Peppermint OS Ice Re-Spin March 2011 Distro Review

Peppermint OS is a Minimal Linux Distro designed around Cloud / Web based application use and getting you on the Internet as quickly as possible.

Review of the Ice Re-Spin which was released in March 2011. Default browser is Google Chromium, it includes is an app called Ice which allows you to create Site Specific Browsers (similar to Mozilla Prism) with Chromium.

It has a fast bootup time, and comes preinstalled with a variety of web based apps including Google Docs, Google Mail, Dropbox, and Pixlr for online Image Editing.
Peppermint OS Ice uses LXDE Desktop Environment and is based on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx and Mint 9 Isadora. It has an updated kernel - 2.6.35

Website: http://peppermintos.com/

Review done in Virtualbox v4.04 and in-keeping with a Minimal system I reduced resources down to one CPU and 1Gb RAM.

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• Site Specific Browser
• SSB
• Pixlr
• Dropbox
• Mint
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[georgekolo]

Thank you for this review mate, appreciate it!

[quidsup]

@georgekolo Cheers

[gell7]

FINAL:PART2

ubuntu same way it might PICKUP up a signal then the damm net work connection just crash and disapped i havnt to restart the daw thing all over against matter of fact im using a year old pep-ice disrto right now with a scratch cd amazing ?

[gell7]

@jscottupton i agree i got in a argument iwth one idiot taking puppy linux is much faster then pep ice

BULLSHIT! puppy linux is fast yes, but on the wifi end it suck!!! i struck "pep-ice: as i call it baba boom!!!! im looking all the wireless in my area. freaking puppy couldn't pickup a wireless signal to save it life.

[gell7]

@quidsup puppy linux is fast yes, but on the wifi end it suck!!! i struck "pep-ice: as i call it baba boom!!!! im looking all the wireless in my area. freaking puppy couldn't pickup a wireless signal to save it life.

ubuntu same way it might up a signal then the damm net work connection just crash and disapped i havnt to restart the daw thing all over against matter of fact im using a year old pep-ice disrto right now with a scratch cd amazing ?

[stmpoodle]

I like watching you create the SSB for Facebook. This was good!

[quidsup]

@Sb0yce I don't think its quite as fast as Puppy, but its still a good lightweight distro. Couple of alternatives - Lubuntu, Bodhi Linux, or Minimal Ubuntu. emesen is in the repos so it should work ok

[jscottupton]

I am putting Peppermint on more and more of my old computers. It's the best.

[xxTellTheTruthxx]

I'm glad I found Linux, the possibilities are endless!

[quidsup]

@OSyTim cheers mate