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Nura (postmarketOS)

Nura (formerly 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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  • Linux
  • Linux Mobile
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  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight

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  1.  Linux-based
  2.  Mobile OS
  3.  No Tracking
  4.  Ad-free
  5.  Sustainability
  6.  Command line interface
  7.  No registration required
  8.  Works Offline
  9.  Dark Mode

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Top Positive Comment
Barrett
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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. :)

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The only currently long-term sustainable phone operating system.

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A full version of Linux on the phone!

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What is Nura (postmarketOS)?

Nura (formerly 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 Nura (postmarketOS), and it has gotten 65 likes

Nura (postmarketOS) was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on and this page was last updated . Nura (postmarketOS) is sometimes referred to as postmarketOS.