Comments on: SimplyMEPIS 6.5 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: libdvdcss and w32codecs installation blocked by missing (?) libc6 - Linux Forums http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-5081 libdvdcss and w32codecs installation blocked by missing (?) libc6 - Linux Forums Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:32:51 +0000 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-5081 [...] -- yet, according to APT, "libc6 is already the newest version." According to this review of MEPIS, a person could get a repository of non-free packages called Medibuntu that would include w32codecs [...] […] — yet, according to APT, "libc6 is already the newest version." According to this review of MEPIS, a person could get a repository of non-free packages called Medibuntu that would include w32codecs […]

]]> By: Zaphod Beeblebrox http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-4316 Zaphod Beeblebrox Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:20:03 +0000 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-4316 Are you sure you switched off the mute? Strange default, and it took me a long time to find it. Are you sure you switched off the mute? Strange default, and it took me a long time to find it.

]]> By: BG http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-3556 BG Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:24:13 +0000 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-3556 Sorry but mepis has no sound for many people. It is perhaps an ubuntu bug. For me it never identified my sound card. Just look at the frum. Good ati drivers install though, very easy. Niceo video but no sound. Sorry but mepis has no sound for many people.
It is perhaps an ubuntu bug.

For me it never identified my sound card. Just look at the frum.

Good ati drivers install though, very easy.

Niceo video but no sound.

]]> By: Morten Skyt http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-1060 Morten Skyt Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:43:40 +0000 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-1060 Hey, thank you for all your nice and interesting comments. First off, I apologize for not digging into the debate-part of the MEPIS-community before writing the article. It is definitely a very good way to get information and it seems pretty responsive - most threads are answered very quickly and the answers seems helpful. #11, Jo: It's sad to hear you have so much trouble with linux-distros, but I don't like your golden rule though... If there's a problem, it should be fixed, rather than avoided. The sad thing in your situation is that it's most likely just some auto-detection that fails so a bad driver loads into the kernel and not the distro itself that's the problem. We had something similar at the university at which I attend when it changed to Ubuntu, as it seems Dell had some slightly modified Intel GMA-chip in most of the computers, which made the computers crash when you changed from desktop to full-screen console, yet all there should be fixed was a few lines in a configuration-file. Hey, thank you for all your nice and interesting comments. First off, I apologize for not digging into the debate-part of the MEPIS-community before writing the article. It is definitely a very good way to get information and it seems pretty responsive - most threads are answered very quickly and the answers seems helpful.

#11, Jo:
It’s sad to hear you have so much trouble with linux-distros, but I don’t like your golden rule though… If there’s a problem, it should be fixed, rather than avoided. The sad thing in your situation is that it’s most likely just some auto-detection that fails so a bad driver loads into the kernel and not the distro itself that’s the problem. We had something similar at the university at which I attend when it changed to Ubuntu, as it seems Dell had some slightly modified Intel GMA-chip in most of the computers, which made the computers crash when you changed from desktop to full-screen console, yet all there should be fixed was a few lines in a configuration-file.

]]> By: Jo http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-1059 Jo Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:19:05 +0000 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-1059 It doesn't work every time. I have not yet managed to make Mepis boot on my system. With 6.0 it was a video problem and I finished with a nice black hung screen. With 6.5 I forget what the exact error message was but it appeared to be a hardware configuration problem (and I don't feel like rebooting it to write down the failure message). I am doomed with Ubuntu source code, Ubuntu boots in live but can't find the hd partitions and the installer doesn't (I am now waiting for a cd for 7.04 after downloading the rest). Md5 sums check. I guess that Debian based distros and SIS chipsets don't go together. Mandriva 2007 Spring One is working fine though (after a very unstable 2007 Free). When the next Mepis comes out I will undoubtedly burn another cd to see if it works. The golden rule: when one distro doesn't work try half a dozen more! Jo It doesn’t work every time. I have not yet managed to make Mepis boot on my system. With 6.0 it was a video problem and I finished with a nice black hung screen. With 6.5 I forget what the exact error message was but it appeared to be a hardware configuration problem (and I don’t feel like rebooting it to write down the failure message).
I am doomed with Ubuntu source code, Ubuntu boots in live but can’t find the hd partitions and the installer doesn’t (I am now waiting for a cd for 7.04 after downloading the rest). Md5 sums check. I guess that Debian based distros and SIS chipsets don’t go together. Mandriva 2007 Spring One is working fine though (after a very unstable 2007 Free). When the next Mepis comes out I will undoubtedly burn another cd to see if it works.
The golden rule: when one distro doesn’t work try half a dozen more! Jo

