A first look at SimplyMEPIS 6.5 (DesktopLinux)
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SimplyMEPIS 6.5 rc2. "
SimplyMEPIS 6.5 is built on the 2.6.17 Linux kernel, based on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Service), aka "Dapper Drake," by the way. Until version 6.0, MEPIS had been built on Debian, but MEPIS designer Warren Woodford found that Debian Stable was too far behind the curve, and Debian Testing/Unstable was advancing too quickly and breaking too often, so he switched to Ubuntu. Unlike Ubuntu, which uses GNOME for its default desktop, MEPIS uses KDE 3.5.3." The final release of SimplyMEPIS 6.5 is now out.