OK, so I have a framework laptop on the way and am trying to decide on a Linux distro to put on it. I’m going to main this laptop for dev-work, security research and maintaining my site. Who has opinions on what the best OS would be to use? I’m no Linux noob but also wouldn’t consider myself a pro by any means.
Currently only Ubuntu and Fedora are officially supported, but many others work as well: https://frame.work/linux
I am using plain old Ubuntu on my Framework 11th Gen. Setup is without hiccups, however per default hibernation is not setup which can be a pain in the butt. I haven‘t tried the finger print sensor, but it should work as well.
Ubuntu is always a sane default and I am very happy with it.
I had the same experience with Mint. Hibernation was difficult but everything else was fine. Fingerprint works but not for the login screen. I didn’t care enough to figure that out.
Fedora Workstation has worked flawlessly on my Framework from day 1. It’s a great distro with solid support.
Fedora is a top contender for me right now. Anything about Fedora specifically you like or is it just all around stable and goooood.
It’s stable, Gnome is pretty damn good, packages are updated frequently, the Linux kernel is kept up to date, and it’s mainstream enough that support issues are a quick search away.
If you like Windows desktop, I would use Linux Mint
A popular cybersecurity distro is Kali Linux
Yeah I’ve used Kali a lot in the past for the job. More of a toolbox than what I’d want to use as a daily OS though. Mint is one of the options I’m definitely considering.
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Thanks. I’ll have to check this one out. How was getting it up and running on Framework laptop?
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go for looks and ethics, you can use stuff like distrobox so package availability shouldn’t be a factor in your choosing.
try some in vms, and see which ones you like
I’ve used Debian and Ubuntu in the past and have enjoyed both. Based on past experience I’d go with one of those probably. But interested in what other people have enjoyed and specifically what works well on Framework. Testing some out in VMs is certainly an option though. Part of the reason I am going with Framework and w/ Linux is to explore and learn so I suspect Ill be trying out a lot of things in the end.
Try VanillaOS. Love it and had my first linux distro in may. Literally the smoothest experience so far.
Not heard of it. Ill have to check it out.
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I’m currently running debian 12 on my workstation also loved opensuse tw. I use flatpaks for my dev tools and both are really good for documentation.
I’ve used Debian a bit in the past and have always liked it. I wonder how stable it is on Framework.
Have zero issues running Fedora 38 Sway Spin on mine.
