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Re:Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true by princevegeta89 on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @06:03PM (#35968368)
Hi. I have an m1 mac but always missed linux since I got it. Here are my questions if you can take a minute:

How stable is the Linux laptop and what distros are officially supported? What would be the best possible battery life I can get out of that 13 inch Ryzen version that was recently released?

Re:Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true by lewisinc on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @06:41PM (#35968737)
Have you looked into Asahi Linux?
Re:Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true by princevegeta89 on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @10:36PM (#35970637)
Yes, but it's still miles away from being complete and I'm not sure if it will land in the next year
Re:Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true by bestouff on Thursday May 18, 2023 @12:09PM (#35990091)
I also have an m1 under linux and I regret choosing it.
Re:Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true by mkozlows on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @07:22PM (#35969125)
I'm also curious about this for the 13th gen one. My hope is that it shares the 12th gen's excellent Linux compatibility (the only thing that doesn't work with that one is that you need to turn off the light sensor for the brightness keys to function properly), and that the Windows battery life improvements carry over to Linux.

(The Ryzen one isn't out yet, so nobody will have battery life answers on that.)

Re:Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true by carlhjerpe on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @09:41PM (#35970299)
They're using Intel radios, which is good. Intel and AMD are both good on CPU and GPU, the screen resolution is icky if you want to run X11, so you'll want wayland, and that is a can of worms. I'd say my KDE experience is great, but others complain more.
Re:Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true by nikodunk on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @10:53PM (#35970734)
They officially support these Linux https://frame.work/linux and I've been using it for 1.5 years - it's super stable.

I get pretty great battery life on my 11th gen Intel Framework under Fedora, and it's apparently way better on the 13th gen. Also stoked for the Ryzen version later this year.

Re:Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true by princevegeta89 on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @02:16AM (#35971838)
Thanks, how well does it handle an external 4k display with the intel graphics btw?
Re:Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true by nrp on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @01:37AM (#35971626)
As others noted, we provide support for Ubuntu LTS and Fedora, and we have setup guides published for those along with Mint and Fedora. At this point, there is mature support for the hardware we are shipping, including the new 13th Gen Intel Core processors.