{"slug": "pureos", "name": "PureOS", "category": "os", "category_name": "Operating systems and desktop", "description": "", "recommenders": 4, "commenters": 4, "warners": 0, "score": 3.188, "rising": 2.35, "first": "2026-01-25", "latest": "2026-10-25", "why": "its PureOS Linux operating system is actively maintained, and patches are still upstreamed", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 5, "neutral": 1, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "its PureOS Linux operating system is actively maintained, and patches are still upstreamed", "icon": false, "domain": "puri.sm", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://pureos.net", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["PureOS"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 803675216, "item_id": 50229701, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229701", "by": "Hackbraten", "date": "2026-10-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "a Librem 5 running PureOS, another mobile Debian fork. The OS is maintained by paid contractors", "excerpt": "Not GP, but I'm reading your comment on Firefox ESR on my daily driver, a Librem 5 running PureOS, another mobile Debian fork. The OS is maintained by paid contractors, funded by Purism hardware sales and donations from users. What is your goalpost for a \"serious OS\"?", "context": "Librem 5 daily driver user", "use_case": "daily driver mobile OS", "switched_from": "", "story": "Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone"}, {"id": 800853504, "item_id": 50053344, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50053344", "by": "janvlug", "date": "2026-10-12", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "its PureOS Linux operating system is actively maintained, and patches are still upstreamed", "excerpt": "I have been using the Librem 5 as my daily phone since 1 May 2022 (https://janvlug.org/blog/one-week-librem-5-field-trial-day-1/). And the Librem 5 is getting better and better, and its PureOS Linux operating system is actively maintained, and patches are still upstreamed (https://puri.sm/posts/tag/pureos/). I really enjoy having a phone that gives me full root control, and that is very similar to the Fedora (GNOME) ", "context": "daily Librem 5 user since 2022", "use_case": "phone OS", "switched_from": "", "story": "Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?"}, {"id": 787068080, "item_id": 49191755, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49191755", "by": "seba_dos1", "date": "2026-08-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I find it to be the most polished and stable experience.", "excerpt": "I'm currently using a Librem 5 with PureOS 11 and Phosh. PureOS is a bit behind on software releases compared to other available distros, but I find it to be the most polished and stable experience. In the past I have used a Neo Freerunner and then a Nokia N900. The former demanded plenty of your attention but could be made to work well enough, while the latter was a really nice yet exceptionally hackable consumer de", "context": "Librem 5 user", "use_case": "phone OS on Librem 5", "switched_from": "", "story": "I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux"}, {"id": 770545136, "item_id": 48159071, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48159071", "by": "janvlug", "date": "2026-05-16", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use a Librem5 Linux phone. With the default PureOS operating system.", "excerpt": "I use a Librem5 Linux phone. With the default PureOS operating system. Enjoy your freedom, break free from Google and Apple. Have a full Linux computer in your pocket that you can also use for calling. See also the discussion on this post: https://mastodon.social/@janvlug/116504044251287290", "context": "Librem5 user", "use_case": "phone operating system", "switched_from": "", "story": "Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone"}, {"id": 748096609, "item_id": 46756038, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46756038", "by": "fsflover", "date": "2026-01-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "There are also Mobian, PureOS, postmarketOS and more.", "excerpt": "> alternatives to Google/Apple duopoly on mobile. Link: https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/ This is far from the only alternative. There are also Mobian, PureOS, postmarketOS and more. Unlike Ubuntu Touch, they allow you to run ordinary Linux desktop apps. Also there is hardware not tied to an ancient Android kernel, designed to run desktop GNU/Linux: Pinephone and Librem 5. The latter is my daily driver.", "context": "Librem 5 daily driver", "use_case": "mobile Linux", "switched_from": "", "story": "Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [{"by": "Hackbraten", "context": "Librem 5 daily driver user", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229701", "date": "2026-10-25"}, {"by": "janvlug", "context": "daily Librem 5 user since 2022", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50053344", "date": "2026-10-12"}, {"by": "seba_dos1", "context": "Librem 5 user", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49191755", "date": "2026-08-05"}, {"by": "fsflover", "context": "Librem 5 daily driver", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46756038", "date": "2026-01-25"}], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["daily