Hello,

I just purchased an AMD framework 13 and while I wait (im)patiently for it to arrive, I was wondering what Linux distros people here are using.

I’ve only ever use Ubuntu on desktop, but I think I’m ready to move away from it now, which I guess leaves fedora and mint as officially supported distros.

What have you tried? What are your experiences?

  • Jo Miran
    4•1 month ago

    Mint if you are coming from Windows.

    Pop!_OS if you are coming from Mac.

    Pop!_OS on a Thinkpad has been my daily driver for five years now. Not a single problem, ever. Rock solid.

    • anytimesoonOP
      3•1 month ago

      Have you tried pop on the framework? Have you had any compatibility issues?

      • EverettEnglish
        3•1 month ago

        Currently running Pop on my Framework with the Cosmic DE. Pop was rock solid before. Alpha software brings in bugs of course, but it is still surprisingly stable.

        • anytimesoonOP
          2•1 month ago

          Just checked out cosmic. It looks fantastic! What kinds of bugs have you experienced?

          • EverettEnglish
            2•1 month ago

            A couple of weird things with displays every now and then, and I haven’t taken the steps to get the fingerprint scanner to work. I also can’t use the Proton VPN app, I have to install each VPN manually.

      • Jo Miran
        -1•1 month ago

        I do not have a Framework but it is my understanding that they are designed for maximum flexibility and compatibility. I doubt that you will have any issues.

    • The Hobbyist
      0•1 month ago

      Frankly, anything with KDE Plasma (like Fedora), is a pretty solid choice too for people coming from Windows.

      • Jo Miran
        2•1 month ago

        I too ran OS/2 back in the day (started with 2.0). I started my Linux journey with Red Hat Halloween in 95(?), but I tend to only recommend Debian based distros to beginners due to the vast amount of support available for that flavour. On the server side, it’s still RHEL and its forks.

        • Kancept
          2•1 month ago

          @JoMiran yeah, I have a lot of Debian in my home infrastructure. It does help and open up opportunities for beginners as a ton of tools and tutorials are from a Debian perspective (read: Raspberry pi and Ubuntu)