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# Peppermint 8 Released. Download Now!
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/peppermint-8-released/
- Published: 2017-05-29T10:33:23.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-11T09:56:23.000Z
- Author: Abhishek Prakash
- Tags: #Import 2022-12-26 08:27

![Peppermint OS 8 released](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2017/05/peppermint-os-8-800x450.jpg)

[Cloud focused Linux distribution](https://itsfoss.com/cloud-focused-linux-distros/) Peppermint OS has a new release today. The latest version Peppermint OS 8 is based on the latest point release of [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS](https://itsfoss.com/things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-16-04/).

[Peppermint OS](https://peppermintos.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) is a lightweight, fast Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It brings some few new features like Site Specific Browser to give it a cloud-centric approach and thus making it a viable Linux alternative to Chrome OS.

## Regular Peppermint OS features

Some of the main features of Peppermint OS in general are:

- Lightweight Linux distribution designed to work on low resources
- Beginner friendly and easy installation (as it is based on Ubuntu)
- Automatic updates (like most other Linux distributions)
- A hybrid LXDE/Xfce desktop environment, mixing LXDE’s lxsession with Xfce’s panel and application menu
- [Site Specific Browser](https://peppermintos.com/guide/ice/?ref=itsfoss.com) allows seamless integration with cloud and web-based applications
- Nemo file browser

## What’s new in Peppermint 8

These are the new features in Peppermint OS 8:

- Linux Kernel 4.8 series
- Mesa 17.0.2 for improved [gaming experience on Linux](https://itsfoss.com/linux-gaming-problems/)
- The Peppermint 8 ISO images now have ‘OEM Install’ option to allow computers to be shipped with Peppermint pre-installed (time for a PepperBook?)
- Peppermint 8 now has an improved keyboard layout handling, with the ability to swap between multiple layouts from the system tray
- External drives are now auto-mounted when plugged in and DVD’s auto-played in VLC
- Chromium web browser is back as default with the pepperflash PPAPI flashplayer included
- pluma text editor is replaced with xed
- lxtask task manager has been replaced with xfce4-taskmanager because it displays more active information including a CPU and RAM usage trace
- All [X-Apps](https://itsfoss.com/linux-mint-own-apps/) are now in the Peppermint 8 repositories
- NFS and exFAT support by default
- Panel Reset option in Peppermint Settings Panel allows resetting the xfce4-panel to system defaults
- New option to enable/disable hibernation and system sounds in the settings

You can find a detailed list of new features on the [announcement page](https://peppermintos.com/2017/05/peppermint-8-released/?ref=itsfoss.com).

## Download Peppermint OS 8

Peppermint OS 8 is available for both 32bit and 64bit systems. You can download it from its homepage:

[Download Peppermint 8](https://peppermintos.com/?ref=itsfoss.com)

I would like to congratulate Peppermint team for the new release. I made a small contribution of $20 to appreciate their effort as part of It’s FOSS donation plan.

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