Peppermint OS

Ritho · 26. Jul 2010, 03:25 PM

Thought some of you might find this interesting. http://peppermintos.com/ It is another ubuntu based distro with a twist. Kind of a jolicloud / desktop mix. It has a focus on allowing easy installation of both cloud based apps as well as normal desktop apps. Has good boot times and is fairly light weight at 512MB. I am testing it on my netbook currently.

MidnightCowboy · 06. Aug 2011, 08:11 AM

Peppermint2 has been out for a couple of months now but I haven't had a chance to run it until now.
There's been a lot of changes and I liked what I saw sufficiently enough to install it. The Ubuntu installer made easy meat of a dual boot with my XP and the Software Manager soon pulled in the extras I needed.

There's obviously been quite a lot of work put into this release and their helpful forum makes this distro well worth a look.
Peppermint2.jpg

syntax_error · 07. Aug 2011, 02:38 AM

Does it have a LiveCD version suitable for running from a usb stick?

MidnightCowboy · 07. Aug 2011, 07:32 AM

Yes it does

Another interesting point is that one of the Peppermint devs has posted on their forum that the Gnome Network Manager (which they use) is the best currently available. This doesn't surprise me after my attempts at wrestling with the mess called KDE Network Manager. Suffice to say that Peppermint configured both my DSL and mobile broadband connections without issue.

kendall.a · 26. Dec 2011, 01:42 AM

All of a sudden, I can't play java games on either Firefox or Chrome on my Peppermint OS! I'm not sure what caused it as I've been able to in the past.

I'm wondering if a recent update to either Peppermint or the browsers have caused this problem?

For example, one of the links that I like to play is:

http://www.xxxxxsdelight.net/fortythieves.html (the word here is i d i o t s d e l i g h t [dot] n e t)

or, you can go to the main site and try any of the online card/solitaire games.

Can someone please walk me through debugging my OS to figure out why the java plug-in is not working?

Thanks.

kendall.a · 26. Dec 2011, 01:46 AM

One more hopefully quick question for Peppermint....

How do you make a desktop shortcut? I have Softmaker 2008 installed but when it installed it did not make a menu shortcut OR a desktop icon. I can navigate to the appropriate folder and find the files and double-click them and all 3 programs open fine. But, I tried copy/pasting the exe files to my desktop and they wouldn't run?

wdhpr · 26. Dec 2011, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kendall

One more hopefully quick question for Peppermint....

How do you make a desktop shortcut? I have Softmaker 2008 installed but when it installed it did not make a menu shortcut OR a desktop icon. I can navigate to the appropriate folder and find the files and double-click them and all 3 programs open fine. But, I tried copy/pasting the exe files to my desktop and they wouldn't run?

Its somewhat different to do this in linux.

I have not used Peppermint but its supposed to be based on Ubuntu. To create a desktop shortcut I find it easier to first add the item to my start menu then add that item to the desktop or panel.

Right click menu button select edit menu go to the section that has the programs you want to add to you desktop right click on the application and select add to desktop or to panel.

For another method look HERE

kendall.a · 26. Dec 2011, 05:59 PM

Thanks wdhpr, but neither of your suggestions appear to work in Peppermint. Right clicking on the menu does not appear to give you the option of adding programs to the menu. And, when I right click on the desktop, "create launcher" is not an option.

wdhpr · 27. Dec 2011, 03:05 AM

Probably something to do with Unity.
I'm still using Mint Julia and will continue to do so until I have no choice or until they stop trying to reinvent the wheel (so to speak)

kendall.a · 27. Dec 2011, 03:28 AM

What's odd is that I booted into Mint Julia (dual-boot system with Mint Julia and Peppermint) and the same issue is there. It doesn't matter if I use FF, Chrome, or even Opera; I have the same issue. I can't get this page to display properly:

http://www.i d i o t sdelight.net/fortythieves.html (no spaces)

It worked fine in both OS's a week ago?!

