tascoast wrote:Just a brief query on M12 (SimplyMEPIS-1.5G_11.9.92_32.iso).
I have M11 and MX-14 dual booting just fine (Firefox update hanging in MX-14 but otherwise OK) and running VirtualBox for XP legacy purposes and previewing other distributions.
I have an additional 20GB partition prepared for a third OS but found the M12 disc responds very slowly, sometimes not even loading correctly to the login. While the 'live' features work fine when it is running, trying 'install' initially looks like it is loading but then nothing happens for many minutes and then, the install dialogue just seems to hang forever so I've ceased trying for now. I can't see any obvious answer here though I've had M12 running under VB before without problems. That said and still pondering another OS to install....(although I shan't be too worried if M12 doesn't want to install for now)
I would like to know if there's any news on M12 other than noted in this thread already, suspecting it might be a matter of patience, but further, any opinion re: if M12 would offer much else given the current setup noted above? My recent look at other linux distributions was less than encouraging in a search for a third system to install.
kindly
Mick
You already have MX-14 and M11 installed, but M11 is getting a little long in the tooth. Since you're having problems installing M12 beta, you would like an alternative OS (preferably with KDE) replace your aging M11. Am I correct?
That's pretty much where I stood as well, except I was using M8.5 instead of M11. I got tired of waiting for M12 beta to be finalized and I really needed an upgrade, so I installed KDE on MX-14. I now have pretty much the same system as Wheezy-based M12, complete with the MEPIS community repositories. It does take a bit of work to get KDE running smoothly when you install it from scratch -- Warren always did most of that work for us -- but I'm very happy with the results. You may want to consider doing the same.
What kept me from migrating to another OS was the MEPIS Community Forum. I know I wouldn't get the same level of support anywhere else. If it weren't for MX-14, I'd have probably migrated to AntiX-13 and installed KDE on that.
As far as the future of M12 goes, it's anyone's guess. Warren is aware of the MX-14 project and has linked to it from his web site. Maybe he'll wait for Debian Jessie and start over with M15. I came across
this interview of Warren. I think the interview occurred in 2012, when he was trying to get M12 to run on UEFI. The tone of his responses was somewhat laconic and he didn't sound very positive, but I'll let you be the judge of that.
Warren wrote:
"On the other hand, Windows 8 is biggest pile of crap operating system I have ever used. So, I’d say there could be a place for desktop Linux in the future, if we can figure out the new installation issues."
The fact there "could" be a place for desktop Linux isn't exactly a ringing endorsement. Maybe he thinks the days of desktop Linux and desktop computing in general are numbered, and mobile devices will take over.