| SimplyMEPIS 3.3 is Here! |
Feb. 25, 2005
MEPIS has released the SimplyMEPIS 3.3 bootable CD, which the company touts as a Linux that is easy to install and use, and that should appeal to the beginner and expert alike. According to MEPIS developer Warren Woodford, the SimplyMEPIS bootable CD enables potential users to verify hardware compatibility, test drive applications, and determine the value of SimplyMEPIS before they make a commitment to install it on their hard drive. After installation, the CD can be used as a rescue and repair disk for MEPIS and also for computers still running Windows, he adds.
The latest version includes (and preconfigures) the KDE 3.3.2 desktop, OpenOffice 1.1.3, Firefox 1.0, Mplayer plugin, Gaim, Xchat, Konqueror, Kmail, Pan, Skype, GIMP, Digikam, Acrobat Reader, Real Player, Xine, XMMS, Kino, GTKPod (with automatic support for both Mac and PC iPods), Scribus, Checkbook Tracker, KPilot, QTParted, Synaptic, Kpackage, and "many other applications to give the desktop user everything needed to quickly become productive," Woodford says.
Additionally, SimplyMEPIS includes "the renowned apt package system from the Debian Project," enabling users to "easily add new software and update existing software with just a few clicks," Woodford adds. Users can choose from among "over 10,000 packages" that can be downloaded for free from the Debian package pool and the MEPIS package pool, he says.
"By popular demand, the synaptic package manager is now recommended for new users," Woodford says. "Also new in 3.3, SimplyMEPIS has introduced a GUI based boot screen and an improved installer that supports more hard drive configurations. And it gives the user the choice of a 2.4.29 kernel and/or a 2.6.10. Also the nvidia or the fglrx/ati display driver can be chosen during installation to replace the default display driver."
"MEPIS is committed to providing a reliable, polished, and complete version of desktop Linux that enables new users to throw off the yoke of Windows once and for all," says Woodford. "In addition, MEPIS offers developers the opportunity to focus on creating cool new stuff instead of continuously tinkering with the underlying system."
SimplyMEPIS is available from www.mepis.com.
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