Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-20
Votes: 0
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pros: - runs fast - icons & panels are eye-pleasing yet not too slick or glossy - ICE feature is amazing, can finally feel like a web app is your app and not someonelse's
overall: was looking for a more relaxed yet modern environment and this is it
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-13
Votes: 2
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Lightening fast and super easy to use. Love the way it comes with Chrome. Software installing is a breeze and so are updates.
Works really nicely on my old laptop.
Very quick installation and goes straight out of the box.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-06
Votes: 2
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Fantastic speed!
Ultimate stability!
Just works!
Love it...
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-04-30
Votes: 1
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My laptop exhibited problems with the first 2 attempts to install: CD drive activity stopped; and n/w connection was lost. These are MY issues, not Peppermint's.
The 3rd attempt was successful. I do like the installer but I didn't need the slide show. Peppermint 8 works "out of the box" with the Broadcom card, something few distros have done. It boots up and shuts down much faster than UbuntuGNOME. Applications start a little faster but not by much. The desktop background is SUPER crisp and clear.
Peppermint 8 gives me the flexibility to keep the Acer laptop for a few more years. BTW, the old Peppermint Ice version had been installed on it some time ago, but was replaced with the short lived REMEDE Linux (Ubuntu 12.04 with EDE Desktop.)
Peppermint 5 is on my main desktop PC, and will be so until 2019. A Peppermint will replace it.....I hope.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-04-26
Votes: 1
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pros: just works really well. stupid fast. even just running from the live usb it's very simplistic but offers a lot of customization which isn't that overwhelming.
cons: I haven't found any cons yet.
overall: for most users i'd recommend this Linux build before trying the others out !
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-04-15
Votes: 2
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this time peppermint really comes with a beautiful interface which works very smooth. congrats to peppermint team for it.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-04-11
Votes: 5
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FRANCAIS: Peppermint c'est: Nemo en explorateur, xfce en menu et tableau de bord, gestionnaire de logiciels et de mises à jour comme Mint, tout le reste en lxde pour la legereté, bref le plus pratique dans chaque catégorie pour moi ! MERCI!
ENGLISH: Peppermint is: Nemo for web explorer, xfce for menu and dashboard, Mint-like for software manager and updates manager, all the rest in lxde for lightness and simplicity, in short the most practical in each category for me! THANKS A LOT!
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-04-07
Votes: 4
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Based on Lubuntu, a lightweight Linux distribution, lightening fast, rock solid, polished and super stable. Kudos to Peppermint team, great distro!
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-04-03
Votes: 2
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Rock Solid, Prefer this over L Mint and others, Runs flawless even with now older AMD Hawaii chipset GPU without any mods to the kernel ( Cannot say that about Manjaro or Debian )
Has been smooth out of the box, and my daily driver for many months now.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-19
Votes: 2
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Great OS,
Ice is also one of the best features they have got. Keep it like this forever. Bravo to the developers for their good work.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-17
Votes: 6
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Hi. I'm a Linux user. I am a teacher and I teach Operating Systems in two Tertiary. I have tried many Linux distributions. Most of them I like, but Peppermint seemed excellent in all its aspects. Good design, stability, simplicity. Congratulations !!!
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-14
Votes: 4
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I have used many linux distros from past 5-6 years.I have installed even arch linux.I also used most popular distros.But I got stucked in peppermint os.Os is elegant.It is super smooth and build quality is like linux mint but more polished and beautiful.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-03-12
Votes: 1
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After trying a few new distro's , I still keep coming back tot Peppermint... The most stable, easy en userfriendly distro. Even better than Mint and Manjaro...
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Version: 8
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-03-10
Votes: 0
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Would like to see it get lighter in the next version for my older desktop computer...
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-02-27
Votes: 3
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Very nicely laid out. Very fast and light on resources.
The only issue that I have with this (as with most Linux distros) is that the wifi needs to be reset after most updates or the signal is very weak. I can't figure out why there is no one who can write a fix for this....it would help most any Linux distro.
Aside from that, Peppermint and Mint are my 2 favorite distros....and I've tested dozens in the past year.
