Peppermint OS

Peppermint OS
	File:Desktop.jpg Peppermint OS One
Developer	Kendall Tristan
OS family	Linux
Working state	Stable Release
Source model	Open source
Latest release	Respin 08042010
Repository	codeberg.org/Peppermint_OS ;
Kernel type	Monolithic
Userland	GNU
Default; user interface	LXDE
License	Mainly the GNU GPL / various others
Official website	peppermintos.com

Peppermint OS' is a built upon Lubuntu 10.04 a derivative of the Ubuntu operating system that is aimed for the cloud, using the LXDE desktop environment.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The LXDE desktop uses the Openbox window manager and is intended to be a low system requirement, low RAM environment for netbooks, mobile devices and older PCs. The user interface is a hybrid of locally installed apps and cloud apps implemented with Mozilla's Prism. This allows applications that would normally be called up in a browser to be opened in dedicated windows integrated with the desktop.

Nomenclature

The name Peppermint came from a "spicier" version of Linux Mint. The developers wanted the seamless integration and utilities Linux Mint has to offer with a lighter, faster, spicier environment.^{[citation needed]}

History

Peppermint OS was initially conceived at Black Rose Pub after a night of drinking and discussing what the future of desktop should be and why there wasn't a suitable distribution that fit the bill. There was a private beta May 2010.

May 9, 2010 Peppermint OS One was released to the public and saw an impressive 25,000 downloads the first week. By June 24 Peppermint had outgrown it's web hosting and was forced to move it's servers over to VPS.net, this marked the first official sponsor of the Peppermint project.

June 20 Peppermint Ice was released to the public, offering chromium as the default browser and sporting a blue and black theme (cooler than the original red and black that shipped with Peppermint One)^{[citation needed]}

Versions

Peppermint One

One was the first and base version of Peppermint OS released featuring Mozilla's Prism for site-specific browsers. It shipped with the following web apps:
Pixlr [Image Editor]
Facebook
Hulu
Last.FM
Pandora
Seesmic Web
The Cloud Player
YouTube
eBuddy
Google Calendar
Google Docs
Google Mail
Google Reader

As well as the following native apps:
Firefox Web Browser
Drop-Box
Exaile [Music Management & Player]
Prism
X-Chat [IRC Client]
Transmission [Bit Torrent Client]

Peppermint Ice

Peppermint Ice is a derivation of Peppermint One. Replacing Firefox as the default browser is Chromium as well as Ice (written by developer Kendall Tristan) in place of Mozilla's Prism. Ice also drops Native printer support and a few other small items in favor of being even faster and lighter than Peppermint One. Default Ice apps:
Editor by Pixlr [Image Editor]
Facebook
Hulu
Last.FM
Pandora
Seesmic Web
The Cloud Player
YouTube
Google Calendar
Google Docs
Google Mail
Google Reader

Locally installed apps:
Chromium Web Browser
Drop-Box
Xnoise [Music Management & Player]
Ice, X-Chat [IRC Client]
Transmission [Bit Torrent Client]

Release history

Peppermint OS runs on a sort of hybrid release schedule (much like the rest of peppermint philosophy). Updates are rolled out as needed in a rolling release fashion. Periodically (roughly once a month) a re-spin is released which will incorporate minor bug fixes and have all updates pre-installed saving a great deal of updating for new installations.

Peppermint One
Initial Release May 9, 2010
Respin 05222010 - Released May 22, 2010
Respin 06172010 - Released June 23, 2010
Respin 08042010 - Released August 9, 2010

Peppermint Ice
Initial Release July 20, 2010
Respin TBA

References

^ Smart, Chris (2009). "Another day, another Ubuntu derivative". Retrieved 2009-05-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ LXDE (2009). "Lubuntu? LXDE Meet up with Mark Shuttleworth in Berlin". Retrieved 2009-05-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ Canonical Ltd. (2009). "Lubuntu". Retrieved 2009-05-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

External links

Peppermintos.com Homepage

[Distrowatch11May09-1] Smart, Chris (2009). "Another day, another Ubuntu derivative". Retrieved 2009-05-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[LXDEBlog-2] LXDE (2009). "Lubuntu? LXDE Meet up with Mark Shuttleworth in Berlin". Retrieved 2009-05-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[UbuntuWiki-3] Canonical Ltd. (2009). "Lubuntu". Retrieved 2009-05-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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