Framework's Linux Expert Explains Why Framework makes the Best Laptop for Linux Users

[@erickleefeld4883]

Wow, getting Matt Hartley to be their head Linux person and brand spokesman is definitely a sign of how Framework sees this as a crucial market for them. Next step: Offer a keyboard option that changes the Windows logo key to the word “Super,” or maybe a Tux logo.

[@ajddavid452]

they already did, on the 16 inch version anyway, the international english keyboard has a linux version, granted the super key just says the word super instead of Tux but that's fine

[@erickleefeld4883]

@@ajddavid452 Well, hopefully that’ll come to the 13-inch soon.

[@SomeNerd361]

@@erickleefeld4883 Sounds like it's coming with the new 13-inch in August

[@Chetterooski]

Framework just announced today a Linux keyboard for the 13 as well as a new display with a different resolution that will work better with Linux scaling.

[@Drbeckerproductions]

How easy is it to 3D print keys for this thing? Like say you wanted a button with a Debian swirl, or an Arch.

[@cameronbosch1213]

I have the Framework Laptop 16. I applied the 3.03 UEFI update through fwupd yesterday, and it was relatively easy! Not to mention that everything worked under Linux; even the fingerprint sensor something that on most Windows laptops (apart from ThinkPads) usually doesn't work on Linux, but here it works and works well! If you guys keep this up and keep offering great repairability and upgrade options for us users, then you guys will continue to get my full support!

[@chic_luke]

Ditto. Can't wait for FedEx to deliver mine. This is the closest thing to the de-facto Linux laptop, for all intents and purposes.

[@timmy7201]

Same for me on the Framework 13 with I5-1340P, everything works perfect... Got even the fingerprint reader to work on Manjaro Cinnamon, which isn't officially supported... Just the battery life varies a lot, depending on the tasks. The battery lasts 5 to 7 hours, with office work or coding in an IDE. Accidentally watching a 4k60 fps KZbin video due to auto-play, can drain it in about an hour and a half... And yes that's with the brightness at 10%...

[@simondj8572]

May I know how does AMD dGPU perform?

[@cameronbosch1213]

@simondj8572 At 1920x1200, I unfortunately don't have any games with a benchmark, so I'd have to get back to you once I try Cyberpunk 2077 or play a bit of another newer game. I wouldn't attempt ray-tracing though, but ray-tracing needs upscaling anyway and you don't enable it with less than 12 GB of vRAM, even at 1080p, especially if you don't use upscaling. Granted, I'm running on Linux, so Proton game play may not be perfect with Mangohud, but I'll try running a few games and see what happens.

[@Winnetou17]

@@timmy7201 Out of curiosity, do you have hardware acceleration on / active ? You can verify on one of the browsers special pages, but I don't remember exactly which ones. Because your case of only 90 minutes or so of video watching sounds like the CPU did the decoding instead of the iGPU media engine. It should last, I think, 10-12 hours with that.

[@dontmindme8709]

I'm so happy to see you having Matt on board! I remember regularly listening to him on a podcast with Lunduke _(before he went off the deep end and nuked his channel)._ Matt seems to bring such a positive energy. I feel confident that if I ever end up having one of your laptops, I'll be completely fine using Linux

[@HeyBuddays]

Lunduke is actually very cool and awesome :)

[@patrickhanft]

I love reading Matt's posts on the community forum. It is the first time in more than 20 years of using Linux on my computers, that I feel treated as a prime customer (and I'm not even using Fedora or Ubuntu) by this company and Matt's appearance on the community forum is a huge part of this experience!

[@GeekIWG]

"as a prime customer" - That there is a big deal. I am so tired of manufacturers treating us Linux users like second class citizens.

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@GeekIWG Heck, if you want a laptop with a dGPU and Linux, you either have to go with an expensive Lenovo workstation, a Linux focused laptop with almost always worse screen options, worse build quality, and worse ports, or just accept that things won't 100% work on Linux. Framework is probably the closest thing that there is to a Linux laptop with a dGPU (the Fedora Slimbook Gen 2 wasn't an option at the time, and it's also still stuck on 13th gen Intel CPUs).

