MEPIS released Beta 1 of its SimplyMEPIS-64 (64-bit) Version 6.0-4 last week. The launched SimplyMEPIS-64 Beta 1 Linux distribution release features a security-patched 2.6.15 kernel and the KDE 3.5.3 desktop, as same as Firefox 2.0.0.1 browser with Flashplayer 9, OpenOffice 2.0.2 office suite, and support for the newest sound chips and Apple hardware.
The 64-bit version of SimplyMEPIS offer the same advanced hardware autodetection, multimedia integration, and easy-to-use installer that is included with the 32-bit edition, the company claims.
“We have tried to make the 64-bit edition of SimplyMEPIS look, feel and function the same as the 32-bit edition,” said distribution founder and chief maintainer Warren Woodford.
But there are also a few differences, such as lack of some extra multimedia codecs that are not yet available in 64-bit versions.
The ISO image is available for download in the ‘testing’ subdirectory at the MEPIS Subscriber’s Site and at MEPIS public mirrors.
