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PureOS
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Reader supplied reviews for PureOS
Average rating
6.6 from 8 review(s)
Version: 10.0
Rating: 4
Date: 2022-04-29
Votes: 8
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I tried this one before, I had some problems and gave up.
It is "Debian based" and intended to run Live. Uses the Calamares Installer so it should be easy install for a Beginner.
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Install completed, apparently without error.
This implementation of the Calamares Installer permitted me to NOT install a boot loader, so it rebooted to my default OS, Debian.
Update GRUB and it appears as expected.
=== reboot ===
Now it is looking for the boot partition and it fails and goes to BusyBox.
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Twice more, no joy.
Perhaps I Must use It's own bootloader in order to "properly" complete the install. OK, I will Reinstall.
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OK, I'm in.
It's really spartan and uses some odd desktop that's hard to figure out (for me).
In-order to Update the packages it wants it requires a Reboot. WTF?
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OK, lengthy but now it has populated the apps, and I figured out how to get a terminal installed.
Can't find a web browser, I guess that's optional
sudo apt install mate worked, now to see if I can log out and then login with mate desktop.
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"PureOS mostly ships with software from the Debian software repository but has all software removed that violates Purism's guidelines and the GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines"
Makes me wonder what the heck is the problem with Firefox.
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Synaptic to the rescue.
gnome "Discover" does list synaptic, after that everyting I am looking for is here... Thunderbird, Mate Extras, Conky, etc.
The problem was not the PureOS repos not having it... gnome failed to list it.
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This experiment has been fun, but now I ask myself Why?
I still have not discovered much about how it has been built (stable/testing/sid) other than it is another home brew by a company that markets hardware (really expensive hardware).
They have nearly 30 people on staff, but how many are actually going to maintain their PureOS distro?
I will keep it on my system and revisit again... but I don't consider it a Keeper nor do I recommend it for most people.
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2022-03-23
Votes: 3
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Finally got to run Pure OS on my Toshiba laptop.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work with Ventoy USB installer, which allows one to live boot a number distros. I had to use Etcher.
Unfortunately, I am disappointed that the so called convergence with the phone didn't. After labouring to install GSConnect, I could not connect my phone to the computer. Such a let down for a GNU/Linux libre distro.
This was such a disappointing turn of events for a distro that has one of the best website.
Consequently my distro hopping continues.
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-17
Votes: 3
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The Purism team certainly does a marvelous job on optimizing the OS. My experience with it was smooth as butter compared to other distros. I tested pureOS on vm using only 2 cores and 2gb of ram and the result was more than I was expected. Arch-based distro (Manjaro, Endevors, Void etc) and some other debian-based distros freeze when I opened too many firefox tab. However, pureOS didnt.
Even though there are some certain areas that needs to be improved, the overall impression is near perfection. The team does know what they are doing with their tight budget. Recommend this to Keep it up!
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-03-12
Votes: 0
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I gave PureOS 1 point / star just because it was easy to download the install ISO.
Allegedly, it's Debian based.
It comes up with an error message on a ROC Strix G713Q: "No suitable graphics mode found: starting in blind mode".
Allegedly (according to the forums), this is a problem with GRUB that could be fixed by booting from GRUB2: something endemic to Debian and the AMD video drivers available to Linux.
As a primary OS, it's not usable on this laptop that was touted to be a leader in both Linux and Gaming categories.
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-03-08
Votes: 5
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Ok, I had run over the last 5 years MX17,18 and Wildflower Plus Mints 17 to 21. Zorin 16 Core now And the last 4 months everything else mentionable on this site. Both Zorin 16 and Mint Crashed with my new Hardware, multiple times, and that made me look further. I tested the Top 11 Distros, except Garuda. Also, Linux Lite, Easy OS, Absolute Os, Antix and Puppies. I think Slax can be good if you spend time customizing, very light on hardware use and Helium was good but lightweight, immediately saw my WIFI! -
BUT PUREOS is the best Linux Distro I Tested So Far.