[@GeekIWG]

@@cameronbosch1213 Indeed. I have a laptop with hybrid Intel+Nvidia graphics and it is just a pain, plus I never did get it to work with Wayland.

[@gabbieblue]

love this attitude from a company, writing this comment from my recently arrived b10 framework 16! i ran into a few issues with my linux install(s) but the official forums had all the info i needed, this is a great community

[@theentity975]

based

[@ericputney4598]

Matt Hartley! A legend on the community forum ❤️

[@mllarson]

Thank you so much Framework team for supporting Linux! I have two framework 13" laptops currently and absolutely love them! Please make sure you stick to your core values and don't go "evil" and I'll keep buying your stuff!

[@Will-sc3hw]

Upgraded my framework 13 AMD bios to 3.05 and installed 24.04 LTS fresh just today and it all went flawless. Mine is a batch 3 11th gen that was upgraded to AMD. All the upgrades went smooth and now even Linux is fully stable on zen4. Just wish the Bios was a lot better, ie actually having options exposed to end user vs me having to use special tools to get in to the hidden menus. From a software engineer and Linux system Admin Awesome work and keep it up!

[@mgz0305]

IT'S MATT!!! :O I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM ON KZbin IN YEARRSS!!! So glad to see he's well. He's for sure a linux og 😎

[@JustSomeTommy]

Matt was the best part of the Linux action show. I used to tune in every week when he was a part of the show. It's great to see him being a part of this company.

[@Beryesa.]

No company is your friend but the community around a company could be so. Thanks for being around! I wish you could scale up globally though

[@knowingbadger]

Small scale companies can be friend. It's when they get too big they become corporate entities that don't care about anyone

[@knowingbadger]

Small scale companies can be friend. It's when they get too big they become corporate entities that don't care about anyone

[@aaronplays_]

- Stop using MediaTek wifi chips, or push them into supporting Linux properly. - Fix the BIOS update process. You can't tell people that it's the best laptop for Linux users and then ask them to use a drive with Windows on it to update the BIOS! - Be aggressive with the availability in more regions. There's plenty of countries that share the vision of Framework and are ready to give you money for your product. Bonus points if you can keep the pricing reasonable for those regions.

[@cameronbosch1213]

This right here. Not to mention Intel Wi-Fi cards are hard to find. Though Intel hasn't been perfect either in my experience without a special config file.

[@cameronbosch1213]

The Framework Laptops do support fwupd now. I just did it a few days ago on my 16 inch Framework Laptop, and I'm running Arch (I did use the command-line to initiate it, but it was all in Linux).

[@76mmGMC]

I use Arch on my AMD FW13 btw

[@vinylSummer]

Are there any things you had to tinker with before you was able to get them working?

[@altacount990]

@@vinylSummer I think it was meant to be a joke as many people joke that they "use Arch btw" as it is one of the most complex linux distros and you need to be pretty good at linux to use it

[@vinylSummer]

@@altacount990 i'm on arch and it's really not that bad imo. i'm autistic af so maybe it was a joke, but i'm genuinely interested about experience of using arch on framework laptops, fingerpint sensor, webcam, touchpad e.t.c.

[@zt9233]

Thank you for brining a smile to my face :-). I love Linux humor

[@JamieSmith]

😂 joke or not, made me laugh. I do on a 16 and at least for me no "needed" tweaks. I've never had fingerprint, ambient light sensor, backlight, basically things that never work ootb actually work ootb - until the framework. I was pretty late to the party so everything was ready.

