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Peppermint OS


Last Update: 2024-08-22 16:20 UTC


Peppermint OS is a Debian- and Devuan-based (previously a Lubuntu-based) Linux distribution that aims to be fast and easy on system resources. By employing its Site Specific Browser, Peppermint integrates seamlessly with cloud and web-based applications. The distribution's other features include straight forward updates and easy step-by-step installation using the Calamares installer. The distribution once employed a hybrid LXDE/Xfce desktop environment, mixing LXDE's lxsession with Xfce's panel and application menu. Starting in 2022, Peppermint OS shifted to using the Xfce desktop, dropping the LXDE components.

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Average visitor rating: 7.61/10 from 92 review(s).


Peppermint Summary
Distribution Peppermint OS
Home Page https://peppermintos.com/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-07-01: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 2023-07-01
 • 2022-02-03: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 2022-02-02
 • 2019-12-18: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 10-20191210
 • 2019-05-18: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 10
 • 2018-12-21: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 9-20181222
 • 2018-06-22: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 9
 • 2018-02-05: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 8-20180203
 • 2017-12-08: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 8-20171130
 • 2017-05-28: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 8
 • 2016-11-29: Distribution Release: Peppermint 7-20161129
 • 2016-06-24: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 7
 • 2015-09-07: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 6-20150904
 • More Peppermint releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2024-07-01 Peppermint launches Loaded edition
 • 2023-10-26 Peppermint releases Devuan-based ARM build
 • 2023-09-26 Peppermint tests net-install edition
 • 2022-08-03 Peppermint offers Devuan-based builds
 • 2020-01-15 Peppermint developer passes
 • 2019-01-02 Peppermint publishes ISO refresh
 • 2017-01-09 Peppermint fixes installer bug
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abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.13) 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.1.3 1.1.3 1.1.0 1.1.0 1.0.27.2 1.0.27.2 1.0.25 1.0.25 1.0.24.1 1.0.22 alsa-lib (1.2.13)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- 19.1.0 19.0.1 18.0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.37) 5.2 5.1 4.4.18 4.4.18 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 bash (5.2.37)
bind (9.20.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.3)
chromium (131.0.6778.108) -- -- -- -- 64.0.3282.119 -- 44.0.2403.89 34.0.1847.116 30.0.1599.114 18.0.1025.168 11.0.696.71 -- chromium (131.0.6778.108)
cups (2.4.11) 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.2.7 2.2.7 2.1.3 2.1.3 1.7.2 1.7.2 1.6.2 1.5.3 1.4.6 1.4.3 cups (2.4.11)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.5 4.3.3 4.3.3 4.2.4 4.2.4 4.2.4 4.1.ESV-R4 4.1.1-P1 3.1.3 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.1) 1.47.0 1.46.2 1.44.1 1.44.1 1.42.13 1.42.13 1.42.9 1.42.9 1.42.5 1.42 1.41.14 1.41.11 e2fsprogs (1.47.1)
firefox (133.0) -- -- 71.0 64.0 -- 50.0 -- -- -- -- -- 4.0beta8 firefox (133.0)
freetype (2.13.3) 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.8.1 2.8.1 2.6.1 2.6.1 2.5.2 2.4.11 2.4.11 2.4.8 2.4.4 2.4.2 freetype (2.13.3)
gcc (14.2.0) 12.2.0 10.2.1 7.4.0 7.3.0 5.3.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gcc (14.2.0)
gimp (2.10.38) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.10.38)
glibc (2.40) 2.36 2.31 2.27 2.27 2.23 2.23 2.19 2.19 2.17 2.15 2.13 2.11.1 glibc (2.40)
gnome-shell (47.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (47.2)
gnucash (5.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.9)
gnumeric (1.12.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.57)
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.04 2.02 2.02 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.00 1.99 1.99rc1 1.98 grub (2.12)
gtk (4.16.7) -- 3.24.24 3.22.30 3.22.30 3.18.9 2.24.30 2.24.23 2.24.23 2.24.17 2.24.10 2.24.4 2.20.1 gtk (4.16.7)
httpd (2.4.62) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.62)
inkscape (1.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4)
k3b (24.08.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (24.08.3)
kmod (33) 30 28 24 24 22 22 15 15 9 -- -- -- kmod (33)
krita (5.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.6)
LibreOffice (24.8.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice (24.8.3)
linux (6.12.1) 6.1.27 5.10.113 5.0 4.15 4.13 4.4 3.16 3.13 3.8 3.2 2.6.38 2.6.35 linux (6.12.1)
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20150904
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20140623
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20121105
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01042011
Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.6.1 0.6.1 0.5.13 0.5.8 0.5.6 0.5.5 lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.5.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.5.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (24.3.0) 22.3.6 20.3.5 19.0.8 18.0.5 17.0.2 11.2.0 10.3.2 10.1.3 9.1.7 8.0.2 7.10.2 7.7.1 mesa (24.3.0)
mysql (9.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.1.0)
nautilus (47.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (47.0)
NVIDIA (560.35.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 256.52 NVIDIA (560.35.03)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.5.0 3.4.11.2 3.4.11.2 openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (23.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (23.0.1)
openssh (9.9p1) 9.2p1 8.4p1 7.6p1 7.6p1 7.2p2 7.2p2 6.6p1 6.6p1 6.1p1 5.9p1 5.8p1 5.3p1 openssh (9.9p1)
openssl (3.4.0) 3.0.9 1.1.1n 1.1.1 1.1.0g 1.0.2g 1.0.2g 1.0.1f 1.0.1f 1.0.1c 1.0.1 0.9.8o 0.9.8k openssl (3.4.0)
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php (8.4.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.4.1)
plasma-desktop (6.2.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.2.4)
postfix (3.9.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.9.1 -- -- postfix (3.9.0)
postgresql (17.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (17.2)
Python (3.13.1) 3.11.2 3.9.2 2.7.15rc1 2.7.15rc1 2.7.11 2.7.11 2.7.5 2.7.5 2.7.4 2.7.3 2.7.1 2.6.5 Python (3.13.1)
qt (6.8.1) 5.15.8 5.15.2 5.9.5 5.9.5 5.5.1 5.5.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- qt (6.8.1)
samba (4.21.2) 4.17.8 4.13.13 4.7.6 4.7.6 4.3.11 4.3.11 4.1.6 4.1.6 -- -- -- 3.5.6 samba (4.21.2)
systemd (256.9) 252.6 247.3 237 237 229 229 204 204 -- -- -- -- systemd (256.9)
thunderbird (133.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (133.0)
vim (9.1) 9.0 8.2 -- 8.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.21) -- -- -- 3.0.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.1.6 -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.21)
wayland (1.23.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.23.1)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.18.1 4.16.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.14) 21.1.7 1.20.11 1.19.6 1.19.6 1.18.4 1.18.4 1.15.1 1.15.1 1.13.3 1.11.4 1.10.1 1.7.5 xorg-server (21.1.14)