driver mobile os", "phone os", "phone os on librem 5", "phone operating system", "mobile linux"], "compared": [{"slug": "postmarketos", "name": "postmarketOS", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211474", "title": "Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50051530", "title": "Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49188022", "title": "I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48158130", "title": "Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47215489", "title": "/e/OS is a complete \"deGoogled\", mobile ecosystem", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46688804", "title": "Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {"neutral": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {"recommend": 2}}, "quotes": [{"id": 803675216, "item_id": 50229701, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229701", "by": "Hackbraten", "date": "2026-10-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "a Librem 5 running PureOS, another mobile Debian fork. The OS is maintained by paid contractors", "excerpt": "Not GP, but I'm reading your comment on Firefox ESR on my daily driver, a Librem 5 running PureOS, another mobile Debian fork. The OS is maintained by paid contractors, funded by Purism hardware sales and donations from users. What is your goalpost for a \"serious OS\"?", "context": "Librem 5 daily driver user", "use_case": "daily driver mobile OS", "switched_from": "", "story": "Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone"}, {"id": 800853504, "item_id": 50053344, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50053344", "by": "janvlug", "date": "2026-10-12", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "its PureOS Linux operating system is actively maintained, and patches are still upstreamed", "excerpt": "I have been using the Librem 5 as my daily phone since 1 May 2022 (https://janvlug.org/blog/one-week-librem-5-field-trial-day-1/). And the Librem 5 is getting better and better, and its PureOS Linux operating system is actively maintained, and patches are still upstreamed (https://puri.sm/posts/tag/pureos/). I really enjoy having a phone that gives me full root control, and that is very similar to the Fedora (GNOME) ", "context": "daily Librem 5 user since 2022", "use_case": "phone OS", "switched_from": "", "story": "Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?"}, {"id": 787068080, "item_id": 49191755, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49191755", "by": "seba_dos1", "date": "2026-08-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I find it to be the most polished and stable experience.", "excerpt": "I'm currently using a Librem 5 with PureOS 11 and Phosh. PureOS is a bit behind on software releases compared to other available distros, but I find it to be the most polished and stable experience. In the past I have used a Neo Freerunner and then a Nokia N900. The former demanded plenty of your attention but could be made to work well enough, while the latter was a really nice yet exceptionally hackable consumer de", "context": "Librem 5 user", "use_case": "phone OS on Librem 5", "switched_from": "", "story": "I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux"}, {"id": 770545136, "item_id": 48159071, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48159071", "by": "janvlug", "date": "2026-05-16", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use a Librem5 Linux phone. With the default PureOS operating system.", "excerpt": "I use a Librem5 Linux phone. With the default PureOS operating system. Enjoy your freedom, break free from Google and Apple. Have a full Linux computer in your pocket that you can also use for calling. See also the discussion on this post: https://mastodon.social/@janvlug/116504044251287290", "context": "Librem5 user", "use_case": "phone operating system", "switched_from": "", "story": "Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone"}, {"id": 755499232, "item_id": 47218702, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47218702", "by": "fsflover", "date": "2026-03-02", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "", "excerpt": "> Also, if you're using PureOS, what's that like? I gave a couple of links to my reviews in another comment here. > Have they updated to a debian 13 base yet? No, but they're advancing, https://forums.puri.sm/t/when-and-how-to-jump-to-crimson/30020/91 > fan of their work Thanks!", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "/e/OS is a complete \"deGoogled\", mobile ecosystem"}, {"id": 748096609, "item_id": 46756038, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46756038", "by": "fsflover", "date": "2026-01-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "There are also Mobian, PureOS, postmarketOS and more.", "excerpt": "> alternatives to Google/Apple duopoly on mobile. Link: https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/ This is far from the only alternative. There are also Mobian, PureOS, postmarketOS and more. Unlike Ubuntu Touch, they allow you to run ordinary Linux desktop apps. Also there is hardware not tied to an ancient Android kernel, designed to run desktop GNU/Linux: Pinephone and Librem 5. The latter is my daily driver.", "context": "Librem 5 daily driver", "use_case": "mobile Linux", "switched_from": "", "story": "Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android"}]}