[@RECURSIVE_MATRIX_LOGIC]

Received my Laptop 13 with an AMD Ryzen 7 in December, coincidentally the same day ZORIN OS 17 was released. Installation was a walk in the park, everything (including the fingerprint reader) works out of the box - and stable. Updated to BIOS v3.05 meanwhile. Framework's concept is great: Maintenance (such as cleaning out the dust once in a while) as well as the ability to repair (just think about the battery after some time) and upgrade is highly welcome. Also is the individual configuration of interfaces with the expansion modules. Never ever before have I experienced that feeling of freedom and ownership like now with my Framework Laptop 13. Lots of potential not only for B2E, but also - if not even more - for B2B. Business customers just need to realize it. Curious about the things to come: variety of expansion modules, additional keyboard layouts, touch screen, touch pad with a designated num-block, more function indicators for the power-LED, and probably dimming the display brightness some more. Thanks, guys. Keep up your excellent work, and just keep it coming! 👍😎💻⚙

[@leoscock]

Good to hear this. Framework is on top of my list for my next (Linux) laptop.

[@GeekIWG]

That's awesome that Framework is making such an effort to support desktop Linux! I'm highly considering going with Framework the next time I need a new laptop.

[@aeebeecee3737]

totally support framework’s job, they even permitted their laptop module standard for every other manufacturer. This is the only laptop i wanna buy, unfortunately it is selling in US yet only and also no other manufacturer make this laptop yet.

[@867star]

You guys are a game changer. Pathmaker to this new path of computing. Had my framework 16 since march. Haven't been happier.

[@okman9684]

The best Linux laptop so far

[@daniel29263]

That''s cool and all, but when will you consider the EU as the single market that it is? Still waiting to be able to get one up here in the Nordics.

[@roberttranceedm]

Expansion costs and can't be done very fast. It's more manufacturing, more distribution power, etc...costly.

[@gljames24]

I want framework's keyboards to have a better selection. Almost all of them have the windows logo for no reason. Just use the framework logo. The "linux" keyboard is International English and it just puts text that says start. Just put the framework logo there!

[@cameronbosch1213]

I think the word "super" (it's not start) is much more professional than a logo. I don't like the older System76 laptops with a workspaces icon as much, and I really don't like the cartoons Tux Penguin logo used on Tuxedo laptops (or the keyboard at all on those laptops).

[@b33thr33kay]

​@@cameronbosch1213 Why don't you like Tuxedo keyboards?

[@cameronbosch1213]

@b33thr33kay No ANSI options and an annoying cartoony Tux logo on the super key instead of just the word "super". (The second point is fixable by custom order but the first isn't at the moment.)

[@b33thr33kay]

@@cameronbosch1213 Got it, thanks.

[@JE0RB]

I love my Framework 13 for Linux software development. Most Linux laptops seem to cost a fair bit more than Windows or Mac laptops and I appreciate Framework keeping the cost down while still having great Linux support.

[@matthewf5899]

Awesome stuff! I have that same shirt! It makes me happy that Framework supports Linux so well.

[@DoctorX17]

I hope the Framework customer-first and repair-minded ways start showing up in the competition. The take-it-apart-all-the-way thing may not be for everyone, but repairable and upgradeable is something every company should strive for to reduce e-waste and make the world generally better. I also hope the open source vibe expands -- maybe less new chip makers that collaborate openly instead of those NDA partnerships will pop up, or AMD and Intel and Nvidia will open up, realizing they can turn a profit AND be more open source...

[@noisycarlos]

Yup. Just because it's repairable doesn't mean the user has to be the one repairing it. With Apple products, you can't bring it to any shop most of the time, and even Apple themselves often won't/can't repair things

[@DoctorX17]

@@noisycarlos exactly. If Dell, HP, Apple, etc. just made it easier for techs to get in, and didn’t change designs between models to purposefully break compatibility, it would go a long way. Good example being Acer Chromebooks - they do things like change port placement from one model year to another, slightly change batteries, frames, etc. when they could just update the internal components and use the same frames… makes for a lot of ewaste when schools need to replace the whole fleet because they can’t repair with new parts

[@OnePapercut]

I'm ready for framework to rule the space and force its competition to go the same route! Save this planet from all this e-waste! Thank you Framework!!!

[@RudyBleeker]

my first reaction: sure, everyone calls themselves a "Linux expert" these days. seeing it's Matt Hartley: okay, that's actually legit. I didn't know Matt was involved with Framework, but that's great!

