PureOS
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Jan 25, 2026first mention
Oct 25, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“a Librem 5 running PureOS, another mobile Debian fork. The OS is maintained by paid contractors”
Librem 5 daily driver useron “Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone”
“its PureOS Linux operating system is actively maintained, and patches are still upstreamed”
daily Librem 5 user since 2022on “Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the…”
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“I find it to be the most polished and stable experience.”
Librem 5 useron “I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux”
“I use a Librem5 Linux phone. With the default PureOS operating system.”
“There are also Mobian, PureOS, postmarketOS and more.”
Librem 5 daily driveron “Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is …”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Threads where it came up
- Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone 1 mention
- Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly? 1 mention
- I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux 1 mention
- Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone 1 mention
- /e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem 1 mention
- Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android 1 mention
Data: pureos.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 6
“a Librem 5 running PureOS, another mobile Debian fork. The OS is maintained by paid contractors”
“its PureOS Linux operating system is actively maintained, and patches are still upstreamed”
“I find it to be the most polished and stable experience.”
“I use a Librem5 Linux phone. With the default PureOS operating system.”
> 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!
“There are also Mobian, PureOS, postmarketOS and more.”