MEPIS - Simply MEPIS 8 review
One of the more popular Linux distributions, but not one that's offering much of a threat to Ubuntu in terms of popularity, Simply MEPIS nonetheless has much to commend it. It's the community version of the MEPIS distribution, and right from the start it glistens with commercial gloss.
We downloaded the live CD ISO file, burnt it to disc and booted from there. We were soon at a tidy menu that allowed us to vary the screen refresh rate, opt for a R/W file system, run a memory test or opt for minimum options. Some have complained that, given it's a distribution aimed at relative novices, there are too many options here, but we don't buy that. There's a clearly labelled default option, so we went for that.
Then it's log-in time. This may confuse novices a little, but the OS offers to log you in at first as a guest, or as root. Root is generally the one to be avoided as a rule in Linux, given that it lets you tinker with pretty much everything. It also requires a password that's not immediately obvious, but likewise, not tricky to work out!
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