[@TitusTechTalk]

Matt is Amazing and always loved chatting with him. He has a wealth of knowledge.

[@MikeKelly87]

So cool to see Matt on the team, I used to listen to him chat about Linux while driving to/from work when he was on the Jupiter Broadcast podcasts.

[@TerranViceGrip]

The Linux support alone is why framework is my next laptop

[@bertblankenstein3738]

Very happy with my FW16, upgraded to bios 3.03. Thank you.

[@NeilOosthuizen]

Thought I recognised Matt from the thumbnail, been years since I saw him on KZbin.

[@just-in-tech]

Love the support for Linux on the framework and good to know we have a Linux man that cares at it good job and keep it coming I love my framework laptop

[@starrwulfe]

Oh wow, Matt! I used to see his posts and guides all over the place 👍🏾

[@noisycarlos]

Great job team. Fedora 39 and 40 have been amazing on my FW13.

[@AndreaIppolitoIppo]

As a FW13 & Linux user, thank you Matt!

[@p5eudo883]

Framework has given me hope. It's about time we have a sane option for laptops.

[@Caspar__]

I bought the laptop precisely because it works well with linux and I was not disaponted. Would recommend!

[@ajasen]

I mean... I got my 16 the same day the Ubuntu 24.04 was officially released. I installed 24.04, stock kernel. Seemed to work fine including fingerprint reader. Rebooted, firmware updated. No issues. In part that's Linux in 2024 being a pretty smooth experience, but I remember when a new laptop meant having to patch and compile at least one driver from some tarball, and something else (like fingerprint reader) just had no driver. So far so good. Framework ftw.

[@Johnmoe_]

Matt Hartley is a legend glad they brought him on.

[@aquilafasciata5781]

Been using Linux on my Framework for over a year now, best experience with any computer I’ve ever had.

[@Isplodethings]

Hello Matt! It's me, Danvid.

[@the-real-matthartley]

Hey man! Took me a sec and then I was all, hey, I know this guy! 😅

[@LinuxRenaissance]

I am quite pumped for that upcoming RISC-V model.

[@GiovanniPedrelli]

BEAUTIFUL! Start support for LINUX MINT and POP_OS !

[@yeezet4592]

They are mostly Ubuntu based, so they should be the same.

[@EasyMac308]

I'd love to see a coreboot/dasharo/qubesos certified motherboard.

[@barreltitor1419]

Framework and System76 should work together imo to make a really good experience out of the box for Linux users :-)

[@cameronbosch1213]

I wouldn't be upset if they offer Framework Laptops with Pop!_OS and/or coreboot!

[@TheLegitAlpha]

I have only recently started using Linux. Been messing around with it to understand it. I use Arch btw.

[@AzureSkyBeta]

Love seeing Matt out in the meatspace! Thanks for showcasing another cool Framework employee and having him share his thoughts and opinions about Framework and Linux!

[@michelfug]

I wish the questions were read out aloud for accessibility (or in my case: doing the laundry while listening to the interview)

[@the-real-matthartley]

Ah, this is good feedback. 😊

[@cjmc17]

I bought my fw with windows and now highly considering installing Linux when it arrives

[@Powerofthepickle]

Would be really cool to see coreboot support with option to disable Management Engine. At that point I may have to switch over from system76!

[@dannyvillaroel219]

Nice!! Matt!

[@jared6326]

I have LOVED my 16. I am getting ready to try Linux for gaming in it 😄

[@LA-MJ]

So when do we see chassis bottom in the store?

[@openbabel]

Will you support openindiana for enterprise customers ? Perhaps you could issue hardware specs for distributions to build solutions around ?

[@marinlos]

Amazing work. Thanks a lot👍🏼

[@ThomasWeeks]

Okay Mr. Linux.. On the 13.. I don't care about the color of the bezel... but can I get a three button track pad?

[@Sithhy]

You should pitch that as an idea to Framework themselves

[@ani_b]

I can't wait for my Framework to show up, definitely gonna run Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on it!

