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

It is loosely based on the Debian ARM distribution, but uses the ipkg package manager.

[4] 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).

[3] 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".

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