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PureOS
PureOS 10.0 with GNOME
DeveloperPurism and community contributors
OS familyUnix-like (Linux kernel)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest release11[1] / 20 May 2026; 43 days ago (20 May 2026)
Repository
Kernel typeLinux kernel
Default
user interface		GNOME, KDE
LicenseFree software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official websitepureos.net Edit this at Wikidata

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 and Liberty Phone smartphones.[5][6][7]

PureOS is designed to include only free software, and is included in the list of free Linux distributions published by the Free Software Foundation.[8][9]

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.[10] The default web browser in PureOS is GNOME Web.[11] The default search engine is DuckDuckGo.

The mobile interface of PureOS, Phosh, the GNOME mobile shell, developed by Purism and GNOME (2018-05)[12]

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References

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  1. ↑ "Download Crimson Version: PureOS 11 Media Size: 2 GB". 20 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "PureOS – a pure Linux phone experience". Purism. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Exploring the Librem 5 Free Phone". Linux Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Purism, SPC. "Hardware Specifications: Liberty Phone".
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Free GNU/Linux distributions". www.gnu.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  10. ↑ "PureOS Rolls On as Stable". puri.sm. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  11. ↑ "An Epiphany regarding Purebrowser". Purism. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "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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