A brief screenshot tour of the Peppermint 10 desktop showing the new menu, some features and some applications including Ice and some Ice-created SSBs, the Nemo file manager, and some other tools/utilities/options. Most of these screenshots were taken with the default “Peppermint 10 Dark” theme applied, but there are other themes that can be applied via:
menu > Settings > Customize Look and Feel > Widget (tab)
Choosing one of the other themes from the list in the left-hand column, then clicking the “Apply” button.
Peppermint 10 Default Desktop 
Software Managers 
Light Theme 
Mixed Theme 
Blue Theme 
Gray Theme 
Beige Theme 
Purple Theme 
Green Theme 
Pink Theme 
Default Applications 
Dark Classic Red Theme
Nice! I like how many different color schemes there are compared to Lubuntu!
Do you also have a minimal installation (no photo editor programs, or DVD writer or office programs), but just the bare minimum in the GUI (like a lightweight notepad, calculator, browser and a few more items)?
Hi ProDigit,
Yes, during installation we have a minimal installation option that is similar to Lubuntu. If you have any questions head over to our community forums where we can provide support.
Peppermint os is really fast and stable Thanks! For creating it.
Thanks for including native support for Flatpak … it has been very useful to me.
Is Peppermint OS based on Ubuntu? Thanks!
Yes, Our current version, Peppermint 10 is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Our next release will be based on 20.04
When is it likely that we’ll get the release with 20.04? This is my favourite OS by far so would be good to get a nice update, especially with all the new features available from it :)
We don’t have a release date yet but it is coming. :)
I’m confused to choose linux distro, hopefully this peppermint os helps me
Give it a try, we hope you like it.
If you run into any problems visit our forum at forum.peppermintos.com/
Great distro. Works well on my circa 2009 Macbook Pro where others have notably failed.Sleek, fast and robust.
I like his various themes very much, but I doubt whether my computer can run him smoothly, so I want to ask about his configuration requirements.
*My English is not good, so I use Google Translate I hope you can understand it*
Hello, from Greece! A couple of days ago I “erased” my MacBook 4,1 (early 2008) ssd (to tell the truth, trying to make it accept Mountain Lion instead of Lion) and I decided to install a more up-to-date OS, like Linux Peppermint 10. I used Linux Mint once in the past and I admit I stayed satisfied with the overall result. What I miss right now is to have a Mac-like desktop (you know, showing My Computer/Trash/Programs file/External devices and so on. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance and congratulations for the result.
John Dimitrakopoulos
Download Linux Elementary OS for a Macbook style OS.
Please anybody know how to enable redshift like ubuntu to filter blue light. I tried to install redshift from synaptic but it did not work
Hi Suraj,
Support questions can be asked in our Community Forum.
N’Joy the Simplicity !.
About 6 months ago I decided to dump Windows. Installed dual boot Win10/Ubuntu on older laptop. Hating both, made a few live usb’s, and distro hopped. Settling on MX,I was good to go. Came upon a 2nd laptop, and for fun, and curiosity, installed PeppermintOS. Boring story shortened, Peppermint is daily driver! Easy to use, stable, and Ice is nice. Thanks for all the hard work on this disto. Hope to see 11 soon, but 10 works so well. TY.
Compare to other Distros i like Perppermint the most. The color scheme, smooth GUI and very fast. Many thanks to the developers of peppermint.
I have a old HP 311 netbook with 3 GB Ram and 250 disk space. Will 32 bit version run smoothly on this machine?
Yes. I have a 10 year old Toshiba netbook with 2GB of ram and the 64 bit version runs well. I expect the 32 bit version will run fine.