My ideal was a Windows 10 Replacement. For work. I have now 2 x 32" 4K Dell Screens (Bad eyesight.) A Chinese Mini PC that is I7-5550U and 16Gig Ram 256 Gb M.2 Onboard with Windows 10 and 500gb SATA 3 SSD for additional storage. I did not have 32" 4K screens before just HD for 2.5 years and all went perfect on Windows 10. When I added 4K the system slowed down. (Those small PC's work very well especially on backup systems-Only 140Wat Total Power use with HD Display Monitors 22") I have 8 Mini PC's in my business nearly 4 years, all good and working fine, no failures. FOR Myself, I am a heavy user, Many times up to 12 browser tabs open, OneDrive, Outlook and so on. PDF reader and MS Excel Massive spreadsheet with 11 interlinked sheets and formulas. OK Enough of that- So my goal to dump windows before Win 11. I bought a new mini PC i7-1165g7 , 512 NVME and Dual internal SATA 3 SSD's with 32 gig ram, HDMI & DPI out for screens. Idea is Run Linux operating system, and for the stuff I cannot replace now a Windows virtual box with those twin 4 k screens. Using RClone for OneDrive mount, (Or OneDrive Online) Evolution Mail instead of Outlook and Gmail...My Bussiness has 6 Email addresses and I have one Private one- (2 Gmail, 4 on my Website server and one Outlook one.) SLACK for Work (my employees collaborate and work on it). Use Gnote for Notes, Brave Browser (Linux-Yes you can install it from their site, I think it is a deb package or via command line.) to eliminate adds and tracking...and so on.
PROS:
THE ONLY LINUX I could install, with immediate correct screen displays -(ALL RESOLUTIONS AVAILABLE)was PUREOS, together with all this mentioned software from DEB or Command Line. It is super-fast and does not fall over. I first had it installed on a External USB3 SSD without any issues. You can even move the SSD Drive in its ADATA USB case to my laptop or other Older PC. (All newer PC hardware immediately work well, even with Drive de-encryption-Only screen Resolution on HOST PC has to be reconfigured.) Old PC 2010 not so good on the external drive via Old USB 2, but works fine if you use it installed there on its own drive. This OS works as fast as Puppy!
CONS:
BUT only on ETERNET. You must search for the WIFI Card Drivers and get it installed. A bit of a hassle but works fine once you have it working. The good resource for these Drivers was in my case INTEL website
I am not sure I like the Forced drive encryption on Install!! This should be an option-Looks like and Option, but you cannot proceed if you do not tick drive encryption with password!!
THINGS I STILL WANT TO DO ON THIS IS:
Using MDADM command in Linux to make software raid in PUREOS to Raid 1, with the wo SSD drives in the PC .(Cloning). In case one drive fails. This PC has enough Cores spare for Virtual box and these functions.
Install VirtualBox for Windows 10- For ZOOM Videocall maybe or Using MS Excel, because my index & Match formulas do not import into Libre Sheets. If you need something more power full , there is the HX90 Mini PC with 16 Threads.(Ryzen 7 5900HX)
I CANNOT WAIT TO LOOSEN MORE Windows OS chains. If I am successful, I will probably post a message here again.
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Version: 10.0
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-12-18
Votes: 1
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how can some distro be so halphazardly served to the audience, i have been keenly waiting for pure os 10 but it was disappointing when comapred it to the stability and cohesiveness of pure os 9
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Version: 9.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-15
Votes: 14
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An OS that is working to bring convergence to the desktop and mobile. High commitment to FOSS and upstreaming code which is being picked up by other projects like Mobian-Project.com which I have running on a Pinephone.
The online matrix community is friendly and I've found them to be very helpful.
I think others would benefit know that PureOS supports aarch64 and recommend that Distrowatch add it to the "Processor Architecture" section. I know this is true as I have a Librem5 phone that came with PureOS and it is an aarch64 device.
Nice see corporate support that is dedicated to freedom oriented system.
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Version: 9.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-02-24
Votes: 18
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Not bad but essentially it's pure Debian minus non-free. If they had stripped out systemd I might have kept it.
