SimplyMEPIS 6.5 [Review] | Linux Today

SimplyMEPIS 6.5 [Review]

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 30, 2007

“MEPIS basically claims to beat all other distributions at the
major aspects of desktop-computing, as it claims to feature ‘unique
hardware detection and configuration superior to any others’ as
well as being ‘pre-configured for simplicity and ease-of-use,
you’re productive in a matter of minutes’ and it claims to ‘include
the very best business and multimedia programs.’ Such huge claims
gives huge expectations and that’s exactly how I intend to review
this distribution: I expect nothing less than the perfect
distribution, in all desktop-aspects–especially, as always, in the
field of user-friendliness!

“MEPIS is an Ubuntu-based distribution, using KDE for the
desktop. It includes a vast array of free software (not just free
as in open-source, but also closed-source free such as Skype). The
first public release of MEPIS came in May 2003 and development has
seemingly been going strong ever since…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

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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