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Familiar Linux
Familiar Linux with GPE
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Source modelOpen source
Latest releasev0.8.4 / / March, 2007
Default
user interface		OPIE, GPE
LicenseGNU GPL
Official websitefamiliar.handhelds.org

Familiar Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution for iPAQ devices and other personal digital assistants (PDAs),[1][2] intended as a replacement for Windows CE. It can use OPIE or GPE Palmtop Environment as the graphical user interface.

Technical details

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It is loosely based on the Debian ARM distribution, but uses the ipkg package manager.[3] It contained Python and XFree86.[4]

History

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In May 2000, Alexander Guy took a kernel that had been worked on by Compaq programmers, built a complete Linux distribution around it, and released the first version of Familiar (v0.1).

The first version was released in May 2000.[5]

It was developed as part of the Handhelds.org project.[3]

Reception

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According to a 2004 review by IBM developerWorks, Familiar Linux needed more polish and "could gain mass acceptance if a dual-boot procedure were made possible".[6]

References

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  1. ^ Software configuration management : ICSE Workshops SCM 2001 and SCM 2003, Toronto, Canada, May 14-15, 2001 and Portland, OR, USA, May 9-10, 2003 : selected papers. Bernhard Westfechtel, André van der Hoek, SCM. Berlin: Springer. 2003. ISBN 978-3-540-39195-1. OCLC 51975801.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Crossing design boundaries : proceedings of the 3rd Engineering & Product Design Education International Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 15-16 September, 2005. Paul Rodgers, E. K. Brodhurst, Duncan Hepburn, Design Society. Design Education Special Interest Group, Institution of Engineering Designers. London: Taylor & Francis. 2005. ISBN 0-415-39118-0. OCLC 63766883.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ a b "LWN.net weekly edition". LWN.net. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  4. ^ "LinuxDevCenter.com: Linux on an iPAQ". O'Reilly Media. 2005-02-27. Archived from the original on 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  5. ^ "In Pictures: Linux for mobile. A visual history". ARNnet. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  6. ^ "Running Linux on an iPAQ". IBM developerWorks. 2004-12-15. Archived from the original on 2004-12-15. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
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