[@jamesmcintyre9203]

How well does Framework hardware work on PopOS? Hopefully well becuase it's based on Ubuntu and also can use PPAs?

[@nomaddemon]

I have 2 questions how about linux + power drain on suspend? how about some "barebone" chassis, like macmini case, no screen, no keyboard/touchpad/speakers, just a "small box" that i can use as small PC for TV or multiple monitors?

[@JohnHughesChampigny]

Isn't that the Cooler Master Mainboard Case?

[@nomaddemon]

@@JohnHughesChampigny you are right, but iam looking more for "nice cooled box" instead of "just box" More shaped like "mac mini", taller with more aluminium parts

[@Sithhy]

@@nomaddemon I think you would need to design & 3D print one like that yourself, doubt they will ever come out with something like that

[@nomaddemon]

@@Sithhy its possible, but iam afraid i will mess up cooling system :(

[@Gibby_B]

before i started this video i thought to myself “if he specifically mentions fedora then my next laptop is gonna be framework.” too cool.

[@hopelessdecoy]

Framework I hope becomes the largest laptop maker in the world and never changes!

[@basdfgwe]

Framework I'm looking forward to seeing arm based laptop configs.

[@zweiwing4435]

I wish that they can redesign Framework Laptop 13 have Dual-Touch-Screen. Fix noise of the fan and heat problem. Plus allow the user can change GPU, Intel Core Ultra. And add (2) Slots storage. Framework Laptop 16 is too big for me.

[@simondj8572]

My main question is will be there an option to add an OLED display with VRR and 10 bit colour support?

[@test40323]

when will framework have an arm processor instead of intel or amd? that would get my interest!

[@edgintech]

How about use libreboot on framework laptop?

[@nithssh]

Amazing video, more linux stuff please!

[@idcrafter-cgi]

But why do the Bios updates not ship over fwupd?

[@cameronbosch1213]

They do. I just did it over fwupd. (I did it over the command line, but it has been released for the 16 inch model.)

[@TheDevarshiShah]

What Framework is thinking about Snapdragon Elite Motherboard AND supporting Linux!? That would be thee perfect laptop (at least for me), having the best OS, and the best battery life! and of course, ownership of the device

[@Tracing0029]

I bought a Starlabs laptop, but the next one might be from you guys ❤

[@trojnara]

Any plans for an official support for Debian? It's basically the upstream for Ubuntu, only much less bloated by default, which is good for battery powered devices. I read Debian users reporting that it already works, and it shouldn't be hard to have a formal support for Debian.

[@JoshuaT902]

Can’t wait for an arm version.

[@frankboyer1490]

You mention Ubuntu and Fedora but what about Debian?

[@ultraprimez]

I Wish if it was Available in INDIA. Where people looking for a hardware that they can use for a longer time. India is the best place for this Start UP.

[@mateowoetam]

Does Framework use WiFi cards that work with a libre kernel? If not, which cards compatible with the laptop do?

[@Beryesa.]

You can get without wifi and use your own module afaik

[@mateowoetam]

@@Beryesa. yeah I know that, but if theirs works I'd take it, and also I haven't found one that works with libre kernels yet, specially for newer WiFi 6 and 7 chips, do you know of any?

[@aaronplays_]

@@mateowoetam they use MediaTek chips, which shaky compatibility with Linux.

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@aaronplays_ Intel Wi-Fi cards also don't work with the Linux Libre kernel because there are some closed source blobs in their drivers. They do work well with the standard Linux kernel though.

[@JohnHughesChampigny]

Everything except the fingerprint sensor works perfectly on Debian Bookworm. (Framework 13 with AMD),

[@midplanewanderer9507]

DIY _starting_ at $1899.00 in Canadian Pesos. And we get to pay tax-on-tax. I'd buy and happily run Arch, but holy cow that''s a steep price-point. I'm holding-off for a year or so until I see _consistently_ good reviews and hopefully a price-break.

[@cameronbosch1213]

Many of the review units of the 16 inch model weren't final hardware. My unit, which I bought and _is_ final hardware, is near perfect. Even on Arch.