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-02-20
Votes: 7
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Beautiful distro. Almost as light as Lubuntu, but much finer aesthetically. Lighter than Xubuntu and Mint Xfce. Doesn't come with a ton of pre-installed software I don't need. Very stable. Very easy to use out of the box. Everything is just right: there's simply not much need customization. The developers took the best parts of other distros and combined them in one of the most solid, fast, intuitive and polished distros I've tested, and I've tested around 20. Did I say beautiful? (Lubuntu and Peppermint are my favorite distros, the latter being the complete distro for me. I use Lubuntu on machines with weaker CPU.)
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-02-19
Votes: 0
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clean easy great for duel booting i have this running on a i7 x99 and an acer one both run great
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-02-15
Votes: 1
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Very interesting OS, fast, stable and stylish with some smart ideas to make it really easy for everyone. Excellent. It must be said that Ubuntu's/Lubuntu's first class base with top solid XFCE and LXDE components make it.
As someone mentioned there is no upgrade possibility for the user to upgrade a pOS7 system to a pOS8 one, so the user has hard times to withstand all the nice changes offered by every release.
Possible CON (?): Installed it on three machines. Two installations went smooth, one had a strange issue with grub - repeat with updates during installation (Ubiquity offers this) and everything went fine.
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Version: 7
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-02-12
Votes: 1
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Installed Peppermint 7 (32 bit) on my old HP desktop that came with Windows 7 on it. I've played around with other distros on this machine and had good luck with them all except Debian. It was a toss up between Ubuntu Mate 16.04, Fedora 27, Antix 17, Korora 26 and Linux Mint 18...all of these 64 bit.
I choose Peppermint 7 because it ran just as fast if not faster, its a lot more lightweight,..except for Antix17 and it is easier to navigate in than the for mentioned Antix 17.
pros... runs fast and is lightweight, very stylish, based on Ubuntu so its not a headache to use,
Pro... Already has a USB writer and formatter installed.
Pro... Easy to customise to you taste.
CON... Cant upgrade to a new release without a new install.
Hope the Peppermint team will change the upgrade policy on its next release...
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-02-11
Votes: 1
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Installed without issue and runs nicely on a 4 year old HP Stream Laptop, which had become totally unusable trying to run Windows 10.
It has only 2Gb of RAM along with 32GB of slow storage pushed along by an Intel Celeron N2840 processor.
Delighted by the pain free experience !
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-02-09
Votes: 2
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As close to a perfect lightweight unofficial spin of Ubuntu as there is! My first go to in the Ubuntu family everytime. Have had it running happily on my daily laptop as the single stand-alone OS for over a year to date with zero major issues. Suits my needs perfectly. It probably won't suit everyone out there, but if you want a Ubuntu/deb based distro that is using an Xfce/lxde(hybrid) based desktop, is easy on older hardware without sacrificing functionality, then this is definitely worth looking at! Currently on version 7 still and it's been so great I haven't seen a reason to upgrade to 8. Waiting for them to release a version based on the upcoming 18.04 base once its available before I trouble with a full upgrade. In the meantime I will just continue enjoying this excellent release. Cheers! :)
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-02-08
Votes: 2
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This is the first Linux distribution that I have installed on a home PC without having a Windows dual boot option; and I have never missed Windows. Peppermint is fast, stable and attractive. ICE was a big reason I chose P-Mint. Treating certain websites like standalone apps is more convenient than it sounds.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-02-02
Votes: 10
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So fast and working out of the box. I used to install lubuntu on low hadware pcs or laptops but now I'm using peppermint that have all that I need out of the box. Nice built.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-01-28
Votes: 4
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Fantastic! Beautiful and stable. I've been using it on my lenovo T510 since version 7 and it hasn't let me down. When people see it when I'm on a break at work, they want me to install it for them. A solid OS for my needs. Thank you Peppermint people for all your effort!
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-01-24
Votes: 2
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We were in need of a lightweight OS that was both non-intrusive and unbloated. Enter pOS. On a laptop manufactured in 2008 (Acer Aspire), it runs fast in spite of the fact that a live USB is used. Common thoughts are that live usage is slower than a proper install, however, daily runs only include the occasional video, lots of internet browsing (mostly news reading) and many hours of flash gaming (mahjongg & FB games).
The only components I removed were the Dropbox handle and the default IceSSBs (gmail, drive etc). I still kept Ice.
