MEPIS 8 (Beta 4) below uses the latest 2.6.27-3 kernel, but stays with KDE 3.5.9 for now as Mepis emphasizes stability. MEPIS 8 uses the Debian Lenny repos via Synaptic. If you are a Ubuntu/Kubuntu user, you can switch almost seamlessly (with regard to your Ubuntu skills) if you want to. Here is my current (stock MEPIS) desktop:
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