[@midplanewanderer9507]

@@cameronbosch1213 Yeah, noticed that. Anyways I'm glad it's working out for you! I share the same near-evangelical zeal as others here to break out of Corporate walled gardens and regain full granular control of our tech, even with my limited skill-set and knowledge-base. I have high hopes for Framework, that they rock the industry and can scale-up enough to bring the price down a bit. Even if I had a million dollars, I'd never buy Apple, given Their atrocious conduct and smarmy ways, and looking at the rest of the offerings currently available on the laptop market, I'm very likely to take the plunge with a 16. Just...not quite yet.

[@dazraf]

Love this!

[@blahaj___]

I use arch on my FW btw

[@vaisakh_km]

Nix btw

[@drubizzy]

I would kindly ask that you prioritize support for Debian over Ubuntu. It should improve support for all Debian based OSs like Mint, Pop, and yes Ubuntu too. There is ZERO reason to start with Ubuntu after Debian 12. I'd personally also like to see Arch and openSUSE get love from Framework too.

[@ettoreatalan8303]

Framework supports Linux in the same way as System76, Tuxedo or Slimbook do. Any bugs found are reported and possibly fixed by their own developers.

[@the-real-matthartley]

Correct, depending on the bug type - internally escalated for engineering, externally escalated with our distro partners.

[@ayrengreber5738]

Disappointed you don’t support PopOS :/ But stellar support is good.

[@Sithhy]

They don't support it officially but because it's Ubuntu-based, it should work as good as regular Ubuntu

[@ayrengreber5738]

@@Sithhy I've seen comments from some indicating it doesn't work as well. Worse battery life. But I heard it second hand.

[@argentaegis]

This video is the reason Linux is niche. We learn about all the cool things you can do with your computer when you aren't using it to do the things you normally want a laptop for. You can fix it. You can mod it. You can reuse it. You'll have great support for fixing it. This is all good, great even. For me, and most users, this is the stuff that you do when things have gone wrong. Tell me about normal workload use. Convince me that it's not a hobby kit and I might buy a second one, because my first one was great hardware to work on, but unusable as a daily driver.

[@noname-ll2vk]

Running 8 virtual desktops with dual monitors. 100s of files open in code editors. Gimp running. 100s of tabs in multiple browsers. What more do you want? Stable. Upgrade 2x a year. Same os for over 15 years. If I try running just a fraction of this workspace load that I consider minimal windows or osx can't do most of it, and what they can do barely works. Downside is if you rely on proprietary non free software. Then maybe best to stick to non free os. First time I worked with a massive text file that had brought windows to its knees on Linux I thought something had gone wrong because it just opened as if it were a normal sized file. The power of running a true industrial grade kernel can't be explained to people who have adapted their workflows to the limitations of the osx and windows kernels. Every time I've had to help an osx user I've been shocked by how shoddy the os and software is. I usually generate a crash because I'm so used to the speed and robustness of Linux kernels. Plus true native cli interfaces. Etc. But there are non free corporate os for those who want that. Or need it. Linux per se should NEVER try to get that market. No point and zero benefit. Nobody makes more money with more linux free desktop users. This point is very hard to make users of corporate non free desktops understand. It should cater to its users, not to people who are not good fits for this type of os.

[@someguy2338]

Wenn will we get a bios update tool

[@Sithhy]

You can already update it on Linux using the fwupd tool

[@1234enzor]

Open orders for Denmark(EU) so i can get a proper laptop without some illegal actions needed to get my hands on 1!

[@annonym6787]

I'd like if framework would be the best option for Linux, but without official fwupd that is unfortunately a no go :(

[@cameronbosch1213]

They do have offically fwupd support. Did it about two months ago.

[@nanu604]

I want your product, but i cant get them in my geographic location. Plz sell

[@egarcia1360]

open hardware 🤝 open software

[@_yuri]

india launch in this decade ?

[@tenzinaangson5437]

Fractional Scaling holds me back from considering the framework laptops. Really would like a FHD option.

[@cameronbosch1213]

They fixed that with the new screen!