Because I did not use persistence, the laptop is kept constantly switched on and OS is naturally never updated.
The elder at home is pleased with this new system. They have been through Windows XP, Windows 7, Ubuntu and Linux Mint. The latter two are great for my use case but not for theirs, hence, I opted for a live USB with pOS8 installed.
The only minimal hiccup is the fact that the brightness bar does not work and am therefore stuck with a laptop at full brightness, however, the room is adequately lit and therefore this is of no concern. Should the users report inability to sleep (since most usage is at night) then I might install Twilight or f.lux Linux.
All in all, this is the OS I recommend for older laptops which use is limited to Internet.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-01-17
Votes: 1
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A great and wonderful distro. I really love it. So far, I haven't discovered any major bugs. The only thing is that some features only appears in English, but not in my native language (even when I have selected my language as default language). Guys, this shouldn't happen! Not everyone out there is an native English speaker, nor fluent in English.
But, I generally must say that Peppermint OS really is doing a great & good job. Really, it's a great & excellent distro and I only can recommend it.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-01-16
Votes: 2
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Have been using muliple linux distros for a few years now and I think that this is the best PM8
Easy to install. Easy to update. Easy on the eyes. Easy to match with windows uses.
Over all a great experience. Replaced Windows 10 without missing a beat. It does all I ask for.
No cons that I can see.
Thank You!
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Version: 8
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-01-10
Votes: 0
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Downloaded and burned to DVD. The md5sum checked out OK. Went to test the live OS and it would not boot up. Froze up on the main screen. Totally unacceptable for any distro that has been in production this long!
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-12-27
Votes: 5
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Stable, simple, beautiful and tons of software. Supports all of my hardware straight out of the box :)
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-12-25
Votes: 2
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TLDR; Awesome, Stable, Lightweight and Fast
PRO:
- Light Weight, My base setup consume just 250 MB RAM
- Very Fast
- Stable
- Ubuntu based (Lots of tools available)
- Great Customization support
CON:
- HiDPi support (Honestly I didn't find anything actually working in Pop!_OS, Ubuntu, Manjaro, MX Linux, Antergos, Deepin, Elementary OS either. Everyone just end up recommending Font Scaling)
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-12-18
Votes: 1
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One of my favorite distros! I'm a big fan of LXDE and the mixture of very similar XFCE components along with some Mint programs makes this very easy to adjust the settings to your liking. I've never had any serious issues running Peppermint, and it works great for running most basic desktop tasks, including playing video or running games either via Steam or native.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-12-13
Votes: 3
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It's beautiful, works out of the box, has sensible software choices, including the SSB technology, which makes it a fully online system, such as ChromeOs but better because you can install software locally from the huge Ubuntu repositories. Xubuntu & Lubuntu are plain ugly right out of the box and are light years away from Peppermint's "just install and use" perfection. With Xubuntu or Lubuntu I have to spend hours installing software, tewaking and making them look good. I pay much attention to the Design of the operative system and this one is easily one of the top five out there, only rivaled in the Ubuntu based family by Linux Mint itself. A winner in every front. Hope it continues on the path of each release being better than the previous one. Kudos for the Dev team.
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-11-22
Votes: 7
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IMO this is the best everyday OS based on Ubuntu. Everything worked out of the box on my install for all 5 of the computers I put it on. I had some questions and asked them in the community forum. They were immediately answered and solved my problem. I hope this OS keeps going forever!
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-11-21
Votes: 4
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Each version of Peppermint seems to be a little better than the one before. Most of the top distros seem to be going to pot but this one keeps right on chugging. Had an issue with bluetooth in the previous versions 6 abd 7 but that seems to be ironed out in this version. I think this is the one.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-11-16
Votes: 1
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Peppermint is what Lubuntu should be in terms of look/feel and functionality.
IMHO it is on par with Xubuntu, but it adds the "Site Specific Browsers" apps that are so much useful to bookmark web apps.
I give 9 only because i just started to use Pepperment, but i don't exclude that in the near future i might give more.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-11-15
Votes: 0
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Pm 8 is fast, best. (i686) i love it and my frieds in Finland
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-11-09
Votes: 1
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Great system: lightweight, fast and stable. The community forum is very useful. Peppermint 8 is very recommendable.
Cons: Kernel messages.
