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Linux for mobile devices, sometimes referred to asmobile Linux, is the usage ofLinux-based operating systems on portable devices, whose primary or onlyHuman interface device (HID) is atouchscreen. It mainly comprisessmartphones andtablet computers, but also some mobile phones,personal digital assistants (PDAs)portable media players that come with a touchscreen separately.
Mobile Linux is a relatively recent addition to theLinux range of use, with Google'sAndroid operating system pioneering the concept. While UBPorts tried to follow suit withUbuntu Touch, a wider development offree Linux operating systems specifically for mobile devices was only really spurred in the latter 2010s, when various smaller companies started projects to developopen source phones.
This is a list ofLinux distros directly targeted towards use with mobile phones, being offered preconfigured with the mobile-oriented software listed below. There are both phone producers who develop their own operating systems and independent developments by community projects. Outside of these, several traditional distros have versions compiled forARM architecture, which could be configured to use these components. This is done, for example, withManjaro by thePinePhone.
Phones with Linux preinstalled:
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