Developer | Purism and community contributors |
---|---|
OS family | Linux ( Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Latest release | 10.3 [1] / 14 June 2023 |
Repository | |
Kernel type | Linux kernel |
Default user interface | GNOME, KDE |
License |
Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Official website |
pureos |
PureOS is a Linux distribution focusing on privacy and security, using the GNOME or KDE Plasma 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 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.
Developer | Purism and community contributors |
---|---|
OS family | Linux ( Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Latest release | 10.3 [1] / 14 June 2023 |
Repository | |
Kernel type | Linux kernel |
Default user interface | GNOME, KDE |
License |
Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Official website |
pureos |
PureOS is a Linux distribution focusing on privacy and security, using the GNOME or KDE Plasma 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 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.