SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Release Candidate 3 adds Beryl

SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Release Candidate 3 (RC3) is uploaded to the MEPIS subscribers’ pool and propagated to the public mirrors — only nine days after RC2 was released. It features a 2.6.15 kernel, a KDE default desktop, and Beryl 0.2.0 Final.

MEPIS 6.5 is expected to be final within a week according to Woodford

• Download SimplyMEPIS RC3 from here.

• Original story here. (Desktoplinux.com)

Screenshots of SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Release Candidate 2

For those interested, a set of nice screenshots, of this Ubuntu-based distribution.

• Screenshots here [Phoronix]

Tuxicity.

Simply MEPIS 6.5 speeds to first release candidate

Linux distributions are known for evolving quickly, but it looks like MEPIS is trying to set a new speed record. Yesterday, MEPIS announced the release of the feature-complete RC1 (release candidate) of SimplyMEPIS

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Ubuntu based distro’s , An inventory

• Mepis
• Ulteo
• Linspire, soon
• Biznix Linux
• Elbuntu
• linux Mint
• fluxbuntu
• scribuntu
• Ubuntu Multi Media
• Guadalinex
• Arabian linux
• MoLinux
• Ubuntu Lite
• EduPuppy GioveLUG
• gNewSense
• X-Evian LiveCD
• Devubuntu
• Ebuntu
• Ichtux
• Ubuntu Christian Edition
• nUbuntu
• Dubuntu
• Zubuntu
• Ubuntu Satanic edition
• ImpiLinux
• mEDUXa

For Details of most of these Products Go Here
For the ones missing on that page go Here

Maybe I’ll roll my own, very, very unique Ubuntu based Distro one day

SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Beta 6 Screenshots

[ Large ] [ Small ]  SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Beta 6 :> shots.linuxquestions.org

SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Beta 6 expands NVIDIA Beryl support

SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Beta 6 is now available for downloading and testing, the project announced today. The new release allows users to optionally select between two NVIDIA drivers, the latest v1.0.9746 or a legacy version (v1.0.9631), to maximize Beryl support for both newer and older chips, the project said.

SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Beta 6 expands NVIDIA Beryl support : More..

MEPIS founder clarifies MEPIS/Ubuntu relationship

MEPIS Linux founder Warren Woodford began, a year ago, to migrate MEPIS from Debian to Ubuntu packages, and in July achieved the first Ubuntu-based simplyMEPIS release. In light of the recently announced Linspire/Ubuntu collaboration, DesktopLinux.com asked Woodford to clarify the MEPIS/Ubuntu relationship.

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SimplyMEPIS 6.5 beta ready for 3D action

SimplyMEPIS 6.5 beta ready for 3D action >>

Founder and chief maintainer Warren Woodford announced today that Beta 5 of SimplyMEPIS 6.5, featuring a 2.6.17 kernel, default KDE 3.5.3 desktop, and 3D support, is ready for download. Additionally, “Xorg 7.1 and lots of new drivers make this release Beryl-ready,” according to Woodford.