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{{Infobox OS
| name = PureOS
| caption = PureOS 10.0 with GNOME
| screenshot = File:ScreenshotPureOS8Pureos-desktop-byzantium.pngjpg
| developer = [[Purism (company)|Purism]] and community contributors
| family = [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]])
| source_model = [[Open-source software|Open source]]
| latest_release_version = PureOS 10.0 {{wikidata|property|reference|P348}}
| latest_release_date = {{Startstart date and age|2021|11|19|df=yes}}<ref>{{Cite webwikidata|url=https://puri.sm/posts/true-convergence-is-here-pureos-10-is-released-for-all-librem-products/date=2021-11-19qualifier|title=True Convergence is Here: PureOS 10 is Released for all Librem ProductsP348|date=2021-11-19|accessdate=2022-07-01|website=[[Purism]]P577}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><!--date is in the URL texts of the download links; it could really be a bit more obvious...-->
| kernel_type = [[Linux kernel]]
| ui = [[GNOME]], [[KDE]]
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'''PureOS''' is a [[Linux distribution]] focusing on privacy and security, using the [[GNOME]] or [[KDE Plasma 5|KDE Plasma]] [[desktop environment]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/pureos-one-linux-for-both-pcs-and-smartphones/|title=PureOS: One Linux for both PCs and smartphones|first=Steven|last=Vaughan-Nichols|date=2019-03-07|access-date=2019-07-23|website=[[ZDNet]]|archive-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325143606/https://www.zdnet.com/article/pureos-one-linux-for-both-pcs-and-smartphones/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/03/25/first-24-hours-purism-librem-15-v4-laptop-pure-os/#3039b4771749|title=My First 24 Hours With Purism's Librem 15 v4 Laptop And PureOS|first=Jason|last=Evangelho|date=2019-03-25|access-date=2019-07-23|website=[[Forbes]]|archive-date=2019-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723082214/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/03/25/first-24-hours-purism-librem-15-v4-laptop-pure-os/#3039b4771749|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.slashgear.com/librem-13-laptop-focuses-on-privacy-with-pureos-22390057|title=Librem 13 laptop focuses on privacy with PureOS|first=Brittany|last=Roston|date=2015-06-22|access-date=2019-07-23|website=SlashGear.com|archive-date=2019-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723082209/https://www.slashgear.com/librem-13-laptop-focuses-on-privacy-with-pureos-22390057/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is maintained by [[Purism (company)|Purism]] for use in the company's [[Librem]] laptop computers as well as the [[Librem 5]] smartphone.<ref name="A pure Linux phone experience">{{cite web|title=PureOS – a pure Linux phone experience|url=https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/pureos-mobile|website=Purism|publisher=Purism|access-date=13 August 2019|archive-date=13 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813121134/https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/pureos-mobile/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Exploring the Librem 5 Free Phone |url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Librem-5-and-the-Challenge-of-the-Free-Phone |publisher=Linux Magazine |access-date=13 August 2019 |archive-date=4 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004054905/http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Librem-5-and-the-Challenge-of-the-Free-Phone |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
PureOS is designed to include only [[free software]], and is included in the list of Free Linux distributions published by the [[Free Software Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-adds-pureos-to-list-of-endorsed-gnu-linux-distributions-1|title=FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions|first=Donald|last=Robertson|date=2017-12-21|access-date=2019-07-23|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]|archive-date=2019-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622014743/https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-adds-pureos-to-list-of-endorsed-gnu-linux-distributions-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html|title=Free GNU/Linux distributions|access-date=2019-07-23|website=www.gnu.org|archive-date=2014-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216063244/http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
PureOS is a [[Debian]]-based Linux distribution, merging [[Open-source software|open-source]] software packages from the Debian “testing” main archive using a hybrid [[point release]] and [[rolling release]] model.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-rolls-on-as-stable/|title=PureOS Rolls On as Stable|access-date=2021-10-10|website=puri.sm|date=6 September 2019|archive-date=2021-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010113958/https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-rolls-on-as-stable/|url-status=live}}</ref> The default web browser in PureOS is called PureBrowser, a variant of [[GNOME Web]] focusing on privacy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 December 2019|title=An Epiphany regarding Purebrowser|url=https://puri.sm/posts/an-epiphany-regarding-purebrowser/|url-status=live|access-date=13 June 2021|website=Purism|archive-date=13 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613130734/https://puri.sm/posts/an-epiphany-regarding-purebrowser/}}</ref> The default search engine in PureBrowser is [[DuckDuckGo]].
 
[[File:Phosh, the GNOME mobile shell, developed by Purism and GNOME (2018-05).jpg|thumb|The mobile interface of PureOS, [[Phosh]], the GNOME mobile shell, developed by [[Purism (company)|Purism]] and [[GNOME]] (2018-05)<ref>{{cite web |title=Librem 5 design report #5 |date=10 May 2018 |url=https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-progress-report-11/ |publisher=[[Purism (company)]] |access-date=30 May 2020 |archive-date=13 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613023506/https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-progress-report-11/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
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{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
* [[GNU Project#GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines|GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines]]
* [[List of Linux distributions#Debian (Testing) -based|List of Linux distributions based on Debian testing
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[[Category:Mobile operating systems]]
[[Category:Mobile/desktop convergence]]
[[Category:Rolling Releaserelease Linux distributions]]
[[Category:2008 software]]