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postmarketOS

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postmarketOS extends the free and open source operating system Alpine Linux to run on smartphones and other mobile devices. Alpine is a security-oriented, light-weight Linux distribution based on musl libc and BusyBox.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • CH flagSwitzerland

Platforms

  • Linux
  • Linux Mobile
5 / 5 Avg rating (4)
35likes
3comments

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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Mobile OS
  2.  Sustainability
  3.  Linux-based
  4.  No Tracking
  5.  No registration required
  6.  Command line interface
  7.  Ad-free

 Tags

  • Linux
  • mobile-operating-systems

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  • D7 and nu1iess3 liked postmarketOS
    9 days ago
  • HAK3R4LIFE, u7741339, thesuncitywitch and Fadikkop liked postmarketOS
    about 1 month ago
  • alternativeto-dingo898, namdx1987 and Alaik liked postmarketOS
    3 months ago
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Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Barrett
May 31, 2022
1

postmarketOS is the only non-Android Linux OS that I can recommend. It gives users a lot of variety for desktop environment choices while keeping everything relatively stable.

It also supports a couple dozen devices, which is enough to make it desirable for some people. In my view, pmOS is the most private phone you can get that still works. :)

Guest
Dec 15, 2020
1

The only currently long-term sustainable phone operating system.

headlines
Jun 24, 2020
0

A full version of Linux on the phone!

What is postmarketOS?

postmarketOS extends the free and open source operating system Alpine Linux to run on smartphones and other mobile devices. Alpine is a security-oriented, light-weight Linux distribution based on musl libc and BusyBox.

Currently, postmarketOS is for Linux enthusiasts. In the long term, postmarketOS shall empower ordinary people to be in control of their phone (and not the other way around).

postmarketOS is for Linux enthusiasts. The more complete device ports (mostly aarch64 devices in main and community categories) are capable of running modern mobile interfaces Phosh, Plasma Mobile and Sxmo.

Other interfaces and devices are either for testing or serve a special purpose. For example, because of its hardware keyboard, one can use the classic N900 with i3wm.

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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about postmarketOS, and it has gotten 35 likes

postmarketOS was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Oct 11, 2017 and this page was last updated Jun 20, 2024.