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Latest Reviews
Project: PureOS
Version: 10.0
Rating: 4
Date: 2022-04-29
Votes: 8
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I tried this one before, I had some problems and gave up.
It is "Debian based" and intended to run Live. Uses the Calamares Installer so it should be easy install for a Beginner.
===
Install completed, apparently without error.
This implementation of the Calamares Installer permitted me to NOT install a boot loader, so it rebooted to my default OS, Debian.
Update GRUB and it appears as expected.
=== reboot ===
Now it is looking for the boot partition and it fails and goes to BusyBox.
===
Twice more, no joy.
Perhaps I Must use It's own bootloader in order to "properly" complete the install. OK, I will Reinstall.
===
OK, I'm in.
It's really spartan and uses some odd desktop that's hard to figure out (for me).
In-order to Update the packages it wants it requires a Reboot. WTF?
===
OK, lengthy but now it has populated the apps, and I figured out how to get a terminal installed.
Can't find a web browser, I guess that's optional
sudo apt install mate worked, now to see if I can log out and then login with mate desktop.
===
"PureOS mostly ships with software from the Debian software repository but has all software removed that violates Purism's guidelines and the GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines"
Makes me wonder what the heck is the problem with Firefox.
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Synaptic to the rescue.
gnome "Discover" does list synaptic, after that everyting I am looking for is here... Thunderbird, Mate Extras, Conky, etc.
The problem was not the PureOS repos not having it... gnome failed to list it.
===
This experiment has been fun, but now I ask myself Why?
I still have not discovered much about how it has been built (stable/testing/sid) other than it is another home brew by a company that markets hardware (really expensive hardware).
They have nearly 30 people on staff, but how many are actually going to maintain their PureOS distro?
I will keep it on my system and revisit again... but I don't consider it a Keeper nor do I recommend it for most people.
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Project: PureOS
Version: 10.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2022-03-23
Votes: 3
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Finally got to run Pure OS on my Toshiba laptop.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work with Ventoy USB installer, which allows one to live boot a number distros. I had to use Etcher.
Unfortunately, I am disappointed that the so called convergence with the phone didn't. After labouring to install GSConnect, I could not connect my phone to the computer. Such a let down for a GNU/Linux libre distro.
This was such a disappointing turn of events for a distro that has one of the best website.
Consequently my distro hopping continues.
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Project: PureOS
Version: 10.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-17
Votes: 3
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The Purism team certainly does a marvelous job on optimizing the OS. My experience with it was smooth as butter compared to other distros. I tested pureOS on vm using only 2 cores and 2gb of ram and the result was more than I was expected. Arch-based distro (Manjaro, Endevors, Void etc) and some other debian-based distros freeze when I opened too many firefox tab. However, pureOS didnt.
Even though there are some certain areas that needs to be improved, the overall impression is near perfection. The team does know what they are doing with their tight budget. Recommend this to Keep it up!
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Project: PureOS
Version: 10.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-03-12
Votes: 0
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I gave PureOS 1 point / star just because it was easy to download the install ISO.
Allegedly, it's Debian based.
It comes up with an error message on a ROC Strix G713Q: "No suitable graphics mode found: starting in blind mode".
Allegedly (according to the forums), this is a problem with GRUB that could be fixed by booting from GRUB2: something endemic to Debian and the AMD video drivers available to Linux.
As a primary OS, it's not usable on this laptop that was touted to be a leader in both Linux and Gaming categories.
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Project: PureOS
Version: 10.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-03-08
Votes: 5
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Ok, I had run over the last 5 years MX17,18 and Wildflower Plus Mints 17 to 21. Zorin 16 Core now And the last 4 months everything else mentionable on this site. Both Zorin 16 and Mint Crashed with my new Hardware, multiple times, and that made me look further. I tested the Top 11 Distros, except Garuda. Also, Linux Lite, Easy OS, Absolute Os, Antix and Puppies. I think Slax can be good if you spend time customizing, very light on hardware use and Helium was good but lightweight, immediately saw my WIFI! -
BUT PUREOS is the best Linux Distro I Tested So Far.
