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@lemmy.ml
    51·
    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?

      • Everett@reddthat.comEnglish
        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?

          • Everett@reddthat.comEnglish
            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@lemmy.ml
        12·
        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@lemmy.zip
      11·
      1 month ago

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

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
        31·
        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@allthingstech.social
          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)