]]> By: beachboy http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-744 beachboy Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:04:06 +0000 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-744 Morten, A thorough review which highlights one or two minor shortcomings in Mepis 6.5. Apart from those, I have to say that Mepis is the most user-friendly Linux OS that I have come across. The number one reason I migrated from opensuse 10.2 to Mepis 6.5 was because of the former's less-than-wonderful Yast package manager. In total contrast the Synaptic package manager in Mepis is fast and runs as smooth as silk. This superior performance in package management seems to be symptomatic of Mepis 6.5 as a whole. It just gets on with the job and does it properly. I wish I had £1 for every time I have seen "...but it works in Mepis" posted to various forums. I also appreciate the friendly and helpful Mepislovers Forums and the excellent Mepis Guides which are highly recommended for about-to-be Mepis users. I think that both deserved a mention in your review. Morten,
A thorough review which highlights one or two minor shortcomings in Mepis 6.5.
Apart from those, I have to say that Mepis is the most user-friendly Linux OS that I have come across.
The number one reason I migrated from opensuse 10.2 to Mepis 6.5 was because of the former’s less-than-wonderful Yast package manager. In total contrast the Synaptic package manager in Mepis is fast and runs as smooth as silk.
This superior performance in package management seems to be symptomatic of Mepis 6.5 as a whole. It just gets on with the job and does it properly. I wish I had £1 for every time I have seen “…but it works in Mepis” posted to various forums.
I also appreciate the friendly and helpful Mepislovers Forums and the excellent Mepis Guides which are highly recommended for about-to-be Mepis users. I think that both deserved a mention in your review.

]]> By: Simply MEPIS 6.5 [KDE Based] - Good Alternative to Ubuntu - TechEnclave http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-690 Simply MEPIS 6.5 [KDE Based] - Good Alternative to Ubuntu - TechEnclave Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:18:12 +0000 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-690 [...] firewall, KDE, and much more. Home Page:- MEPIS | discover the possibilities... Reviews - Friendly Linux » Blog Archive » SimplyMEPIS 6.5 - SimplyMepis 6.5 - Simply Wonderful | tuxmachines.org - Linuxseekers - SimplyMEPIS 32 beta6 [...] […] firewall, KDE, and much more. Home Page:- MEPIS | discover the possibilities… Reviews - Friendly Linux » Blog Archive » SimplyMEPIS 6.5 - SimplyMepis 6.5 - Simply Wonderful | tuxmachines.org - Linuxseekers - SimplyMEPIS 32 beta6 […]

]]> By: minet http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-677 minet Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:56:26 +0000 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-677 Thanks for a great review. I just installed the new MEPIS 6.5 on my Dell Dimension 4600 with a Nvidia card 6600le. To my surprise a Beryl 0.2.0 was activated on the spot and working without any problems.Since Mepis switch from Debian to Ubuntu has become more and more friendly user to everybody.To me the most positive aspect of the new Mepis 6.5 is multimedia decoding,very easy installation and of course Beryl 0.2.0 which I think is a coolest addition to this distro. Thanks for a great review.
I just installed the new MEPIS 6.5 on my Dell Dimension 4600 with a Nvidia card 6600le.
To my surprise a Beryl 0.2.0 was activated on the spot and working without any problems.Since Mepis switch from Debian to Ubuntu has become more and more friendly user to everybody.To me the most positive aspect of the new Mepis 6.5 is multimedia decoding,very easy installation and of course Beryl 0.2.0 which I think is a coolest addition to this distro.

]]> By: CeVO http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-662 CeVO Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:23:02 +0000 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-662 Tom, one word about the CD issue. This has been acknowledged and fixed with an update you can install via the repos (not on the live CD). It is likely a revised ISO will be issued which incorporates the fix and some other minor updates. Tom, one word about the CD issue. This has been acknowledged and fixed with an update you can install via the repos (not on the live CD). It is likely a revised ISO will be issued which incorporates the fix and some other minor updates.

]]> By: Tom http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-653 Tom Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:49:06 +0000 http://friendlylinux.org/2007/04/25/simplymepis-65/#comment-653 Thorough, well-written review. Mepis is on our short list of distros from which we will pick one to use on several home PCs. There is sometimes a problem with mounting CD drives that you did not experience. Other than that, Mepis has been easy on us GUI-oriented users. The forum is relatively comfortable for non-technical users. Thorough, well-written review.

Mepis is on our short list of distros from which we will pick one to use on several home PCs. There is sometimes a problem with mounting CD drives that you did not experience. Other than that, Mepis has been easy on us GUI-oriented users. The forum is relatively comfortable for non-technical users.

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