PureOS

PureOS is a GNU/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 (based on Debian)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest releasePureOS 9.0 / 26 September 2019 (2019-09-26)[1]
Repository
Kernel typeLinux kernel
Default user interfaceGNOME
LicenseFree software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official websitepureos.net (official site)

PureOS is designed to include only free/libre and open-source software (FOSS/FLOSS), and is included in the list of Free GNU/Linux distributions published by the Free Software Foundation.[7][8]

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

The PureOS version released in September 2019 is called PureOS 9.0 Hephaestus.

The mobile interface of PureOS, Phosh, the GNOME mobile shell, developed by Purism and GNOME (2018-05)[10]

See also

References
  1. "Download PureOS". pureos.net. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  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. "What is PureOS and how is it built?". puri.sm. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  10. "Librem 5 design report #5". Purism (company). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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