PureOS - a pure Linux phone experience – Purism
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The Librem 5 comes with PureOS by default. This page explains why that is important. An operating system in your best interests The Librem 5 comes with PureOS by default, not Android. It is the only smartphone on the market today to ship with a fully-free and auditable operating system, from the ground up, that …
  • clonedhuman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    1 month ago

    In case anyone else is wondering: you can’t just download PureOS and install it on any Android phone. You can buy a phone with PureOS, but it’s not possible to install it on a phone you already have.

    So, I’m still on the search for a good Android alternative that will work with my old Motorola g(7).

    • papacraw@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      1 month ago

      there’s a download pureos button, could we not use that as a bootable image for devices ?

      • asqapro@reddthat.comEnglish
        9·
        1 month ago

        https://docs.puri.sm/Software/PureOS/Overview/Compatibility.html#android-windows-phones

        For those who don't want to click through:

        PureOS is not compatible with Android or Windows smartphones. There are several reasons for this:

        1. These devices cannot work without proprietary parts that PureOS does not ship;

        2. These devices will not work with the latest mainline kernel (system’s core) found in PureOS; they need older versions with proprietary parts;

        3. Even if you have a device that does not fall under the previous issues, there is still a decent amount of work needed to make it possible to install and start on those devices

      • ggppjj@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        1 month ago

        Appears to also be the name of their amd64 iso desktop image. The only downloads I could find were for PC.