Familiar Linux

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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

Windows CE. It can use OPIE or GPE Palmtop Environment
as the graphical user interface.

Technical details

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

History

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

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

  1. OCLC 51975801.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
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  2. OCLC 63766883.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
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  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. 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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