diff -r 490b270f217e -r d5b9da0df929 pidgin/pidginabout.c
--- a/pidgin/pidginabout.c	Fri May 16 00:01:26 2025 -0500
+++ b/pidgin/pidginabout.c	Tue May 20 17:21:16 2025 -0500
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@
 
 static void
 pidgin_about_dialog_load_runtime_info(PidginAboutDialog *about) {
+	char *value = NULL;
+
+	/* add the operating system */
+	value = g_get_os_info(G_OS_INFO_KEY_PRETTY_NAME);
+	pidgin_about_dialog_group_add_row(about->runtime_info_group,
+	                                  _("Operating System"),
+	                                  value);
+	g_clear_pointer(&value, g_free);
+
 	/* add the purple version */
 	pidgin_about_dialog_build_info_add_version(about->runtime_info_group,
 	                                           _("Purple Version"),
@@ -278,19 +287,25 @@
 static char *
 pidgin_about_dialog_copy_runtime_info(void) {
 	char *info = NULL;
+	char *os_name = NULL;
 
+	os_name = g_get_os_info(G_OS_INFO_KEY_PRETTY_NAME);
 	info = g_strdup_printf(
 		"Runtime Information\n"
 		"===================\n"
+		"Operating System: %s\n"
 		"Purple Version: %u.%u.%u\n"
 		"GLib Version: %u.%u.%u\n"
 		"GTK Version: %u.%u.%u\n"
 		"Adwaita Version: %u.%u.%u\n",
+		os_name,
 		purple_major_version, purple_minor_version, purple_micro_version,
 		glib_major_version, glib_minor_version, glib_micro_version,
 		gtk_get_major_version(), gtk_get_minor_version(), gtk_get_micro_version(),
 		adw_get_major_version(), adw_get_minor_version(), adw_get_micro_version());
 
+	g_free(os_name);
+
 	return info;
 }