Peppermint Linux OS
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Peppermint Linux OS Seven
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| Developer | Peppermint, LLC |
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| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 9 May 2010 |
| Latest release | Peppermint-7-20161201 / 29 November 2016 |
| Platforms | 32 bit (i386), 64 bit (amd64) |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | LXDE |
| License |
Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
| Official website | peppermintos.com |
Peppermint Linux OS is a cloud-centric OS based on Lubuntu, a derivative of the Ubuntu Linux operating system that uses the LXDE desktop environment. Peppermint's developers have written about their principles of providing a familiar environment for newcomers to Linux, which requires relatively low hardware resources to run.
Peppermint OS ships with few native applications and a traditional desktop interface. What originally made Peppermint unique is its own approach to creating a hybrid desktop that integrates both cloud and local applications. In place of traditionally native applications for common tasks (word processing, image editing), it ships with the custom Ice application to allow users to create site-specific browsers (SSB's).
A recent cloud review referred to Peppermint OS as, "Linux's answer to the Google Chromebook." ~ "Peppermint OS 5" on YouTube. Google's Chromebooks have created a new class of cloud computing device that users are now familiar with. With Peppermint OS, the open-source Chromium project is used as a way to enable a site-specific browser (SSB) for cloud applications, so instead of opening up a browser and then visiting an application site, there is a dedicated browser window that is integrated into the system for an application. Support for the Firefox web browser (alongside Chromium and Chrome web browsers) was added to the custom Ice application in the fall of 2015, allowing the creation of SSB's in a Firefox window.
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