Software:PureOS

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PureOS
PureOS 10.0 with GNOME
DeveloperPurism and community contributors
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Kernel typeLinux kernel
Default user interfaceGNOME, KDE
LicenseFree software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official website{{{1}}}

PureOS is a Linux distribution focusing on privacy and security, using the GNOME or KDE Plasma desktop environment.[1][2][3] It is maintained by Purism for use in the company's Librem laptop computers as well as the Librem 5 and Liberty Phone smartphones.[4][5][6]

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 GNOME Web.[10] The default search engine is DuckDuckGo.

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

See also

References

  1. Vaughan-Nichols, Steven (2019-03-07). "PureOS: One Linux for both PCs and smartphones". https://www.zdnet.com/article/pureos-one-linux-for-both-pcs-and-smartphones/. 
  2. Evangelho, Jason (2019-03-25). "My First 24 Hours With Purism's Librem 15 v4 Laptop And PureOS". https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/03/25/first-24-hours-purism-librem-15-v4-laptop-pure-os/#3039b4771749. 
  3. Roston, Brittany (2015-06-22). "Librem 13 laptop focuses on privacy with PureOS". https://www.slashgear.com/librem-13-laptop-focuses-on-privacy-with-pureos-22390057. 
  4. "PureOS – a pure Linux phone experience". https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/pureos-mobile. 
  5. "Exploring the Librem 5 Free Phone". Linux Magazine. http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Librem-5-and-the-Challenge-of-the-Free-Phone. 
  6. Purism, SPC. "Hardware Specifications: Liberty Phone". https://puri.sm/products/liberty-phone/#tech-specs. 
  7. Robertson, Donald (2017-12-21). "FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions". https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-adds-pureos-to-list-of-endorsed-gnu-linux-distributions-1. 
  8. "Free GNU/Linux distributions". https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html. 
  9. "PureOS Rolls On as Stable". 6 September 2019. https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-rolls-on-as-stable/. 
  10. "An Epiphany regarding Purebrowser". 13 December 2019. https://puri.sm/posts/an-epiphany-regarding-purebrowser/. 
  11. "Librem 5 design report #5". Purism. 10 May 2018. https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-progress-report-11/. 
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