Linux distribution for iPAQ machines and other PDAs
Linux distribution
Familiar Linux
OS family
Linux (Unix-like)
Source model
Open source
Latest release
v0.8.4 / / March, 2007
Default user interface
OPIE, GPE
Official website
familiar.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.
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