more stable than SimplyMEPIS 6.5. Setting  up SimplyMEPIS 
| 7.0 was super easy, as usual!  I could easily surf the shared directory of 
| SimplyMEPIS 7.0 from Windows XP once the installation was over,  and I could 
| also easily surf the shared directory of Windows XP from SimplyMEPIS 7.0. 
| Almost zero effort was needed to make this work! Should you need a KDE 
| desktop which can be easily set up within a few minutes,  there no doubt that 
| SimplyMEPIS 7.0 is the right choice.        
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http://www.linuxseekers.com/content/view/227/1/


ReviewLinux.Com: First Look SimplyMEPIS 7.0

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| Just in time for the holidays.  SimplyMEPIS 7.0 final release has arrived and 
| we thought we would do a quick first look at this new Linux OS.  
| 
| Installation went smoothly and we had no problems installing it to our test 
| system. 
| 
| Below are some images of SimplyMEPIS 7.0:
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http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=9038


SimplyMEPIS 7.0 Screenshots

http://www.thecodingstudio.com/opensource/linux/screenshots/index.php?linux_distribution_sm=SimplyMEPIS%207.0


A Holiday Present for Everybody: MEPIS 7.0 is Released

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| MEPIS has released SimplyMEPIS 7.0. The isos for the 32 and 64 versions are 
| in the released directory at the MEPIS subscriber site and public mirrors. 
| MEPIS 7.0 offers up to date user applications delivered on top of a Debian 
| stable core.   
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http://www.mepis.org/node/14187


MEPIS 7.0-rc2: See Fedora

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| I tried MEPIS 6.0 and 6.5 a while back because it seemed like a good 
| distribution. The best of Ubuntu, Debian, and Knoppix all rolled into one 
| with some extra goodies a la Mint- who wouldn't want it? It turned out to be 
| a decent distribution, but a solid one at best.   
| All this is (hopefully- it's the last RC, but it's still just an RC) going to 
| change with version 7.0. 
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http://distrogue.blogspot.com/2007/12/mepis-70-rc2-see-fedora.html


Another Day Another Distro - Part 8 - SimplyMEPIS 7.0 Beta 6

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| This time around I decided to try out another distribution I'd never used 
| before in the shape of MEPIS. I started off with simplyMEPIS 6.5 which seemed 
| a bit dated but luckily it was pointed out to me that 7.0 is due out very 
| soon. I noticed simplyMEPIS 7.0 AntiX had been released recently but it's a 
| lightweight distribution for older hardware and it's probably not fair to 
| compare that to the larger distros directly. I might look at lightweight 
| distros in their own right in future.       
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http://adventuresinopensource.blogspot.com/2007/11/another-day-another-distro-part-8.html


MEPIS 7.0 Beta5: Improvements and OpenOffice 2.3

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| Good news for MEPIS users! The MEPIS documentation team has released a new 
| MEPIS User's manual under a Creative Commons License. With over 60 pages, the 
| manual covers many questions from installation, to network configuration, to 
| using applications.   
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http://www.mepis.org/node/14087


KDE 4.0 Beta 1 w/ MEPIS

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| The first beta of KDE 4.0 was released earlier this month and Warren Woodford 
| of the MEPIS project has now built a version of SimplyMEPIS 7 that is based 
| upon Debian Etch with the 32-bit and 64-bit KDE 4.0 Beta 1 packages.  
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=805&num=1


MEPIS releases KDE 4 Beta 1 Live DVDs

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| In a statement, Jos Poortvliet of the KDE Project said, "The KDE project is 
| happy to see MEPIS Linux leading the way in bringing the next-generation 
| desktop technology to their users. This decision of early adoption of KDE 4 
| by the MEPIS developers will ensure a premier KDE experience for the users. 
| We hope KDE 4 will be appreciated, and we look forward to the constructive 
| comments from the MEPIS community."     
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4591036732.html


MEPIS founder clarifies MEPIS/Ubuntu relationship

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| Woodford [MEPIS]: Again it's a matter of what you mean by those words.
| Mark [Shuttleworth] and I talked it over before I switched to Ubuntu.
| He's clear that MEPIS is an independent distro. And yet, it is fair
| to say on the Ubuntu site that MEPIS is a derivative of Ubuntu,
| from the point of view that we use the Ubuntu packages. And we
| use them by choice, because they meet our needs and they're
| the best available. That reference at the Ubuntu site says
| that we endorse Ubuntu, and we do. 
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7900729752.html


MEPIS 7.0 Beta6: The Final Round of Updates

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| The first RC is scheduled to be released around Nov 10 and a second RC around 
| the 17th. Final is tentatively scheduled for Nov 24. 
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http://www.mepis.org/node/14176

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