What Is Peppermint OS?

From Simple Questions Podcast by Dylan Carnahan

September 2, 2025 · 37 min · Episode 52

About this episode

Shane Remington discusses the creation and evolution of Peppermint OS, an innovative open source Linux distribution.

Episode 52: What Is Peppermint OS? – features Peppermint OS Co-Founder Shane Remington as he shares the story behind building an open source Linux distribution. Episode Summary: This episode of The Simple Questions Podcast features a conversation with Shane Remington, co-founder and former COO of Peppermint OS, the innovative Linux distribution that blends cloud computing with the desktop experience. Listen as Shane shares the story of building Peppermint OS from the ground up, the challenges of launching and sustaining an open-source operating system, and the future of Linux and community-driven software. In this episode we discuss: 00:29 - Introducing Shane Remington 01:56 - Learning about Open Source software 11:59 - What is Linux? 13:09 - Different Types of Software 16:33 - Creation of Peppermint OS 25:39 - Challenges Faced 27:38 - Evolution of Peppermint OS 31:38 - Advice for Others 33:37 - Learning More 36:04 - Conclusion Resources: ⁠ Peppermint OS ⁠Peppermint OS Reddit ⁠⁠ Shane's LinkedIn This episode includes the track 'RSPN' by Blank & Kytt. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. You can find more of Blank & Kytt's music…

People in this episode

Host: Dylan Carnahan

Guest: Shane Remington

Topics covered

Peppermint OS
open source
Linux distribution
cloud computing
software development

Keywords

Peppermint OS
Linux
open source
cloud computing
software challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peppermint OS, Linux

Books & works: RSPN