MEPIS, try it now!

[anthonycea]

I got the bootable CD from www.mepis.com for $14.00 and you can try this great version of Linux on your windows box without loading it on your hard drive.

Have any of you folks looked at this great OS?

It is fantastic and I was able to open up a hard drive that Microsoft anti-spyware ruined, there was a known conflict with M$ anti-spyware and install shield that rendered the FAT useless, MEPIS was able to read the drive but Windows could not.

They also have a help forum over there for all of you that need more details.

[mepnoob2005]

The new SimplyMEPIS 6.5 Rc1 32bit can read and write ntfs now so MEPIS can really save windows users when windows crashes, again.

[jbennet]

$14?

bit expensive...

[DimaYasny]

buying linux? absurd

[jbennet]

i suppose its the only way if you happen to have dialup

[DimaYasny]

neh, you can always download the image at school/university/friends'/whatever
or just free order ubuntu :)

[TheNNS]

i would NEVER buy linux. I'd rather download an image in 10 years than buy it.

[mepnoob2005]

Linuxtracker has good isos of the most popular linux's.

[TKS]

I try to use on-disk.com because they give portions of the profit back to the developers :)

[anthonycea]

buying linux? absurd

Not absurd at all, it is a fantastic value, over 900 software programs are on the new Mepis DVD , you are crazy to compute without it. :eek:

[DimaYasny]

Not absurd at all, it is a fantastic value, over 900 software programs are on the new Mepis DVD , you are crazy to compute without it. :eek:

fantastic value? when I can get a better distro like ubuntu for free, or download any other distro? come on, stop this BS.

selling linux is idiocy. the only thing that can be sold is support and services.

[TheNNS]

honestly, linux was meant to be free.

[blud]

There is nothing unique about this distrobution, you can make live CD's with all the software you need, this is just another distro to add to the list of WAYTOOLONGTOMENTIONANDOVERCOMPLICATEDLISTOFPEOPLETHROWINGSOFTWARETOGETHER.

[mepnoob2005]

blud you are wrong about MEPIS not being unique. It is spelled with all capital letters. That alone is unique I think, except for CRUX but who has ever even heard of CRUX let alone used it? Not me, but I live a sheltered life.
Here is a link to a list of almost all of the linux's available and what distro that they are based on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions

This is taken from the link
CRUX
CRUX is a lightweight, i686-optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users. The primary focus of this distribution is "keep it simple", which is reflected in a simple tar.gz-based package system, BSD-style initscripts, and a relatively small collection of trimmed packages.
Have fun I always do. ;)

[John A]

>you are wrong about MEPIS not being unique
Tell us what is unique about MEPIS, then.

>It is spelled with all capital letters. That alone is unique I think
Are you serious?

Anywa, having a huge amount of software is NOT a good reason to buy a distro. Personally, I choose distros based on their default configuration (do I have to remove lots of crap to get it to run decently?), the basic configuration tools that are at my disposal, and the installation of it. I would never buy a distro simply because it offered nearly 1000 software packages that can be had for free simply by downloading them off the internet.

[mepnoob2005]

I WAS joking joe. Couldn't you tell? Nice to lighten up a thread a bit, no?

And I have never bought MEPIS. I just use it, test it, try to break it and help other new MEPIS users get started with it.
There really isn't much difference between MEPIS and all of the rest to the naked eye. Lot's have kde, even higher versions of kde than what MEPIS uses. Lots have synaptic package manager. Not many other debian based distros use ubuntu repositories. So that alone is pretty unique.

Other unique things.

The live MEPIS disk can load the new nvidia driver for you to try while running the live disk. Does your linux do that? I doubt it. Does your linux allow you to try beryl when you run the live disk. I bet not. Does your linux even include beryl? What is your main distro so I don't have to look through a hundred threads to find out. Tell me and I'll tell you what i think about it if I have used it.
Don't be shy now.