I liked the comments and specs of Peppermint OS! I am shopping around for a new OS for my nearly obsolete Windows 7 64-bit on an old HP Compaq “Made for Windows XP” computer with only 1 GB of RAM (2x DDR1s) and 4x 16 GB USB sticks for storage. Needless to say I can’t upgrade to Windows 10 and the current OS AND Antivirus is hogging the resources ad nauseam. I am just tired of the whole batch and without money I can’t change my computer. I wanted to do Chrome OS, but the standalone versions (CloudReady / Chromium OS) does not support Android for extra apps. As the base for Chromium OS is Linux, I did some research to see if I might rather get away with one of the many distributions. I worked on DOS and Windows 3.1 in the 90s and had an Apple computer at one stage. So I am comfortable with a slightly different desktop than the Cinnamon one that looks like Windows. I don’t do high-end programs. I even create graphics with Paint! I am even prepared to use Google Drive apps to edit documents. My computer is permanently on an ADSL line and I used it mainly on Chrome for my internet business and my husband and I are playing easy games (cards and Match 3 style). My question is: is this the best option for me or not?
With only 1GB It may run slow… But its worth a shot.
Try 32bit Debian OS. Other good option is use Clearlinux OS.
Try to use LOC-OS Linux operating system.
Esta es una excelente Distro, la acabo de ver en una discusión en Discord (misc-chat) y me vine a buscarla.
Espero instalarla pronto. Actualmente tengo instalado Q4OS Linux y Windows 10 en otra.
Si todo sale bien pronto ma haré de una Chromebook, que jala con Chrome OS pero mi idea también es algún día utilizar este Sistema Operativo.
I run this on all my systems currently, and absolutely love it from the High End laptops to the Paperweight Desktops. Very nice OS.
i have an old sony vaio, with a core 2 duo 2ghz processor, and 4 gb of RAM, 64 bits, do you think it will work well on it?
Yep, I have Peppermint Ten running on an old netbook with only 2GB of RAM. The hardware is a bottleneck but Peppermint runs as fast as my system will allow.
I installed peppermint, it is fast, beautiful but as hard as I try, I cannot make the bluetooth work properly, it detects, connects but does not transmit the sound to the output boxes.
Hi Joseph.
Greetings from India!
I’m looking to change OS on my 7 year old Acer laptop with Intel i5 , 4GB RAM.
Presently having Windows 10 on it from last 4 years , but now with updates it is becoming very slow.
Will peppermint be a good option?? Will it solve my performance issue with this device
Specially I need some software support which are similar to MS office, and other multimedia applications
Hi Utkarsh, Yes Peppermint 10 is still a great option if you don’t mind that the Ubuntu base is 20.04. Many apps receive updates. We are working on Peppermint 11 but don’t yet have a release date. That being said we’re doing our best to keep things lightweight.
I have Dell Inspiron 5520 laptop 10 years old with 2 GB RAM. I have recently installed Peppermint OS 10. It is working great and is very lightweight. Thank you for creating it.
I have a Macbook Pro 2.2 from 2007, 32 bit, 2 gram. I installed Peppermint 10 and it works very well. Only some heating problems with youtube or Skype (via Chomium – yes Skype on 32 bit in 2021 with ICE and Cromium!!).
The only prob is that I’d better to deactivate the swap partition, otherwise in case of use, the Mac becomes too slow.
My fear is that this will be the last “light” version of Peppermint, as if the development remains attached to that of Lubuntu the system will no longer be for old PCs.
In any case you guys are doing a fantastic job. Thanks very much
This is the one on top of many distro that caught my eyes on linux, I still trying to figure out how should I put it into but, this one will be my first linux os, I love it, thanks for making this Pepermint os exist
I ever used peppermint 5 years ago, it will be nice if it based on arch rolling, because it will never need dist-upgrade..
I don’t know if you will see my comment after all this time but with respect to your issue, once the Bluetooth shows connection, you will want to go into your Audio Mixer (left-click on the speaker icon at the right bottom corner). With the audio program running at this point, select the “Playback” tab. You will most likely see “ALSA playback” showing. Click on that section and you should see the Bluetooth device you want to direct the audio to. Be sure Bluetooth “Audio Sink” was selected in the Bluetooth manager as well. I hope this works for you.
