PureOS
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Developer | Purism and community contributors |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Kernel type | Linux kernel |
Default user interface | GNOME, KDE |
License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
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 smartphone.[4][5] PureOS is designed to include only free software, and is included in the list of Free Linux distributions published by the Free Software Foundation.[6][7] 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.[8] The default web browser in PureOS is GNOME Web.[9] The default search engine is DuckDuckGo.
See also
References
- ↑ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven (2019-03-07). "PureOS: One Linux for both PCs and smartphones". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ↑ Evangelho, Jason (2019-03-25). "My First 24 Hours With Purism's Librem 15 v4 Laptop And PureOS". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ↑ Roston, Brittany (2015-06-22). "Librem 13 laptop focuses on privacy with PureOS". SlashGear.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ↑ "PureOS – a pure Linux phone experience". Purism. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ "Exploring the Librem 5 Free Phone". Linux Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ Robertson, Donald (2017-12-21). "FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions". Free Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ↑ "Free GNU/Linux distributions". www.gnu.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ↑ "PureOS Rolls On as Stable". puri.sm. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ "An Epiphany regarding Purebrowser". Purism. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Librem 5 design report #5". Purism (company). 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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- PureOS at DistroWatch