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Peppermint OS One Review

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the does-it-come-in-an-altoid-tin dept.

JimLynch writes "I've covered a lot of remastered versions of Ubuntu since DLR launched. But, every once in a while, I bump into one that is particularly interesting to review. Peppermint OS One is definitely in that category. Peppermint OS One is a web-centric Ubuntu remaster that passes up common desktop applications like OpenOffice.org in favor of web-based alternatives such as Google Docs. And it doesn't stop with office applications either; Peppermint OS One integrates video sites like YouTube and Hulu right into the desktop experience."

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  1. Less. by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Less is, well, less...

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  2. I don't get it by ZERO1ZERO · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I read the article.

    What is this, other than a distro with a pre populated bookmark list, cunningly hidden under 'Apps' instead of 'Bookmarks'?

    What about accounts for each of these [cloud|web2.0|webapp] services? How is that managed? What if someone else uses your computer? Account creation? Data control? is there a backup service?

    The most memorable part of the review for me was the wall paper. Not because I liked it, but the author of the article did, dedicating at least 2 paragraphs to it...

  3. Pepermint OS One == POO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously? Pepermint OS One? POO? I mean, come on...

  4. My review... by Jugalator · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't play around with Linux much at all, but here's my review of this OS that I tried last evening:

    1. Fast!
    2. Mostly just web apps in the app menu. Office apps = Google apps, etc.
    3. The web apps open up minimalist Firefox windows.

    This is basically it, IMO. I've intentionally worded this "review" like I did - very short and concise, because that's what this distro is. It doesn't do much besides opening Firefox windows. Since it doesn't do much else, it runs and boots very fast. The key to its power is that it barely does anything. It can probably be compared to Chromium OS in that regard. One difference from Chromium OS is however that you *can* install other Linux apps too, but that's not the purpose of the distro. Yes, it does multiple accounts, and the main objective of those may be independent storage of the Firefox browser cookies. ;) Backup systems? No no. Google backs up your documents on Google Docs. It seems like the distro is based on Linux Mint.

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  5. How to skin a squirrel? by Smuttley · · Score: 5, Funny

    WTF?

    http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2010/05/12/peppermint-os-one/6/