Hello there – I have an old Samsung Notebook NP-N102 that I would love to turn into a handy asset for writing. It currently has Windows 7 Starter, so could I get shot of that and replace it with Peppermint OS, then dump the Microsoft Office suit and have it run office freeware instead? I don’t want the NP-N102 to do any gaming, music or films, nor any social networking, just simple browsing, file-shares and writing.
Would Peppermint OS help me resurrect my NP-N102 please?
Possibly, If Peppermint doesn’t work out our previous edition Peppermint 10 works well on my ancient 11 year old Toshiba NB505 netbook
I am new to Linux, just loaded Peppermint on my 16 year old 32bit Dell 9400 laptop, it is running well, except for Youtube via Chrome, it’s jerky, what’s best way to improve this, I have fitted a 100gb SSD which helped on Win 10, but an update on Win10 gave me problems so I finally decided to try Linux.
I am certainly impressed by Peppermint so far.
Hi Brain, head over to the forums for support. At this time Peppermint only supports 64bit.
Hi Joseph.
Is Pepperm 10 better than the new version regarding wireless connection to my router? My Lenovo T520 doesn’t work? Is Pepperm 10 still being updated in mid-2023, for how long?
SG,
This is dated but debian does support the T520
https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Thinkpad/T520/wheezy
Since the current Peppermint is based on Debian Bullseye, it is highly likely that it should work.
Also, May 31 is the last day of support for that Pep10
Hope that helps,
I dumped Windows over 20 years ago and have been running Linux since. Was Ubuntu for years. But found peppermint I don’t know how many year ago, and fell in love. I recommend this to everyone. What I would like to see is Peppermint O.S. for Raspberry PI. (The ultimate fantasy).
Peppermint O.S. is by far the best Operating System I have ever used !!!
thanks! for the kind words Pepper PI…..has nice ring to it :)
Peppermint 11 comes with good and simple installation option. Seems Super !!!!. My journey Peppermint 9 –> 10 –> 11, Simplicity & Speedy.
Thanks for the kind words!
Hi Joe, As the Developer of PeppermintOS. Maybe they can add an AI Assistant to help assist people with Vision impairments. I can’t stand Listening to the Accessibility Robot.
How to customize this os to make it like kali penetration testing.
Thank you.
Muchas gracias, está bien chingón…
Running the Stable version with the latest testing ( Excalibur) Kernel
PERFECT
Thank you for all your hard work
This is super cool! Thanks! for the kind words
Hello, hope you guys are having a nice day.
I have a few doubts. Please bare with me. I have been trying different distros for about 6 months now, I have a 9 year old laptop with 8gb ram and nvidia 940mx graphics,but my battery is old and worn out and I have a hdd instead of ssd. Windows is making my laptop very slow. I do not think my hardware should be an issue in running peppermint (except maybe hdd instead of ssd).
Most of the distros I tried have been causing battery problems, maybe due to desktop enviroments being heavy lik gnome and cinnamon. I want to ask how would peppermint suit my needs ->
1. I am a programmer (mostly backend with slight networking and a cross platform desktop apps mostly using python, c++ and javascript) who needs decently new software, not arch new but ubuntu versions will suffice (is peppermint now based on debian, does it have the same packages as debian or newer and does it have good flatpak support?). I will not be using any IDEs except geany, heaviest I will go is Kate editor with plugins.
2. I should be able to watch youtube and twitch without issues and I want to run spotify client as well.
3. ready to use, I am not into customization or trying and fixing things myself, I just want to install and start with my work asap.
4. should be stable (which I assume it is being based on either debian or ubuntu), and most importantly I need xfce.
5*. I don’t know if it is relevant but I do some ml and academia stuff related to mathematics in physics, but I am willing to move that entirely to web based software, I hope peppermint itself won’t cause any issues with that.
I know it is long so thank you in advance I hope peppermint fullfills my needs as I came here are much research and wanted to be absolutely sure before I waste a few more days trying out a distro as I have done a lot in past few months. Cheers.