Glad you like it and maybe found a keeper. I just installed the newest stable version of Mepis (2004.06) on a desktop system so I could stop running from CD. I also plan to test the latest test release on the same PC and compare. It's worked well for me. Some things can be difficult installing due to the apt-pinning, but you can get help from other Debian users and on the Mepis forums and IRC. When you used apt-get to install IceWM, did it get added as an option to the login screen? There is some nice automation in Debian systems like apps being auto added to the K menu in KDE after an apt-get. I don't have to restart for a rescan of apps or anything, they just appear. Save your LiveCD of Mepis in case you fubar your X config or GRUB. Brian Kelsay

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"Richard A. Franklin" <> 02/04/05 11:07AM >>> Brian Kelsay wrote:

As always, it depends on how fast you want it and what you want to do >w/ it. I continue to stand behind Mepis (SimplyMepis) for a general desktop distro that you can try out as a LiveCD first. Under the hood it is >Debian, so adding software and updating will be fast and easy. It will work fine in 128MB of Ram. If you want it to be a server too, you can apt-get what you specifically need or go ProMepis when it comes out. I >use Libranet on my server which is also Debian based.

Following your suggestion, I installed Mepis, followed by apt-get update and upgrade. I may now be a Mepis "convert". I have used IceWM with VectorLinux, so I used apt-get to install all related packages. Also, "apt-get install streamtuner" (!) Like you say, "fast and easy". IceWM is much faster than KDE, but clunkier ... certainly much less polished, but I suppose that's the trade-off if I don't want the bloat. Rick