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DistroWatch.com: postmarketOS

postmarketOS

Last Update: 2026-02-08 01:17 UTC

OS Type: Linux
Based on: Alpine
Origin: Netherlands
Architecture: aarch64, armv7, x86_64
Desktop: COSMIC, GNOME, GNOME Mobile, KDE Plasma, Phosh, Plasma Mobile, Sway, Sxmo
Category: Desktop, Live Medium, Mobile
Status: Active
Popularity: 140 (113 hits per day)

postmarketOS is an Alpine-based Linux distribution for mobile devices and desktop computers. The project offers several mobile interfaces - including GNOME Mobile, Phosh, Plasma Mobile and Simple X Mobile (Sxmo). The distribution also offers a range of popular desktop environments, window managers and Wayland compositors for x86_64 and AArch64 computers, such as COSMIC, GNOME, KDE Plasma and Sway. The project aims to provide long-term support for a range of mobile devices, key among them the Librem 5 and the PinePhone, though others, traditionally Android devices, are also supported.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 137 (94), 6 months: 140 (113), 3 months: 109 (159), 4 weeks: 223 (65), 1 week: 194 (63)

Average visitor rating: 9.5/10 from 2 review(s).

postmarketOS Summary
Distribution	postmarketOS
Home Page	https://postmarketos.org/
Mailing Lists	--
User Forums
Alternative User Forums	https://postmarketos.org/explore/#discussion-platforms
Documentation	https://docs.postmarketos.org/ • https://wiki.postmarketos.org/
Screenshots	https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Category:Interface • DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors	https://postmarketos.org/install/
Bug Tracker	https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues
Related Websites	GitLab
Reviews	25.x: DistroWatch 24.x: The Privacy Dad 21.x: DistroWatch
Where To Donate, Buy or Try	https://postmarketos.org/donate/ •

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Feature	25.12	24.12	23.12	22.12	21.12
Release Date	2025-12-10	2024-12-23	2022-12-18	2022-12-18	2021-12-29
End Of Life
Price (US$)	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free
Image Size (MB)	100-2300	100-1800	400-650	400-650	400-650
Free Download	IMG	IMG	IMG	IMG	IMG
Installation	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical
Default Desktop	GNOME, GNOME Mobile, KDE Plasma, Phosh, Plasma Mobile, Sway, Sxmo	GNOME, GNOME Mobile, KDE Plasma, Phosh, Plasma Mobile, Sway, Sxmo	Phosh, Plasma Mobile, Sxmo	Phosh, Plasma Mobile, Sxmo	Phosh, Plasma Mobile, Sxmo
Default Browser	Firefox	Firefox
Package Format	APK, flatpak	APK, flatpak	APK	APK	APK
Package Management
Release Model	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed
Office Suite	--	--	--	--	--
Processor Architecture	aarch64, armv7, x86_64	aarch64, armv7, x86_64	aarch64, armv7, x86_64	aarch64, armv7, x86_64	aarch64, armv7, x86_64
Init Software	OpenRC, systemd	Busybox	Busybox	Busybox	Busybox
Journaled File Systems	Btrfs, ext4	Btrfs, ext4	ext4	ext4	ext4
Multilingual	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Full Package List	25.12	24.12

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Version: 23.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-08-30
Votes: 531

I have read that PostmarketOS is difficult to install, but for some devices, it's quite easy. I installed PostmarketOS with KDE Plasma Mobile on my Pinephone. Fedora Media Writer on Windows 10 was able to install the iso onto the SD card. Then I used that SD card to boot the Pinephone & install PostmarketOS onto the internal eMMC. PostmarketOS is so small & fast that it's not too slow on the Pinephone's meager hardware. Running it has been quite nice. Next, I will try to install it on a very old Chromebook (codename snow).

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Version: 21.12
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-25
Votes: 254

This is a very neat little operating system, I'm running it on my Redmi 2 and it's working perfectly. I recommend this to anyone who wants to learn something new about the way their phone works and how Linux is implemented on it. The installation procedure is surprisingly easier to understand than some desktop Linux distributions, and every interface feels polished and thought out. The package manager is very fast, although some applications are missing on the aarch64 architecture of the Alpine Linux repository compared to the x86-64 architecture

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