Last month purism, which develops the Librem 5 smartphone and a series of laptops, servers, and mini PCs shipped by Linux and CoreBoot, unveiled the release of PureOS 10 which is a Debian-based distribution that includes only free applications, including the one that ships with the GNU Linux-Libre kernel cleaned of non-free binary firmware items.
And now, Purism disclosed in a post that PureOS 10 It is now available for all Librem productsIn addition to the fact that a few more improvements have been made to the system.
PureOS is a free software OS that respects freedom and is not based on Android or iOS. Endorsed by the Free Software Foundation, it is now the default operating system installed on all Librem products.
For those who are still unaware of PureOS, I must tell you that This distribution is recognized as completely free by the Free Software Foundation and is placed on the recommended distribution list.
The distribution is privacy sensitive and offers a number of options to protect the privacy of users. For example, a full set of tools is available to encrypt data on disk, the package includes the Tor Browser, DuckDuckGo is offered as a search engine, the Privacy Badger plugin is pre-installed to protect against tracking of user actions on the Web, and HTTPS Everywhere is pre-installed for automatic forwarding to HTTPS.
PureBrowser (a rebuild of Firefox) is used as the default browser. The desktop is based on GNOME 3 that runs on Wayland.
Main changes in PureOS 10
The most notable innovation of the new version is the compatibility with the "Convergence" mode., this feature was introduced in the release of PureOS 10 last month and offers a responsive user experience for mobile and desktop devices.
The key development goal is to provide the ability to work with the same GNOME applications on both a smartphone touch screen and large laptop and PC screens in combination with a keyboard and mouse. The application interface dynamically changes based on screen size and available input devices. For example, when using PureOS on a smartphone, connecting the device to a monitor can turn the smartphone into a portable workstation.
Other improvements that were made were in container images, repeatable build support is provided to ensure that the provided binaries match their associated sources. In the future, it is also planned to provide repeatable sets for full ISO images.
PureOS Store App Manager Leverages AppStream Metadata to create a universal application catalog where applications for smartphones and large screens can be distributed.
The installer has been updated, with support for configuring automatic login, the ability to send diagnostic information to analyze problems during installation, and the network installation mode has been improved.
Regarding the changes that were made this month, it is mentioned that the new version is shipped by default on all Purism products, including Librem 5 smartphone, Librem 14 laptop, and Librem Mini. To combine the interface for mobile and fixed screens in an application, the libhandy library is used, which allows to adapt GTK / GNOME applications for mobile devices (a set of widgets and responsive objects is provided).
Finally, if you are interested in knowing more about this new released version, you can consult the details In the following link.
Download and get PureOS 10
For those who are interested in being able to test or install this Linux distribution on their computer, they should know that the installation ISO image of the distribution is available from the official website of the distribution. The size of the installation ISO image that supports booting in live mode is 2 GB.