# HandyLinux

> Linux distribution

**Wikidata**: [Q15985381](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15985381)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HandyLinux)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/handylinux

## Summary
HandyLinux is a Linux distribution first released on 2013-09-01. It is an instance of a Linux distribution, licensed under the GNU General Public License and tracked on Wikimedia and other identifier services.

## Key Facts
- HandyLinux is an instance of a Linux distribution.  
- Inception (first release) date: 2013-09-01.  
- License: GNU General Public License.  
- Based on: Wikidata item Q7715973.  
- Logo URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HandyLinux-logo_circle.png.  
- Representative image URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Handymenu4-desktop-en.png.  
- Freebase ID: /m/0105scgp.  
- Golden.com identifier: HandyLinux-EJ445X (reference URL: https://golden.com/wiki/HandyLinux-EJ445X).  
- Copyright status: copyrighted.  
- Wikipedia title / primary article title: HandyLinux.  
- Wikimedia Commons category: HandyLinux.  
- Sitelink count (Wikidata): 8; Wikipedia-language coverage includes ar, commons, el, en, eo, es, it, no.  
- AlternativeTo software ID: handylinux.

## FAQs
### Q: What is HandyLinux?
A: HandyLinux is a Linux distribution (an operating system built on the Linux kernel) that was first released on 2013-09-01. It is recorded on Wikimedia and has associated resources such as a logo and desktop image.

### Q: Under what license is HandyLinux released?
A: HandyLinux is released under the GNU General Public License.

### Q: What is HandyLinux based on?
A: HandyLinux is based on the Wikidata item Q7715973 (as recorded in its structured metadata).

## Why It Matters
HandyLinux matters as one of the many Linux distributions that form the broader Linux ecosystem. As a distribution licensed under the GNU General Public License, it participates in the open-source licensing landscape and in principles common to many Linux-based operating systems. Its recorded inception date (2013-09-01), Wikimedia presence (Commons category and multiple language Wikipedia entries), and persistent identifiers (Freebase ID, Golden.com ID, AlternativeTo ID) make it discoverable and citable within software and historical records. Being "based on" another existing project (Wikidata item Q7715973) places it within the layered model of Linux distributions that build on prior distributions or systems. These attributes make HandyLinux relevant to researchers, archivists, and users tracking diversity, lineage, and licensing of Linux distributions.

## Notable For
- Having a documented inception date of 2013-09-01.  
- Being licensed under the GNU General Public License.  
- Having explicit media assets on Wikimedia Commons (logo and desktop image URLs).  
- Presence across multiple Wikimedia language sites (sitelink_count: 8; languages include ar, el, en, eo, es, it, no).  
- Multiple persistent identifiers (Freebase ID /m/0105scgp and Golden.com ID HandyLinux-EJ445X).

## Body
### Overview
- HandyLinux is identified on Wikidata as an instance of a Linux distribution.  
- Wikidata short description: "Linux distribution."  
- Primary article title for Wikimedia projects: HandyLinux.

### History and inception
- Inception date is recorded as 2013-09-01.  
- The project is tracked by a Golden.com identifier: HandyLinux-EJ445X (record dated 2022-09-10 in the metadata).

### Technical and lineage details
- HandyLinux is classified as a Linux distribution.  
- Structured metadata lists a "based on" relationship to Wikidata item Q7715973.  
- The distribution's license is the GNU General Public License.

### Media and branding
- Official logo (file path on Wikimedia Commons): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HandyLinux-logo_circle.png.  
- Representative desktop image (file path on Wikimedia Commons): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Handymenu4-desktop-en.png.  
- Wikimedia Commons category: HandyLinux.

### Identifiers and links
- Freebase ID: /m/0105scgp.  
- Golden.com identifier: HandyLinux-EJ445X (reference URL: https://golden.com/wiki/HandyLinux-EJ445X).  
- AlternativeTo software ID: handylinux.  
- Wikidata sitelink_count: 8; recorded Wikipedia languages include Arabic (ar), Commons (commons), Greek (el), English (en), Esperanto (eo), Spanish (es), Italian (it), and Norwegian (no).

### Licensing and copyright
- License: GNU General Public License.  
- Copyright status: copyrighted.

### Wikimedia and documentation presence
- The project has media on Wikimedia Commons and entries across multiple Wikimedia language projects, as indicated by its sitelink count and language list.

## References

1. [Source](https://golden.com/wiki/HandyLinux-EJ445X)