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-11-05
Votes: 5
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Le meilleur OS à mes yeux: facile à installer, à comprendre, menu xfce et session Lxde, le look, la compatibilité avec quasiment tout grâce aux trés nombreux codecs inclus. C'est un savant mélange entre Mint et Ubuntu, tout est optimisé pour la légéreté (pour les vieux ordis ou pour avoir un ordi encore plus rapide) sans sacrifier l'ergonomie et la beauté.
Il vous suffit d'installer libreoffice en 2 clics (qui n'y est pas) et vous avez un PC plus rapide en tout, pour l'usage quotidien, j'adore!
Voilà une distribution Linux qui mériterait d'être bien plus connue en France!
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-10-11
Votes: 2
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one of the best's!! fast , easy, no problems with the flash player. For old computers it runs very well.
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-10-04
Votes: 3
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Real easy install, a breeze! I've tried Debian,Ubuntu and some other distros, but they all had a problem, especially with the keyboard (I use a Swiss French layout). I managed to install it on two Dell Latitude D620 that I hesitated getting rid of, and they work perfectly.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-09-22
Votes: 2
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An excellent distro - think a cross between Lubuntu and the XFCE version of Mint with some additional features.
Stable, fast, easy to install and use.
However for a total newcomer to Linux who just wants an easy Windows 7 look-alike I'd suggest also looking a Linux Lite.
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Version: 8
Rating: 8
Date: 2017-09-21
Votes: 0
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Installed this yesterday. Very easy to install (even for a total Linux noob like me). So far no problems with it.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-09-17
Votes: 2
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Been a Peppermint fan size version 3. Only distro that "just works" on just about any machine you put it on. Nice simple install, it's a minimal Ubuntu distro that you build upon with whatever programs and such that you want to add and yet there is a lot of thought and care put into it so it is intelligently laid out and ready and very easy to use right out of the gate. If you like Ubuntu and just want a stable, easy to use distro, try Peppermint.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-09-11
Votes: 0
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I find using Peppermint the best fit for my needs. Most of the setting up is done out of the box but if I want to do more it is so simple from this linux distro. I need LVM support which it has plus being a Lubuntu base it has the tools to setup my Multiple monitors with ease. Although I don't use Google Chrome by choice I recently subscribed to Netflix and need it for that which I can easily install by doing a quick Google search. This distro is phenomenal.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-09-11
Votes: 3
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Works very well on my 9 year old Dell D430.
Essentially Peppermint 8 is as fast as Lubuntu but prettier and with several useful extras, some of which were developed by the Mint team and others created in-house.
The support community is small but active and very helpful.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-09-05
Votes: 0
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Awesomely fast. Graphic's stack works great.
Ice app is convenient.
10++++ minus the Realtek/Wifi problems on kernel 4.8 (ubuntu?).
Had to drop down to kernel 4.4.0-92. Wifi now works great. (What's the problem???)
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-08-13
Votes: 2
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For someone using a 9 year old Asus eeePC this is by far the best option distro wise, detects all hardware, installation is small, and memory footprint is small when running, it's also incredibly fast/responsive and works well with most software you need from the moment you install it.
If an application you want doesn't come as standard just add it via the package manager or download/install it, had no problems there.
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Version: 8
Rating: 8
Date: 2017-08-13
Votes: 5
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These developers know what they are doing and the hybrid linux system is the way forward in my book.
Another minimalist masterpiece that just keeps getting better with every release.
No bloatware on installation due to the integrated ICE function, click to install if required.
Would have gotten 9/10 if firefox was the prefered browser over chromium.
Good solid distro for netbooks and older PC's and Laptops.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-08-04
Votes: 1
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Runs really fast on an old Lenovo R500 c2d.
Everything runs great so far on a 2.5ghz core 2 duo, 2gb ram and a 64gb ssd. Installation was simple and quick. Recognized everything right off, no workarounds for wifi adapter. I do have a gripe about chromium being the default browser but it's really a nonissue, easy to remove and install the browser of your choice.
I have tried Ubuntu, Ubuntu-Mate', Mint, Fedora, and a few others on this laptop but Peppermint OS has been by far the fastest one I have tried. I am sure a custom Arch install would be faster but i really am not up to the hassle of configuring it. Peppermint OS is great out of the box, a great "chromebook" alternative.