[@BeyondImaginationzz]

please release to countries with highest numbers of linux users, those countries love to repair things themselves too and believe in long term usage of devices

[@JoaquinVacas]

So when will see a Snapdragon Elite X Framework with non-soldered RAM plus 120Hz VRR display and a 60Wh+ battery?

[@cameronbosch1213]

If ever, then probably 3 - 5 years at the minimum. Apart from macOS, there just aren't that many ARM apps. Either way, I'm more excited for RISC-V. ARM is already on the way out in comparison, especially when they try to pick legal fights with one of their biggest vendors (Qualcomm).

[@JoaquinVacas]

@@cameronbosch1213 well, ARM on Linux has been a long way, at least for me it wouldn't be too much of a hassle. Regarding Windows, x86/64 to ARM emulation works pretty good (even better considering that was made by Microsoft themselves) so guess it shouldn't be too problematic except for those pieces of software that need kernel drivers or whatever. Anyhow, ARM ecosystem is much more mature, RISC-V is growing at this moment and it may worth the wait while using ARM. The only thing I want is an almost fanless laptop that can hold its battery for a long day and can sleep for more than a couple days (miss the S3 suspension and hate Microsoft for forcing us to use the broken Modern Standby). So then, I'll keep dreaming about that. 😅

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@JoaquinVacas The problem is that most users probably won't want it for several years. And Qualcomm seems to have faked some benchmarks, of course (we'll have to wait and see if they're even close to as good as AMD's offerings).

[@JoaquinVacas]

@@cameronbosch1213 Yeah, if the Qualcomm's promises are just bullsh*t, I'll stick with AMDs, which has proven that X86/64 can be much more efficient than their competitor and seems that Zen 5 will rise IPC greatly again. 👌

[@ContantContact]

Eh, running Linux Mint on my FW 16 since it arrived May 1, 24. No real issues. Have run Linux Mint as the daily driver on other laptops here sinc March 22. No MS Windows here. Every laptop (6) runs Linux Mint.

[@DjVendetta]

So why the 7700s and not the 7800m xt or even better the 7900m?

[@cameronbosch1213]

There isn't any more powerful S option and the more powerful M options use more than 100 watts, so 180 watt adapters probably wouldn't be enough.

[@Justin-ng6lt]

Best distro for framework laptop?

[@w1zard0_cs20]

ubuntu 22.04 or fedora 39/40

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@w1zard0_cs20 Now Ubuntu 24.04 or Fedora 40.

[@cristianinujazznight3044]

Please battery life increase :D

[@blenderfox]

Ironically, I'm watching on a Framework 13 running Fedora 39 :P

[@Batwam0]

If you cover Ubuntu, you cover Debian, Mint, PopOS, and the other derivatives. By covering Fedora and Ubuntu, you basically cover everything except Arch.

[@Daniel15au]

Why hyperfocus on Ubuntu rather than Debian?

[@the-real-matthartley]

We are working on community support for Debian, however, for AMD offerings, there are number of things that have to be done in Debian to make it work. Stuff that's ootb in Ubuntu 24.04.

[@Daniel15au]

Do you have a list of things that need to be done on Debian? I'm getting my Framework 16 soon and would love to run Debian on it.

[@cameronbosch1213]

​@@Daniel15auI second this. Maybe it's that the kernel in Debian 12 is too old (6.1 isn't very new afaik)? Also, I don't think Debian has new enough DE packages for a desktop experience, especially when it comes to GNOME, less so with KDE Plasma, but still. (For servers, I'm more okay with Debian Stable, but I would be cautious about using such old system packages on a desktop computer, especially since Mesa has had many new releases since Debian 12.)

[@Daniel15au]

@@cameronbosch1213 yeah I'd use Debian testing, with security updates from unstable (since the Debian security team only upload to unstable and stable, and packages may take a while to reach testing). Has newer packages but should still be more stable than rolling distros.

[@raccoons_stole_my_account]

My next private laptop will be Framework and I am also talking to my firm's IT department to get Framework as an option to be selected for all employees.