PureOS is a Linux distribution focusing on privacy and security, using the GNOME or KDE Plasma desktop environment. It is maintained by Purism for use in the company's Librem laptop computers as well as the Librem 5 smartphone.
PureOS is designed to include only free software, and is included in the list of Free Linux distributions published by the Free Software Foundation.
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. The default web browser in PureOS is GNOME Web. The default search engine is DuckDuckGo.
See also
- GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines
- List of Linux distributions based on Debian testing branch
References
External links
- Official website
- PureOS at DistroWatch




