Peppermint OS One
The Desktop
When you first load up the Peppermint OS One desktop, the first thing you’ll notice is the wallpaper. It’s got a black background with fiery red swirls all over it. I really like this wallpaper a lot. It’s distinct and stands out from other distros. And it compliments the Peppermint OS mint logo pretty well (although they do seem to be two different shades of red).
The desktop is uncluttered; there are no icons on it. For the most part, I approve of this. But I would like to see a link to the file manager added. Why? Well new users might not know where to look to access their folders, the File Manager icon is buried in the Accessories menu. I found it there but I’m not sure how many people new to Linux would think to look there, it’s an odd place for it.
The panel is black and contains the Peppermint OS menu button. You can’t miss it; it looks like a piece of peppermint candy. I liked that; it’s a nice touch and distinguishes this distro’s desktop from others in a small but noticeable way. The panel also contains multiple desktop icons next to the Firefox icon. On the far right you have volume control, networking, update manager and the time.
Controls
Click the Peppermint OS menu button then choose Preferences. There are a number of different controls available in the Preferences menu. You should be able to customize your system easily from there, depending on what you want to do. I had no problem changing my screen resolution or otherwise managing my system.
Themes
The default theme is Onyx Black. It’s attractive and works well. If you find that you don’t like it, right-click your desktop and choose ObConf (or click the Peppermint OS menu button on the panel then choose Preferences then OpenBox Configuration Manager). There’s a bunch of themes to choose from and you can install others if you prefer.
Wallpaper
I already covered how much I liked the default wallpaper in Peppermint OS. If you want to change it, just move your cursor toward the upper part of your desktop and right-click. Choose Desktop Preferences and then Open to browse to your new wallpaper. Peppermint OS does not come with other wallpapers bundled into it so you’ll need to download some or use your own images if you want some alternatives.
Icons
Peppermint OS One uses GNOME-Wine icons by default. You can use GNOME if you prefer or you can install others. Click the Peppermint OS menu button and then go to Preferences, then Appearance. Click the Icon tab and then the Install button to add different icons to your system.
The Peppermint OS One installed desktop.
The Internet applications menu in Peppermint OS One.
(11 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Loading ...
Related Posts:
Enjoy the blog? Feel free to leave a tip by buying me a cup of coffee. Thanks!
(4.83 out of 5)
[...] one that is particularly interesting to review. Peppermint OS One is definitely in that category. Peppermint OS One is a web-centric Ubuntu remaster that passes up common desktop applications like OpenOffice.org in favor of web-based [...]
Superb distro! I love Mint, and PeppermintOS is a fantastic LXDE distribution. Lubuntu/Mint combination, super!
The wallpaper would fit best a distro called CinammonOS. :-)
I have gOS 8.04.2 or whatever the latest update is and it’s on my Gateway laptop. It is one of the oldest of the early distros that started experimenting with the Web and the cloud. Maybe I ought to replace it with this Peppermint OS. I’ll consider it. gOS has actually been a pretty good OS for me these past couple of years.
So if I add Mozilla Prism, Google Docs, and Dropbox to my Ubuntu install, do I have a cool “cloud OS” ?
Wait, for that matter, I could get an even cooler “cloud OS” by adding Google Docs, a VPN, and an online storage service to Windows Vista and I’d be living in the cloud!
[...] review on slashdot– I’ve covered a lot of remastered versions of Ubuntu since DLR launched. But, every once in a while, I bump into one that is particularly interesting to review. Peppermint OS One is definitely in that category. [...]
Looks interesting though some parts (such as links to Hulu, Last.FM, and Pandora) are useless for non US users. Still, an interesting idea in a “cloud OS”.
why the hell are you watching a video of a squirrel being skinned ?
I installed Peppermint Os today. In the past I used PcLinuxOS XFCE which I found too slow on my Thinkpad R40e. In the few hours I am using it I am very surprised about this fast distro. It looks also very stable and has all the new updates including Firefox 3.6.3. I am very enthusiastic and going to use it for a while. Therefore I want tgive the developer a compliment and advice others to use this new exciting distro.
I was about to link to this review, but that was until I saw the YouTube screenshot. Was this really the best YouTube screenshot you could find ?!? I second gino, a previous commenter on this review.
I really hope you can include another YouTube screenshot, because this takes the quality from your Peppermint review.