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Version: 2023-07-01
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-08-09
Votes: 7


I’m using an Acer All in One PC with PU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7130U CPU @ 2.70GHz
GPU: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 620 (rev 02)
Memory: 3022MiB / 15908MiB and a Samsung SSD with 1 TB

Peppermint has actually always worked fantastically, my favorite OS for many years, always returning to this from distro hopping because everything, be it printers or anything else, always works right out of the box, straight away.
But I had to say goodbye to version 2023-07-01 immediately after installation.
The installation itself, as always with Peppermint, was absolutely smooth, no problems at all.
These started after the first reboot.
Constant black screens lasting seconds during operation, without warning, without being able to reproduce them.
And always the fear that mails or other things might have disappeared after the display had lit up again.
Resource usage is much heavier than what it used to be years ago. With the death of the founder, anything and everything good about Peppermint went down the drain.

Even after installing all the updates offered, the spooky behaviour on Peppermint had not disappeared, so I was forced to switch to Linux Mint.

No idea where the bug could be.


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Version: 2023-07-01
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-07-07
Votes: 2


Peppermint Loaded installed, very good, fast, no real faults, except at this stage, anyway, cannot install vlc, smplayer, mpv player, will not play dvds, something else needed for in-house player. Did consult Software Manager, note.

Would like to have Seamonkey as an occasional alternative to Firefox, especially as Composer is present, for making websites.

XFCE is a good choice, very easy to use, and prefer the conventional desktop layout provided.
Installed on an i3 Acer, no problems at all.



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Version: 2023-07-01
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-04
Votes: 8


I got a 15y old desktop pc with 4gb of RAM. Fair enough to use XFCE4 on it. After years of distro hopping with, xubuntu, debian, devian, manjaro, opensuse, etc..., I gave Peppermint a try. I did a fresh install of the 2023-07-01 version, Devuan based, with Runit as my init system.
As it only use about 500mb by start, it's very quick and smooth. Moreover it looks very nice with the default themes and icons. Also top is the terminal based update option. For me rely a big 10+++++ , I recommend it to everyone!


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