PureOS
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Developer | Purism (company) and community contributors |
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OS family | Linux (based on Debian) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Latest release | PureOS 9.0 / 26 September 2019[1] |
Repository | |
Kernel type | Linux kernel |
Default user interface | GNOME |
License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Official website | 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 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[needs update].[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.
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See also
References
- ^ "Download PureOS". pureos.net. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven (2019-03-07). "PureOS: One Linux for both PCs and smartphones". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ Evangelho, Jason (2019-03-25). "My First 24 Hours With Purism's Librem 15 v4 Laptop And PureOS". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ Roston, Brittany (2015-06-22). "Librem 13 laptop focuses on privacy with PureOS". SlashGear.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "PureOS – a pure Linux phone experience". Purism. Purism. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Exploring the Librem 5 Free Phone". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Robertson, Donald (2017-12-21). "FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Free GNU/Linux distributions". www.gnu.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "What is PureOS and how is it built?". puri.sm. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Librem 5 design report #5". Purism (company). Retrieved 30 May 2020.