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Last edited by Amos Batto Dec 19, 2020
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Operating Systems

PureOS

PureOS is the official OS for the Librem 5, which is based on Wayland + wlroots + GTK + GNOME libraries.

Website: https://pureos.net/
Wiki: https://tracker.pureos.net/w/ (currently focusing on the PC/Laptop/amd64 use case)
Issue Tracker: https://tracker.pureos.net/
Repository: https://repo.pureos.net/pureos/pool/main/ (includes sources, arm64 and amd64 packages)
Package Search: https://software.pureos.net/

Other Operating Systems

Mobile GNU/Linux distributions that support the arm64 architecture can be adapted to run on the Librem 5. The following are known to work (or are works in progress):

postmarketOS

PostmarketOS is a mobile distro based on Alpine, which attempts to support phone hardware for many years after its release. It offers many different interfaces, including Phosh, Plasma Mobile, i3wm, Kodi, Mate, Sway and Xfce4.

Website: http://postmarketos.org/
Wiki: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ **Port for the Librem 5: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Purism_Librem5_%28purism-librem5%29
Librem 5 DevKit: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Purism_Librem5_Devkit_(purism-librem5dev)
Status: work in progress

Ubuntu Touch by UBports

Website: https://ubports.com/
Documentation: https://docs.ubports.com/

Status:

  • Status of Ubuntu Touch on the Librem 5
  • Commits in UBports for the Librem 5
    (5 commits so far, last one on 2019-11-03)
  • UBPorts is currently prioritizing porting to the PinePhone and will adapt its porting work for the PinePhone to work on the Librem 5.
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