14 DAY TRIAL // MEPIS LLC announced yesterday (August 25th), through Warren Woodford, the release of SimplyMepis 8.0.10 for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms, and based on the Debian Lenny operating system. The new version brings lots of interesting features, as well as bleeding-edge applications, such as Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2, Bind 9.6.1P1 or Mono 2.4.2.3. Without further ado, let's have a look at the main updated packages of SimplyMEPIS 8.0.10:
· Alsa 1.0.20; · Bind 9.6.1P1; · Google Gadgets 0.11.0; · KNetworkManager 0.7; · KVM (The Linux Kernel-Based Virtual Machine) 85; · Linux kernel 2.6.27.30; · Mono 2.4.2.3; · Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2; · Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.22; · Nvidia video driver 185.18.14; · rt2860 driver 2.1.2.0; · Strongswan 4.3.2.
The SimplyMepis 8.0.x branch is still built on top of the old KDE 3.5 desktop environment, but the developers are concentrating on the next release, SimplyMepis 8.5, which will feature the powerful and breathtaking KDE 4.3 desktop environment.
About SimplyMEPIS 8.0 and MEPIS LLC
SimplyMEPIS 8.0, based on Debian Lenny, features an LTS (Long Term Support) kernel and provides users with upgrades for all important packages. MEPIS Assistant also ensures that SimplyMEPIS can be used successfully in a desktop environment.
MEPIS LLC was founded in 2002 by computer industry veteran Warren Woodford to realize his personal vision for a version of Linux that was not only complete and secure, but also easy to use and install. MEPIS LLC provides consulting services for system and business analysis, product strategy, architecture design and software development. SimplyMEPIS functions as the testbed for a MEPIS Linux core used to build and deploy secure server/desktop solutions and virtualized data centers.
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