1Peppermint Five Linux Brings the Cloud to Linux Desktop
By Sean Michael Kerner
2Peppermint Five Provides a Lightweight Linux Desktop
The main Peppermint Five desktop leverages the LXDE version of Ubuntu 14.04, known as Lubuntu, as its base.
3Users Get a New Control Center in Peppermint Five
One of the features debuting in Peppermint Five is a control center that expands on the core LXDE components to give users more configuration options in one place.
4Chromium Is the Default Browser
While Firefox is typically the default browser in many Linux distributions, Peppermint has chosen the open-source Chromium browser.
5Ice Enables Site-Specific Browsers
With the Ice interface, Peppermint users can create site-specific browsers (SSBs) for online services.
6Dropbox Is Integrated With Peppermint
Dropbox is part of the desktop, providing users with cloud-based storage. Users can also choose to use Google Drive, which is also part of the default installation of Peppermint Five.
7Online Image Editing Is Enabled With Pixlr
One of the SSBs in Peppermint Five is for the Pixlr online photo editing application.
8Online Gaming With Entanglement
No desktop would be complete without some games, and in the spirit of its cloud focus, Peppermint provides an SSB for the online Entanglement game.
9Steam Can Power Local Games
Peppermint OS users can also install the Steam gaming client from software vendor Valve, providing a gaming experience that runs locally on the user’s device.
10Not All Software Is in the Cloud
While Peppermint has a strong cloud focus, the approach is a hybrid one in which non-cloud applications can also be installed and used on the desktop.
11Linux Kernel 3.13 Powers Peppermint
As is the case with Ubuntu 14.04, a Linux 3.13 kernel is at the heart of the Peppermint Five OS.
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