SimplyMEPIS 8.0 Beta 5
If you take a look at the MEPIS Mirror, in the testing directory, you'll notice that SimplyMEPIS 8.0 is now in Beta 5 iteration. Changes in this release include:2.6.27.5 kernelrebuilt "extra...
View ArticleSimplyMEPIS 8.0 RC2: On the Home Stretch
Morgantown, WV, Jan 26, 2009 -- Warren has uploaded ISO files for RC2 of SimplyMEPIS 8.0 to the MEPIS pools. The files for 32 and 64 bit processors are SimplyMEPIS-CD_7.9.95-rc2_32.iso and...
View ArticleSeems That 'U3' Just Won't Die
A while back, I mentioned that there seems to be an issue with the distribution of SanDisk USB jump drives containing that scourge called "U3". Well, there's still an issue with this kind of ©®@¶...
View ArticleSimplyMEPIS 8.0 RC3
Morgantown, WV, Feb 9, 2009 -- MEPIS has distributed ISO files for RC3 of SimplyMEPIS 8.0. The files for 32 and 64 bit processors are SimplyMEPIS-CD_7.9.96-rc3_32.iso and...
View ArticleLenny Status
I was asked about the SimplyMEPIS timeline, as it depends upon the Lenny project status. Since I can't answer for Warren--it has been too long since we chatted on the phone--I'm really at a loss as to...
View ArticleRetail Linux/windoze PCs Showing Up
Now, I'm not going to make more of this that it really merits, but we're starting to see retailers--Dell, in this case--easing into offering Vista|XP notebooks with a bit of a Linux flavor to them....
View ArticleAntiX 8.0 is Released
Morgantown, WV, US and Thessaloniki, Greece, Feb 12, 2009 -- The antiX-team is proud to announce that antiX MEPIS 8 'Intifada' - a fast and light complete desktop and livecd based on SimplyMEPIS and...
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UNIX Epoch Milestone
The UNIX epoch is 1970.01.01 (January 1, 1970), and is used as the starting point for counting seconds. This counting of seconds determines the time, as calculated by your local system. Today will...
View ArticleLenny Makes ♥ Valentine's Day ♥ Target
As long anticipated, the final iteration of Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny" was released today:Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 releasedFebruary 14th, 2009 The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official...
View ArticleAntiX /etc/apt/source.list repo changes
Advice from Paul:anticapitalista Post subject: VIP: /etc/apt/source.list repo changes. Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:41 am Now Debian Lenny has been released, antiX users need to make one small change to...
View ArticleDebian Lenny Based SimplyMEPIS 8.0 is Released
Morgantown, WV, Feb 22, 2009 -- MEPIS LLC has released SimplyMEPIS 8.0, the community edition of MEPIS 8.0. The ISO files for 32 and 64 bit processors are SimplyMEPIS-CD_8.0.00-rel_32.iso and...
View ArticleGetting Burned
Recently, I was told that the .iso files that I'm mirroring for the SimplyMEPIS 8.0 final release are "obviously" corrupted. Uh...obviously, if this is the case, I should rectify the matter...
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Not Name That Tune
OK. This isn't a round of "Name That Tune", but I am wondering if some of you can identify the exact use of this cable. It is computer oriented, and there was a time when you could look into almost...
View ArticleSAT/9 Testing
This week, the 5th through the 8th actually, is our time to do the mandated California Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (otherwise affectionately known as the "SAT/9 Test") for all children,...
View ArticleGood News
For almost a year, now, both the Georgia Tech and Indiana University MEPIS mirrors have been unsynchronized with the rest of the mirrors out there. I'm happy to tell you that both are current again....
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