My ideal was a Windows 10 Replacement. For work. I have now 2 x 32" 4K Dell Screens (Bad eyesight.) A Chinese Mini PC that is I7-5550U and 16Gig Ram 256 Gb M.2 Onboard with Windows 10 and 500gb SATA 3 SSD for additional storage. I did not have 32" 4K screens before just HD for 2.5 years and all went perfect on Windows 10. When I added 4K the system slowed down. (Those small PC's work very well especially on backup systems-Only 140Wat Total Power use with HD Display Monitors 22") I have 8 Mini PC's in my business nearly 4 years, all good and working fine, no failures. FOR Myself, I am a heavy user, Many times up to 12 browser tabs open, OneDrive, Outlook and so on. PDF reader and MS Excel Massive spreadsheet with 11 interlinked sheets and formulas. OK Enough of that- So my goal to dump windows before Win 11. I bought a new mini PC i7-1165g7 , 512 NVME and Dual internal SATA 3 SSD's with 32 gig ram, HDMI & DPI out for screens. Idea is Run Linux operating system, and for the stuff I cannot replace now a Windows virtual box with those twin 4 k screens. Using RClone for OneDrive mount, (Or OneDrive Online) Evolution Mail instead of Outlook and Gmail...My Bussiness has 6 Email addresses and I have one Private one- (2 Gmail, 4 on my Website server and one Outlook one.) SLACK for Work (my employees collaborate and work on it). Use Gnote for Notes, Brave Browser (Linux-Yes you can install it from their site, I think it is a deb package or via command line.) to eliminate adds and tracking...and so on.
PROS:
THE ONLY LINUX I could install, with immediate correct screen displays -(ALL RESOLUTIONS AVAILABLE)was PUREOS, together with all this mentioned software from DEB or Command Line. It is super-fast and does not fall over. I first had it installed on a External USB3 SSD without any issues. You can even move the SSD Drive in its ADATA USB case to my laptop or other Older PC. (All newer PC hardware immediately work well, even with Drive de-encryption-Only screen Resolution on HOST PC has to be reconfigured.) Old PC 2010 not so good on the external drive via Old USB 2, but works fine if you use it installed there on its own drive. This OS works as fast as Puppy!
CONS:
BUT only on ETERNET. You must search for the WIFI Card Drivers and get it installed. A bit of a hassle but works fine once you have it working. The good resource for these Drivers was in my case INTEL website
I am not sure I like the Forced drive encryption on Install!! This should be an option-Looks like and Option, but you cannot proceed if you do not tick drive encryption with password!!
THINGS I STILL WANT TO DO ON THIS IS:
Using MDADM command in Linux to make software raid in PUREOS to Raid 1, with the wo SSD drives in the PC .(Cloning). In case one drive fails. This PC has enough Cores spare for Virtual box and these functions.
Install VirtualBox for Windows 10- For ZOOM Videocall maybe or Using MS Excel, because my index & Match formulas do not import into Libre Sheets. If you need something more power full , there is the HX90 Mini PC with 16 Threads.(Ryzen 7 5900HX)
I CANNOT WAIT TO LOOSEN MORE Windows OS chains. If I am successful, I will probably post a message here again.
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Project: PureOS
Version: 10.0
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-12-18
Votes: 1
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how can some distro be so halphazardly served to the audience, i have been keenly waiting for pure os 10 but it was disappointing when comapred it to the stability and cohesiveness of pure os 9
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Project: PureOS
Version: 9.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-15
Votes: 14
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An OS that is working to bring convergence to the desktop and mobile. High commitment to FOSS and upstreaming code which is being picked up by other projects like Mobian-Project.com which I have running on a Pinephone.
The online matrix community is friendly and I've found them to be very helpful.
I think others would benefit know that PureOS supports aarch64 and recommend that Distrowatch add it to the "Processor Architecture" section. I know this is true as I have a Librem5 phone that came with PureOS and it is an aarch64 device.
Nice see corporate support that is dedicated to freedom oriented system.
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Project: PureOS
Version: 9.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-02-24
Votes: 18
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Not bad but essentially it's pure Debian minus non-free. If they had stripped out systemd I might have kept it.
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