MEPIS

MEPIS (pronunciation: meh-pis) is a set of Linux Distributions distributed as Live CDs. The most popular of these distributions is SimplyMEPIS. MEPIS distributions are based on Debian, some of them indirectly. For example, SimplyMEPIS 7.0 is based mainly on Debian, with additional source code from Ubuntu (which is also based on Debian). MEPIS distributions are created by Warren Woodford.

It can either be installed onto a hard drive or used as a Live CD, which makes it a boot disc for troubleshooting many operating systems. It includes KDE, the K Desktop Environment.

 History 
MEPIS was designed as an alternative to SUSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, and Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrake) which, in the creator Warren Woodford's opinion, were too difficult for the average user. MEPIS's first official release was on May 10, 2003.

Distributions
The most popular MEPIS distribution, SimplyMEPIS, is designed for everyday desktop and laptop computing. SimplyMEPIS 7.0 contains several new packages and features. It contains Linux 2.6.22 and OpenOffice.org 2.3.0. It was released on 2007-12-23.

Related pages
 NeXT

References

 Other websites 
 Official site
 MEPIS Community Forum , main community site
 antiX , a fast, lightweight and easy to install Linux distribution live CD based on MEPIS

Reviews
SimplyMEPIS 7.0 is a keeper
Review: SimplyMepis 7.0 
SimplyMEPIS 7.0 Beta 6
antiX M-7, The Fat-free Mepis
MEPIS AntiX on 450MHz K6-2, 256Mb

Category:Live CD
Category:Ubuntu (operating system) derivatives
Category:X86-64 Linux distributions
Category:Linux distributions
Category:Debian-based Linux distributions