What really is unique about MEPIS is MEPISlovers.org .
MEPISlovers.org is the best MEPIS forum that there is. And maybe the best forum of them all, including this one. Don't get me wrong. I like this forum. MEPISlovers will answer your questions usually the same hour rather than the next day or two. Members at MEPISlovers just seem to be there when you need them. I have been a member of a lot of linux forums and MEPISlovers is the fastest, most knowledgable, friendliest community of linux users that I have ever been with. I am proud to be a part of MEPISlovers. I am a MEPIS Guide and a moderator at MEPISlovers so I when I say that I know MEPIS and that I know what x-users of other linux's say about the distro that they left behind then I do. I don't any coroboration from anyone in that matter. I can provide links to back up what I say if I really want to.

As for the available software the number is closer to 20,000 packages available when you enable all the repos. You get about a thousand installed. If you have enough ram then kde is great. But if you don't then it is not. You could use xfce4, fluxbox or any other lightweight window manager and you will see MEPIS fly. I have only 1.16 Gb of ram. My box will only hold 2 Gb of ram but with what I have my computer is lightening fast using kde. Ram is cheap at newegg or ebay.

Is that enough unique things about MEPIS to keep you going or do you need more? I'm trying to help you. Have you even tried MEPIS in the last little while ? The way you say the things that you say about MEPIS really makes me wonder if you have tried MEPIS lately or not. Maybe you should. :lol:

[John A]

>I WAS joking joe. Couldn't you tell?
Not really, especially when you don't use any emoticons. You have to remember that posts are not always read in the same mood that you wrote them in, and it's impossible to tell the mood that you were in when you wrote them.

And I really don't care about Beryl -- especially in LiveCD mode. If you need it when running a LiveCD, good for you. But I'm indifferent to the feature.

Finally, there are TONS of helpful Linux forums out there for all distros, so I wouldn't really worry about that too much.

Anyway, I'm out.

[DimaYasny]

Anyway, I'm out.

+1

[mepnoob2005]

I was hoping that you would at least tell me the distro that you use the most.
I haven't even tried beryl and I don't know if I will or not.
But being able to check out beryl with the live cd might make MEPIS unique. No comment for me to rebutt?
You never commented on MEPIS's ability to load the new nvidia driver while using the live cd.
Haven't heard of any others doing that one. Unique.
And when was the last time you tried MEPIS. Honestly. I hear you call it down but you don't say when the last time was that you used MEPIS. Or what version it was that you tried, if you did try it. If you had a problem with something that MEPIS couldn't do then use that on me. I may have the answer already in my head. I have posted about 2 1/2 thousand posts at MEPISlovers where I am a MEPISguide and a site moderator. 1400+ at the new MEPISlovers site and the rest at the old MEPIS lovers site.
I have helped countless users get comfy with their MEPIS ride.
Obviously I don't like anyone calling down MEPIS. Not joking. Anyone can have trouble with a live cd due to the md5sum not matching, low ram, weird hardware or a lexmark/dell printerand that would give you a bad taste of MEPIS. Those are the only reasons that I can think of. Maybe you fall into one of those slots.
The usual mirrors have had a hard time lately giving you a copy of MEPIS that has a matching Md5sum. So some of us at MEPISlovers have been seeding torrents at linuxtracker that have the right Md5sum. Get it there.
Except if a guy never really gives MEPIS a chance because he is used to something else.
Just my opinion but it is backed up by fact. Want some links? I have them. I would NEVER give my approval to a distro without really working it over. Digital camera detection. Printer set up. Package management. Mp3 play. Dvd play. Dvd backing up. Scanning. Networking. Wireless set up. MEPIS just works.

Oh, and you DID ask me what makes MEPIS unique so that is why I posted.

I know that MEPIS won't work for everybody. The MEPISlovers forum will back that up. Some types of hardware just won't work. But these cases are the exceptions and not the rule. They make up a very small percentage. You can't make 100% of the people happy. Ever.
I have heard good things about the new 64 bit version of MEPIS. If you have an amd 64 cpu then you may like MEPIS.
That's all for now. Thanks for your responses. I would like you answer my other questions if you could find the time. Thanks again. ;)

[jbennet]

1) other crapital letter distributions:

SLAX
SUSE

2) you can get a compositing window manager and beryl and all the nvidia/ati drivers as well as the wir=reless ones if you get PCLinux OS or Sabayon.

Does mepis let any user create thier own livecd in ONE COMMAND? i think not.. PCLinxu does.

Now stop triolling about MEPIS, its really not that different