I've been running MEPIS Debian GNU Linux since Dec 2004 and am convinced it's one of the best. MEPIS recently merged into a partnership with Ubuntu and there is now a MEPIS/Ubuntu 6.0 Beta available for download and testing. Those testing the new distro have been giving excellent reviews. Personally I recommend the version number 3.4.3 as it is the last (all Debian) MEPIS distro and it flat rocks...If you haven't guessed I am dedicated to the Debian and GNU philosophy and prefer pure debian repositories to upgrade from but there are benefits to the new merger as well. You can get MEPIS from
www.mepis.org ...just go to the site and follow the references/links to downloads and pick a mirror to download from. (Ibiblio is a good choice). From the downloaded ISO image you can burn a live cd to test run and if you like it it has option to install. If you want to get the inside come visit our forum at
www.mepislovers.org. Take care, 2GNUBY