Peppermint is a lightweight Linux distro based mostly from packages in the Ubuntu repositories along with some key components from Linux Mint. You can use it to free up memory, remove older kernels and install new ones. One of the most useful ones is Lite Tweaks, which helps users with common admin tasks. There’s a welcome screen that enables users to install updates and drivers, and set up a backup restore point, a program to help upgrade to the latest release, and another to manage users. In fact, the distro includes several homebrewed Lite-branded tools for interacting and customizing various aspects of the desktop and the installation. On top of this you can also easily pull in other popular programs such as Kodi, Skype, Steam, Spotify and more using the custom Lite Software application. Its list of pre-installed programs doesn’t include any of the traditional lightweight apps and is instead brimming with the usual suspects such as GIMP, Firefox, VLC and LibreOffice.
Linux Lite looks and feels like a regular mainstream distro. The distro offers a good compromise between speed and functionality, and exposes all useful desktop features while still being responsive and fast. The Ubuntu-based distro uses the Xfce desktop with aesthetically pleasing modifications.
In our opinion, Linux Lite is one of the best options for accelerating regular desktop Linux tasks.
