Ubuntu on an IPAQ?

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

On Sunday 28 January 2007 11:20, James Ringhof <jamesringhof at kooee.com.au> 
wrote:
> Hey all. I'm pretty new at all of this linux stuff but i love it. That
> is why i must ask this question. Can you put Ubuntu on an Ipaq h6365
> (smart-phone?)
>
> I'd love your input and links if there are any.

Ubuntu is not designed for embedded devices like a PDA, but one of the best 
things about GNU/Linux is that different distributions can be created to suit 
specific needs. There are several distributions made especially for handheld 
embedded devices, like Familiar[1] and OpenZaurus[2]. Not being a PDA owner, 
I have not tried them myself. My understanding is that they are not as mature 
as the software that comes pre-installed on the devices.

There are also some devices that ship with Linux out of the box (and hence 
work properly). The GP2x portable games console and Nokia's 770 and N800 come 
to mind.


[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar_Linux
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenZaurus


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