Linked by Barry Smith on Mon 8th Dec 2003 19:40 UTC
This is the third in my series of reviews for Debian-based commercial distros that might be appropriate for SOHO use. The first article covered my exploration of Lindows, the second one focused on Libranet, and this article covers a recently released distro called MEPIS.
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I've used Mandrake for about a year now. Have tried other distros and have stuck with MDK 9.1 - UNTIL I INSTALLED MEPIS 2003.10
Amazingly simple install. A couple of clicks and 20 minutes later I'm using MEPIS from my hard drive. It's fast, it's stable (so far) and, like the editor, I'm having a GREAT time just tinkering around with it.
To be fair, I did have a problem with my onboard NIC, a Broadcom 4401. I emailed Warren with some information he requested and he emailed me back in no time flat. It took several emails until we discovered that the module used by MEPIS for my particular onboard NIC (it's on an ASUS A7V8X mobo) wasn't kosher. So I downloaded the latest drivers from Broadcom and Warren sent me detailed instructions on how to remove the old module and insert the new one once it was compiled. Now everything works like a charm.
My hats off to Warren!
Mark M Young