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Version: 7
Rating: 6
Date: 2017-08-04
Votes: 0
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Frequent issues with the Peppermint Settings panel not working from the shortcut. Have to type from the $ prompt. Otherwise an okay os.
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-07-28
Votes: 1
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Respin edition of Peppermint OS 7
Out of the box, minimalist lightweight hybrid with everything to get you started.
Pros: Out of box experience, ICE integration, all round simplicity of use.(no bloatware)
Cons: none experienced in 5 months of daily use.
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-07-14
Votes: 6
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It does every thing I want it to do.
Although recently it has stopped updating so I might need to download and install version 8 to fix that.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-12
Votes: 3
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-- love the fact that its so minimal ...
-- love the fact that it's very user-friendly
-- and love the fact that runs so fast even on very old machines, hence review the old computers ...
Cons: No cons, other than i wish it came in with a built-in usb-persistence installer
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-07-11
Votes: 4
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Very easy to set up and all the programs work great. The one feature I was glad to see included was Wine.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-07-11
Votes: 1
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I have been hooked on Peppermint since version 5.
It's fast, light, and does everything I need. And then some.
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Version: 8
Rating: 8
Date: 2017-07-10
Votes: 2
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Very lightweight and responsive.Easy to set up themes and improve its looks.Did not have any issues with Chromium like your reviewer did.I did not find Ice useful but it's still a fine distro.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-10
Votes: 0
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Achieves its claims. Does not have the foreign-language fonts added to other (lazy) Ubuntu-based distributions. Easy to upscale into any other faster & more useful operating system, with more applications as required.
Being based on Ubuntu, easily adds PPAs and easily-quickly adds the latest Linux kernel. Allows Grub-customizer to install from CLI. So having a choice of Linux kernels to boot into, if wished.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-10
Votes: 1
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A solid distro, similar in operation to Mint. Easy to install, use, and update. Totally reliable.
No problems configuring to my my liking, adding exras from the repositories, and from the internet
Ice is great for a quick way of accessing frequently used websites from the favourites panel.
Ideal for older computers, but equally good on more modern hardware.
I've been using Peppermint since Peppermint One, it doesn't cease to impress.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-10
Votes: 0
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I have used Peppermint since version 3 (which I still have on an external disk) and I love the system. It boots quickly and does all I want with no fuss or bother. Have tried many other oses but always return to Peppermint as its safe,stable and fast. Can't say I use ICE and only use Firefox instead of Chromium so have no issues with browser, Printer always found and works
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-10
Votes: 0
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Although I never use ICE, I still find Peppermint to be the ideal OS that allows me to install the programs I desire. It is fast and stable on my desktop and my laptop.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-06
Votes: 0
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Works out of the box in old machines. The XFCE environment saves memory. Repositories updated and running. It still needs customization settings but it has improved a lot.
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Version: 6
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-04
Votes: 1
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Started using Peppermint 4 when it came out, it turned my everyday-use distro even after trying lots of them, both debian and arch based. It even works great on an Acer Aspire One netbook I was about to dump for good. Peppermint 8 works excellent, but I had to roll back to version Six after a problem with numerical plataform Scilab, a software I use often. It won't even start, but I hope this issue to be fixed on further updates.
Totally recommended.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-07-03
Votes: 1
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Moved up from Ver7 and was knocked out.
My Canon all-in-one worked flawlessly and all my work (mainly video editing) from Ver 7 performed perfectly.
It was tolerably fast on the old 3.5 SATA disk that I used as a test bed but absolutely flew when I replaced that with the SSD from my retired Widows laptop.
Oh, and my wife likes it! So what else could I ask?
Why only 9/10? I am not sufficiently knowledgeable to comment on what's under the hood so My rating is purely based on user experience.
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Version: 8
Rating: 5
Date: 2017-07-02
Votes: 1
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As much as this advertises itself as a distro fit for older PCs, I have had problems running it on my older Core 2 Duo machine, mostly due to the relatively high RAM footprint for a LXDE-based lightweight distro. Peppermint used over 300MB of RAM (compared to 160-250MB other distros take up), which is a problem for an older computer with only 2GB RAM total. Firefox would crash very often thanks to that.
