“Mepis 11 is in beta stages, which means it’s time to
pop it onto some test machines and see what Warren Woodford and the
gang have cooked up. Despite the Spinal Tap reference (and extreme
version bump), Mepis 11 is not a disaster. Nor does it have any
Stonehenges in danger of being trod on by dwarves.“New Linux users might be scratching their heads at this point.
Mepis (or MEPIS to some)? Mepis is a KDE-centric distribution
originally based on Debian, then Ubuntu, then Debian again due to
development needs.“Mepis is not one of the best-known Linux distributions, but it
does have a loyal following. Though it’s never been my distro of
choice, it was a favored distribution with some of my colleagues at
Linux.com circa 2005 and 2006. In fact, it was favored by a lot of
users then — coming in 5th in the DistroWatch listings in
2005, and 4th in 2006. What happened? The Ubuntu/Kubuntu
juggernaut, that’s what. But user base is not a clear indication of
the quality of a distribution. Let’s see what Mepis 11 has to
offer.”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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