Editing MEPIS

{{Infobox OS
| name = SimplyMEPIS
| logo = [[Image:MEPIS logo.svg|100px|MEPIS Logo]]
| screenshot = <!-- Do NOT change the screenshot unless there is BIG change in the UI. When taking screenshot, please resize your window (e.g. 640*480), disable your extensions and use the default theme. -->[[Image:Mepis11.png|300px]]
| caption = SimplyMEPIS 11.0 default desktop
| developer = Warren Woodford
| family = [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]])
| working_state = Inactive
| supported_platforms = [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]]
| released = {{Start date|2003|05}}
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q823184|P348|P548=Q2804309}}(12.0 Beta 2)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.mepiscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=34928&sid=6b110cf96ce1886dd95c06687d4387f8 |title=M12 11.9.92 |date=2013-08-10 |accessdate=2013-08-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306030154/http://forum.mepiscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=34928&sid=6b110cf96ce1886dd95c06687d4387f8 |archivedate=2016-03-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q823184|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}
| package_manager = [[dpkg]]
| update_model = [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]]
| ui = [[KDE Plasma Workspaces|KDE Plasma Desktop]]
| license = Various
| website = {{URL|http://www.mepis.org/}}
}}

'''MEPIS''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɛ|p|ᵻ|s}} was a set of [[Linux]] distributions, distributed as [[Live CD|Live CDs or DVDs]] that could be installed onto a [[hard disk drive]]. MEPIS was started by Warren Woodford and '''MEPIS LLC'''.

The most popular MEPIS distribution was SimplyMEPIS, which was based primarily on [[Debian]] stable, with the last version of SimplyMEPIS being based on Debian 6. It could either be installed onto a hard drive or used as a [[Live DVD]], which made it externally bootable for troubleshooting and repairing many operating systems. It included the [[KDE]] desktop environment.

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

In 2006, MEPIS made a transition from using Debian [[Software package (installation)|packages]] to using Ubuntu packages.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lehrbaum|first=Rick|url=http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7900729752.html|title=MEPIS founder clarifies MEPIS/Ubuntu relationship|date=2007-02-17|publisher=DesktopLinux.com|accessdate=2008-07-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906090302/http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7900729752.html|archivedate=2008-09-06}}</ref> SimplyMEPIS 6.0, released in July 2006, was the first version of MEPIS to incorporate the Ubuntu packages and [[Software repository|repositories]].

SimplyMEPIS 7.0 discontinued the use of Ubuntu binary packages in favor of a combination of MEPIS packaged binaries based on Debian and Ubuntu source code, combined with a Debian stable OS core and extra packages from Debian package pools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mepis.org/node/13894 |title=MEPIS Begins a Return to Debian With Version 6.9.51prebeta |date=2007-08-02 |accessdate=2007-12-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211233101/http://www.mepis.org/node/13894 |archivedate=2007-12-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Major releases occurred about six months to one year apart until 2013, based mostly on Warren's availability to produce the next version.

==Variants==
'''SimplyMEPIS''', designed for everyday desktop and laptop computing. The default desktop environment is KDE-based, although Gnome and/or other GUI-environments can be installed. SimplyMEPIS 11.0 is based on Debian 6 and includes Linux 2.6.36.4, KDE 4.5.1 and LibreOffice 3.3.2, with other applications available from Debian and the MEPIS Community. It was released on May 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mepis.org/node/166|title=SimplyMEPIS 11.0 Production Release|date=2011-05-05|accessdate=2011-05-07|archive-date=2011-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509064206/http://www.mepis.org/node/166|url-status=dead}}</ref> Development halted during beta testing of Mepis 12.

'''[[antiX]]''', a fast and lightweight<ref>{{cite web|url=http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=antix|title=DistroWatch.com: antiX}}</ref> distribution, was originally based on MEPIS for [[x86]] systems in an environment suitable for old computers. It's now based on [[Debian#Branches|Debian Stable]].

'''[[MX Linux]]''', a midweight distribution<ref>{{cite web|title=MX Linux|url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mx|publisher=DistroWatch|accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref> developed in collaboration between antiX and former MEPIS communities which is based on Debian Stable.

==Name==
According to Warren Woodford, the name MEPIS is pronounced like "Memphis", with the extra letters removed. Originally, the word "MEPIS" didn't mean anything in particular; it came about by mistake. When Woodford misunderstood a friend over the telephone, he decided to use the name because it was a simple five-letter word and there were no other companies or products with that name.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{DistroWatch|mepis|NAME=MEPIS Linux}}

===Reviews===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090417054126/http://www.itreviews.co.uk/software/s733.htm April 2009 Review of SimplyMEPIS 8.0]
*[http://www.linux.com/feature/153431 Review of SimplyMEPIS 8.0 Beta 5]
*[http://www.junauza.com/2007/11/antix-fat-free-mepis.html antiX M-7, The Fat-free Mepis]
*[http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/mepis-antix-on-450mhz-k6-2-256mb/ MEPIS AntiX on 450Mhz K6-2, 256Mb]

{{Linux distributions}}

[[Category:Debian-based distributions]]
[[Category:Linux distributions offering KDE desktop environment]]
[[Category:Operating system distributions bootable from read-only media]]
[[Category:X86-64 Linux distributions]]
[[Category:Discontinued Linux distributions]]