It's not a bad distro, it works and is quite polished (although not to my personal tastes), but I would recommend numerous others before Peppermint (Debian, BunsenLabs, Sparky, LXLE, or wattOS if you don't care about a polished UX).
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-06-20
Votes: 4
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Best linux version for beginners - hands down! Sleek, light, and quick. If you ever used a computer, you will have no problems with PeppermintOS. The Developers have really outdone themselves. They have provided a beautiful base that you 'the user' can build upon. You choose the apps you want, the browser you like; all, without having to uninstall a bunch of stuff you'll never use, or even want.
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-06-18
Votes: 1
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Tried 28 different distros on bare metal within about 30 days.
Peppermint OS 7 was the best in terms of a Windows 7 like experience.
Fast, stable, simple, functional, and a high degree of fit, finish, and polish.
1 year as my daily driver, and I have never loved my computer so much.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-06-17
Votes: 1
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Best of both Worlds, Mint and Ubuntu!
I like that it is Open and Linux
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-06-08
Votes: 4
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PROS:
- very lightweight
- pretty
- VERY user-friendly and easy to use
- based on Ubuntu, so it's very easy to find guides/help, etc. and you can use all Ubuntu .deb packages
- stable (as far as version 7 went for me)
CONS:
- lacks several features and programs for advanced users (but you can add them yourself)
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-06-07
Votes: 0
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Just excellent!I became addicted to this flavor of linux,always distrohopping but always returning back!Although not flawless it remains my favourite flavour for any computer!
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-06-06
Votes: 9
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Moving from 7 to 8 and things didn't change. Super stable distro with nice design. My 7 year old computer can deal with it with no problem. I have been using Peppermint for the last year or so and feel that we are going to be friends for long. Thank you guys of Peppermint OS!!
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-06-06
Votes: 3
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Peppermint suits my needs very well. I haven't noticed much of a difference between 7 and 8.
I like that Peppermint is so stable.
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Version: 7
Rating: 8
Date: 2017-06-04
Votes: 0
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End of may I was under time pressure, because I wanted to burn a CD as a birthday present. Found no burning application in Peppermint (7). How about K3B, which I knew from former times? I remembered, K3B was useful not only in KDE environments. Installed K3B from repos. Installer was warning about some packages that would be deleted if I installed this program [list of packages]. Installed the program anyway. K3B perfectly made the CD as expected, but afterwards the OS could not be used any further and had to be reinstalled completely. So it took about 2 hours to burn this CD...
:-)
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-06-03
Votes: 2
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Peppermint is always working right "out of the box". This is the best system, among the many, that I've tried so far. Easy to install, via the graphic installer. Easy to add more programs to. This distribution has my warmest recommendation! :-)
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-06-03
Votes: 0
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Ran it as a live DVD, had no problems, so I installed it along with Mint 18. Everything just works. The install was fast as well as shutdown. It found my wi-fi printer and downloaded the needed drivers. I went to the store and downloaded Libre Office, Firefox and some others. Ice seems to work great. This computer is a Dell GX620 with 3 GB memory and a Pentium D 3.4 GHz cpu. Great wallpapers too.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-06-02
Votes: 2
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Very good lightweigth distro. Perfect combination of components fom other desktops to give a new desktop experience.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-06-01
Votes: 0
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Excellent Distro. Peppermint is my favorite as it is Based on Ubuntu and Mint.
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Version: 8
Rating: 2
Date: 2017-06-01
Votes: 0
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Love Peppermint
This version works really good in live mode, BUT if installed does not like my HDMI plugged in (use a TV as monitor on Laptop) works really good installed without HDMI plugged in. Previous versions all worked with the HDMI (atleast from 5 up, When got this laptop!)
