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PureOS

 27 likes

An operating system that respects your rights to privacy, security, and freedom, by design.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Linux
  • Linux Mobile
4.2 / 5 Avg rating (4)
27likes
4comments
0news articles

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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Command line interface
  2.  Portable
  3.  Rolling Release
  4.  No Tracking
  5.  FSF Endorsement
  6.  Mobile OS

 Tags

  • debian
  • live-cd

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  • Opensourcelover and RasheedAZ liked PureOS
    6 days ago
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    d3flator added PureOS as alternative to iodéOS and LineageOS
    10 months ago
  • forcemajore liked PureOS
    11 months ago
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PureOS information

  • Developed by

    US flagPurism
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.2
  • Alternatives

    56 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about PureOS, and it has gotten 27 likes

PureOS was added to AlternativeTo by kardin89 on Nov 5, 2011 and this page was last updated Nov 9, 2021.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Cora
Oct 26, 2018
3

PureOS is a great choice for an operating system. It has a rock-solid Debian base with a number of security improvements for the privacy-focused individual. The fact that Purism is also putting PureOS on their Librem phones, which will have the capability of running a full desktop when it's plugged into a monitor makes it even more amazing. The simple fact that they did themselves what even Canonical couldn't achieve (convergence with Ubuntu Touch) is a testament to their team and their dedication.

Top Negative Comment
ab1
Apr 27, 2022
0

All versions of PureOS are quite slow in updating even the most important packages. Not good for my usage. Might be good for you...

linuxien
Aug 9, 2018
2

Great OS, really respectfull fo the user's privacy, which is not the case with a proprietary (closed source) system like: Windows or iOS/MacOS. This century is a good chance for everybody to turn the page of the chaos brought by proprietary systems from Microsoft and Apple.

User5562245
Jun 22, 2018
9

PureOS is NOT discontinued visit their site at: https://pureos.net/

What is PureOS?

An operating system that respects your rights to privacy, security, and freedom, by design.

PureOS is a derivative of Debian GNU/Linux main, with added emphasis on privacy protection, pre-installed privacy-protecting software applications and allows you to easily encrypt your hard drive.

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