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

PureOS 10.0 with GNOME
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; 22 months ago (14 June 2023)
Repository	repo.pureos.net/pureos/pool/main/
Kernel type	Linux kernel
Default user interface	GNOME, KDE
License	Free software licenses (mainly GPL)
Official website	pureos.net

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

• Free and open-source software portal

• GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines
• List of Linux distributions based on Debian testing branch