JJay
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-05-31
Votes: 3
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Extremely responsive and stable distro. I'm really liking LXDE - The Peppermint folks have provided a polished out-of-the-box graphical theme which I find one of the slickest out there. Overall a very well put together distro that comes with all the software you need to get started. All of this on low end hardware. (Intel NUC 2820) The only thing that keeps Peppermint 7 from getting a 10 is that the sound system is not configured for supporting high resolution audio (e.g. 24bit/96K or higher) without serious tweaking and constant fixing. If that were solved, and the audio stack running rock-solid stable, I could finally move my Audiophile media playing needs off Windows. (Currently spoiled by JRiver Media Center on Windows) But unfortunately, Pulse/ALSA seem to be one of the few remaining achilles heels of desktop Linux in general. Here's a suggestion: Why not merge Peppermint with Ubuntu Studio (which I like because of its focus on high end/pro audio). The Studio team is making it no secret that resource constraints may eventually prevent them from keeping that distro afloat. They've done such great work, it would be a shame to lose that. By teaming up Peppermint could instantly bag the majority of the Audiophile and Pro Audio crowd.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-30
Votes: 2
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I can't add much more than any of the other reviewers. I've used it since Peppermint One, including Peppermint Ice. It is currently installed on a Dell D640 (32 bit) and an Acer Aspire 5735z (64 bit).
I have added Firefox as my preferred default browser, and added LibreOffice 5.3.3 Office Suite. Otherwise it all works as installed.
I can't fault it. It's fast, solid, and reliable. I will always be trying other distros, but always coming back to my favourite Peppermint.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-30
Votes: 1
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Just a quick update, I have now installed WPS Office which was a breeze.
Downloaded the DEB package from Kingsoft website and clicked on the download in Firefox, it then automatically installed the software through the built-in package manager. Very similar to a self-install windows package. More Linux systems need to do this, it is one of the best Linux systems I have used and everything works that I use my Windows system for. The more self-install packages that Linux uses the more it will be accepted by window users.
This could be the system I now get rid of windows for!
So far it is stable and not crashed once. the icons look great and very polished. I now look forward to doing some work with this over the next week or two.
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Version: 8
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-29
Votes: 8
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Excellent looking distro, been using it since version 6 and it is lightning fast and super speedy! Would highly recommend!!
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Version: 8
Rating: 8
Date: 2017-05-29
Votes: 2
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I have dual booted this with PCLinuxOS os. They are both excellent distros, however, Peppermint is very easy to use with the software manager having all the necessary components. I do not like the dark theme that it comes with but with a few clicks of the mouse, i have a nice bright clean interface that is a pleasure to use.
Very customisable to how you want it.
It networks with no problem with my windows machine. many of the distros are a nightmare to network, this works great.
It comes with the minimal amount of software so you can load what you need.
Wine works well, I have some old software that I still use such as Adobe Elements 2 and Corel Draw 7 and it installs with no problem. My Word XP also loads and works fine in wine.It works far better than Mint which is totally overrated. It also recognises my Android phone with no issues and any external drives I plug in simply work.
Overall a clean easy to use Linux distro well worth a try.
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Version: 8
Rating: 3
Date: 2017-05-29
Votes: 0
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Nice Desktop and runs quick, but useless because Chrome would lock up my system every time I opened the browser. Maybe Firefox would have run, but why should I have to replace something so basic. Not a great OOB experience.
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Version: 8
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-05-28
Votes: 2
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Been using Peppermint since it first began could never get Lubuntu or Xubuntu to run dependably without having major issues. Peppermint has always been dependable and solid minus a few hiccups in the beginning but has become one of the best lightweight distro's you can get.
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-05-26
Votes: 0
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Peppermint is my favorite as it is Based on Ubuntu and Mint. The Glitches are my fault hardware etc.
And most Linux Software can be added!
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-10
Votes: 14
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Excellent Distro - as others have said it is solid, extremely reliable - it works & works well.
I have been on Peppermint OS 7 since its release last June & before that Peppermint OS 6 from Feb 2016 & I have been extremely happy with its performance. It's smallish footprint & frugal use of resources are ideal for my 11 year old, low spec Dell laptop - its my been my daily driver for the last 14 months & it flies.
The Devs have created a well balance operating system with a fusion of LXDE with the XFCE window manager, panel & whisker menu + the excellent Nemo file manager at the core.
I love the fact that there is a small but adequate amount of highly functional software installed allowing the user to add what they want & for it to be more individually tailored while alleviating the bloat. For me some of the included software could also be removed, Samba, Bluetooth, ICE, Simple Scan, even printer software, as I have & will have no use for them - but I appreciate others will & do.
Another reason for recommending Peppermint is its friendly & helpful forum - driven by the hard working lead man PCNetSpec (Mark Greaves).
