Peppermint OS

A lightweight Debian-based distribution historically known for cloud/web-app integration, rebuilt directly on Debian after moving away from its Lubuntu/Ubuntu roots.

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Based on

Debian

First released

2010

Package manager

APT (.deb)

Desktop environments

Xfce

Peppermint OS made its name pairing a lightweight Xfce/LXDE-derived desktop with 'Ice', an in-house tool for turning any website or web app into what looks and behaves like a native desktop application (a site-specific browser). After years built on Lubuntu, the project rebased directly onto Debian Stable, trading some of Ubuntu's newer package availability for Debian's longer-term stability and independence from Canonical. It remains aimed at users who want a snappy, low-overhead system without giving up easy access to modern web-based tools.

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