Can you please see if you can access the page and if a card game pops up?

I'm pretty sure that it has something to do with a java plug-in.

P.S. I can get to the site/game fine on my Windows 7 machine.

26. Jul 2010, 03:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ritho Foundation Editor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,391	Peppermint OS Thought some of you might find this interesting. http://peppermintos.com/ It is another ubuntu based distro with a twist. Kind of a jolicloud / desktop mix. It has a focus on allowing easy installation of both cloud based apps as well as normal desktop apps. Has good boot times and is fairly light weight at 512MB. I am testing it on my netbook currently. __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention.

06. Aug 2011, 08:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 9,250	Peppermint2 has been out for a couple of months now but I haven't had a chance to run it until now. There's been a lot of changes and I liked what I saw sufficiently enough to install it. The Ubuntu installer made easy meat of a dual boot with my XP and the Software Manager soon pulled in the extras I needed. There's obviously been quite a lot of work put into this release and their helpful forum makes this distro well worth a look. Peppermint2.jpg __________________ Knows nothing and cares even less

07. Aug 2011, 07:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 9,250	Yes it does Another interesting point is that one of the Peppermint devs has posted on their forum that the Gnome Network Manager (which they use) is the best currently available. This doesn't surprise me after my attempts at wrestling with the mess called KDE Network Manager. Suffice to say that Peppermint configured both my DSL and mobile broadband connections without issue. __________________ Knows nothing and cares even less

26. Dec 2011, 01:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
kendall.a Foundation Editor/Forum Manager Intern Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,814	Assistance Needed All of a sudden, I can't play java games on either Firefox or Chrome on my Peppermint OS! I'm not sure what caused it as I've been able to in the past. I'm wondering if a recent update to either Peppermint or the browsers have caused this problem? For example, one of the links that I like to play is: http://www.xxxxxsdelight.net/fortythieves.html (the word here is i d i o t s d e l i g h t [dot] n e t) or, you can go to the main site and try any of the online card/solitaire games. Can someone please walk me through debugging my OS to figure out why the java plug-in is not working? Thanks. __________________ <-------Is looking for his brain....

26. Dec 2011, 01:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
kendall.a Foundation Editor/Forum Manager Intern Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,814	One more hopefully quick question for Peppermint.... How do you make a desktop shortcut? I have Softmaker 2008 installed but when it installed it did not make a menu shortcut OR a desktop icon. I can navigate to the appropriate folder and find the files and double-click them and all 3 programs open fine. But, I tried copy/pasting the exe files to my desktop and they wouldn't run? __________________ <-------Is looking for his brain....

07. Aug 2011, 02:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
syntax_error Full Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 79	Does it have a LiveCD version suitable for running from a usb stick?

26. Dec 2011, 05:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
kendall.a Foundation Editor/Forum Manager Intern Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,814	Thanks wdhpr, but neither of your suggestions appear to work in Peppermint. Right clicking on the menu does not appear to give you the option of adding programs to the menu. And, when I right click on the desktop, "create launcher" is not an option. __________________ <-------Is looking for his brain....

27. Dec 2011, 03:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,117	Probably something to do with Unity. I'm still using Mint Julia and will continue to do so until I have no choice or until they stop trying to reinvent the wheel (so to speak)

27. Dec 2011, 03:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
kendall.a Foundation Editor/Forum Manager Intern Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,814	What's odd is that I booted into Mint Julia (dual-boot system with Mint Julia and Peppermint) and the same issue is there. It doesn't matter if I use FF, Chrome, or even Opera; I have the same issue. I can't get this page to display properly: http://www.i d i o t sdelight.net/fortythieves.html (no spaces) It worked fine in both OS's a week ago?! Can you please see if you can access the page and if a card game pops up? I'm pretty sure that it has something to do with a java plug-in. P.S. I can get to the site/game fine on my Windows 7 machine. __________________ <-------Is looking for his brain....

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