PureOS

PureOS is a Linux distribution focusing on privacy and security, using the GNOME desktop environment.[2][3][4] It is maintained by Purism for use in the company's Librem laptop computers as well as the Librem 5 smartphone.[5][6]

PureOS
PureOS
DeveloperPurism (company) and community contributors
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest releasePureOS 10.0 / 2 October 2021 (2021-10-02)[1]
Repository
Kernel typeLinux kernel
Default
user interface		GNOME,KDE
LicenseFree software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official websitepureos.net

PureOS is designed to include only free software, and is included in the list of Free Linux distributions published by the Free Software Foundation.[7][8]

PureOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution, merging open-source software packages from the Debian “testing” main archive using a hybrid point release and rolling release model.[9] The default web browser in PureOS is called PureBrowser, a variant of GNOME Web focusing on privacy.[10] The default search engine in PureBrowser is DuckDuckGo.

The mobile interface of PureOS, Phosh, the GNOME mobile shell, developed by Purism and GNOME (2018-05)[11]

See also

References
  1. "Download PureOS". pureos.net. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  2. Vaughan-Nichols, Steven (2019-03-07). "PureOS: One Linux for both PCs and smartphones". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  3. Evangelho, Jason (2019-03-25). "My First 24 Hours With Purism's Librem 15 v4 Laptop And PureOS". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  4. Roston, Brittany (2015-06-22). "Librem 13 laptop focuses on privacy with PureOS". SlashGear.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  5. "PureOS – a pure Linux phone experience". Purism. Purism. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. "Exploring the Librem 5 Free Phone". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. Robertson, Donald (2017-12-21). "FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  8. "Free GNU/Linux distributions". www.gnu.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  9. "PureOS Rolls On as Stable". puri.sm. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  10. "An Epiphany regarding Purebrowser". Purism. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Librem 5 design report #5". Purism (company). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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