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Mepis 11 is the Shiznit!!!
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Post # 275081
 Mepis 11 is the Shiznit!!!A huge Kudos to the dev team on this one. I've been using Mepis since the 6.5 days and have upgraded to every version since then. Unlike previous versions though, this one actually upgraded my 8.5 install with ZERO configuration on my part. I mean, GIMP kept all my brushes and fonts, all the browsers kept my PAC/Proxy information, my desktop kept the wallpaper, my monitor is showing the correct resolution. Its just all these little things that make "upgrading" a great experience for people like me. Look Ma!! No Hands!!! The way all upgrades should be. I'm talk'n to you, Gates!!!
Now... I just need to find the repos that have Jackd and Ardour....  _________________ Mepis 11 64-bit / AMD A6-5400K Dual Core / ASROCK FM2A75-Pro4 / 8GB DDR3 1333 / ATI Radeon HD6550D Mepis 11 64-bit / Intel Pentium IV / Intel 954G / 2GB DDR |
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| Thu May 26, 2011 10:13 am |
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Re: Mepis 11 is the Shiznit!!! My signature has officially been changed!! I made the plunge last night to upgrade my home PC (my digital audio studio, if you will) to Mepis 11. My previous post was my "image tester" PC, which I screw around with just to get a feel before imaging my workhorses. In this case, I was holding out until someone found a solution to get Ardour working. Thanks to Stevo and team, I have Ardour 100% up and running.
But what else did Mepis 11 bring to the table? [*]My fonts and video images are a lot cleaner and brighter. Even though its the same resolution, I guess the latest ATI drivers provide a crisper image. [*]I don't have to press space-bar on startup to select a resolution. Not sure what was up with 8.5... but that was the case. [*]Startup and shutdown are SOOOO much faster. It's quite awesome, to be honest. [*]The "Elegance" theme is no longer cutting off the logoff/shutdown menus. In 8.5, they weren't scaled right or something. [*]KDEnlive preinstalled is a great plus. This app always gave me problems on setup in the past. So far, minus the Ardour workaround, I've installed Jackd, Avidemux, Jamin, Kino, Ktorrent, XCFA, KID3, and DeVeDe without one single dependency issue... and some of these apps kept their settings from what I had in 8.5 (GIMP, KTorrent). I couldn't ask for a better build and am quite happy with the results (so much so, I had to post this). Great work, guys!! _________________ Mepis 11 64-bit / AMD A6-5400K Dual Core / ASROCK FM2A75-Pro4 / 8GB DDR3 1333 / ATI Radeon HD6550D Mepis 11 64-bit / Intel Pentium IV / Intel 954G / 2GB DDR |
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| Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:49 pm |
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Re: Mepis 11 is the Shiznit!!! how did you "upgrade"? did you install while preserving the home partition?
after booting into the new installation, did the taskbar (Kicker) retain the theme it used in 8.5?, or did it use the mepis11 theme?, or did it crash? from what i read of your post, i got the impression that installing while preserving the home directory did not give you any problems at all. please elaborate |
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| Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:34 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast   Joined: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:13 am Posts: 6441 Location: Geneva NY Has thanked: 1379 times Have thanks: 1031 times
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Post # 281363
Re: Mepis 11 is the Shiznit!!! Nice lively testimonial, thanks! I have added it to those showing up randomly on mepis.org
_________________ A Wiki only works when many eyes are on it. 32bit, 2.6.36-1-mepis-pae, KDE 4.6.5, AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core, Dell SP2309W with integrated webcam, Nvidia GeForce 6150SE, 4 GB DDR2 |
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| Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:43 pm |
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Re: Mepis 11 is the Shiznit!!!
Yes, I preserved my home drive on install. The taskbar placement and size and the theme were also retained on logon. It really was a hands off upgrade for the most part.
_________________ Mepis 11 64-bit / AMD A6-5400K Dual Core / ASROCK FM2A75-Pro4 / 8GB DDR3 1333 / ATI Radeon HD6550D Mepis 11 64-bit / Intel Pentium IV / Intel 954G / 2GB DDR |
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| Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:00 pm |
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MEPIS is cool!   Joined: Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:37 pm Posts: 541 Location: Arab, Alabama Has thanked: 58 times Have thanks: 16 times
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Post # 281396
Re: Mepis 11 is the Shiznit!!! Going from 8.5 to 11 -- Did you just change the repository list from the 8.5 list to the 11 list?
_________________ Mepis11 Mepis8 AntiX11 MoBo ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 CPU AMD Phenom II X4 945 PSU CORSAIR CX500 (CMPSU-500CX) RAM Crucial CT2KIT25664BA1339 HD WD5000AAKX Wireless EDIMAX EW 7128g |
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| Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:19 am |
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Post # 282020
Re: Mepis 11 is the Shiznit!!!
Not sure I'm following the question here. If the question is whether or not I simply updated the sources list to upgrade Mepis and all its apps, then no. I burned the DVD ISO, booted to LiveDVD, and executed the install. The sources list was updated as part of the imaging thereafter. _________________ Mepis 11 64-bit / AMD A6-5400K Dual Core / ASROCK FM2A75-Pro4 / 8GB DDR3 1333 / ATI Radeon HD6550D Mepis 11 64-bit / Intel Pentium IV / Intel 954G / 2GB DDR |
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| Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:52 am |
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Post # 282033
Re: Mepis 11 is the Shiznit!!! Newb question: How did you preserve the home partition? How did you upgrade without formatting?
Oh, and +1 to TS. Mepis rock!  |
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| Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:09 pm |
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MEPIS is cool!  Joined: Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:22 pm Posts: 674 Location: Spokane, WA Has thanked: 258 times Have thanks: 96 times
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Post # 282112
Re: Mepis 11 is the Shiznit!!!
During the install there is an option to preserve (re-use) the /home partition. From the manual:
FYI - Most people warn against doing this, especially moving from Mepis 8 or lower to 8.5 or 11. Since the KDE 3.5.x and 4.x configurations are quite different. But, if you are upgrading from 8.5 or higher you should be okay using that option. There are a few of us (me included) that use this feature a lot. _________________ II: Kubuntu 12.04.1 & Windows 7 | 3.4GHz AMD Phenom II X4 | ASUS M4A785TD-V | 8GB DDR3 | nVidia GeForce GTX550 KAVAR: Kubuntu 12.04.1 | Dell Vostro 1000 | 1.8GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 | 4GB DDR2 | ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 |
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