I can't see me leaving Peppermint, as long as it keeps to its current ethos & format in producing a tight, light, swift & efficient operating system that continues supporting my ageing hardware - couldn't be happier & looking forward to the next annual release (0S 8) around June.
Many thanks Peppermint
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-05-10
Votes: 0
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Great Distro, Like where they are going, very fast and stable, very nice desktop design.
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-05-10
Votes: 0
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Nice looking and speedy. Well done Peppermint team!
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-05-08
Votes: 0
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Wonderful distro all up. Everything seems to work and it's FAST !! Good repository ......
Many thanks to the developer team :))
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-04-29
Votes: 2
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Outstanding compromise between LXDE, Xfce and more, it seems to be the lightweight king of high functionality. Very stable, fast and good looking for the coming years (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS base). Installation, performance, use - very good. My favourite in the world of lightweight distros. Strong 9.
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Version: 7
Rating: 7
Date: 2017-04-28
Votes: 0
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I have tried most distro's of Linux for my old dell. This one works great. very small memory requirement, Everything installed without any issues. It runs better with a lower screen resolution so that needs to be tweaked.
Accepted ppa unlike mint mate the will not. Nice simple interface.
cons:
I installed in on a new HP Laptop and was disappointed that is could not detect the wireless network although other distros could. So that is something the developers could look at.
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-16
Votes: 4
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I'm really loving this distro. It looks great, it's simple, fast and functional plus very stable. I got rid of the Windows garbage and put this on two of my machines! Even better than version 6.
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-12
Votes: 4
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Great distro. After a month of strong use, it became my favorite one.
Pros: Fast, responsive, lightweight, stable, built on a solid base (ubuntu 16.04), interesting combination of apps, easy to install and use, costumizable and it does not have many preinstalled software.
Cons: Ugly interface, nemo is constantly crashing during huge file operations, web apps are not a good alternative for people who travel a lot,
I tested Peppermint 7 x64 on an Acer Aspire V3 with i7@3.2Ghz | 16Gb | 256Gb SSD | Nvidia Geforce GTX 760M. I also did some testing on an old Core 2 Duo | 8Gb | 1Tb HHD, and it did run much faster than Mint 18.1 Cinnamon. For old computers I prefer this ditro over LXLE because it is more usable to me.
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-04-12
Votes: 0
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Great distro. I'm even considering to use it as my main OS.
Fast start, even on my old Asus Eee PC takes only 45s from power. Fast shutdown as well, about 8s.
Easy to install and use. Like the fact that the developers encourage to use the terminal.
Stable, so far no issues.
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Version: 7
Rating: 8
Date: 2017-04-07
Votes: 1
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Overall a good distro. A few problems though: when starting the desktop all my settings and programs disappear, even a dock. Also some dialog boxes are the wrong size, forcing me to open in the other moniter to view. Videos also open with the time and play buttons hidden, have to force full screen to see them. This is an os problem, it happens with any type of dialog box. Also with the ICE program, if you hit a link, there's no way to go back, as there are no back buttons or even a menu, so you have to close it. Using ICE is only useful if you just plan to use that one website.
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Version: 6
Rating: 5
Date: 2017-04-06
Votes: 0
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Installs and runs great except for the fact that I installed it on an HP mini (netbook) and many dialog windows are too large to fit the screen (resolution is set to max possible). So, for example, cannot configure networking because the OK/Cancel... buttons are off the screen.
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Version: 7
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-01
Votes: 2
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Works.
Just works, without any hacks - the live CD booted without issues, installation was flawless, the desktop is light(279MB with no programs running!), customization was surprisingly easy and affected the look of the whole desktop.
ICE is a highlight - an unusual app that lets you create desktop versions of webapps with a standalone browser instead of electron. All you need is the website address
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-03-30
Votes: 3
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My favourite distro after Mint.
It works very well straight from distro. Customisation is good. I run it regularly on my Intel Skylake machine and it's fast.
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Version: 7
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-03-29
Votes: 0
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Peppermint 7 just works out-of-the-box and is the most reliable distribution I've ever had (number in the two-digit range)
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Version: 7
Rating: 7
Date: 2017-03-29
Votes: 1
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Lite replacment for windows,very fast,easy,lite,beginner frendly,out of box solution.One of most easyest lite beginner distro out there...
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