Linux Distro Survey - Framework Laptop 16

Framework Laptop 16 Linux
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I started using debian 12 on FW16, but switched to Manjaro a time ago. And are very happy with this switch. Manjaro is very stable, up to date, and FrameWork friendly. Even a Manjaro FrameWork splash screen.
Gnome as desktop. Loving it.
Linux FW16 6.9.5-1-MANJARO

22

Was a PopOS user (even owned a System76 Galago Pro GALP5), and loved it. However, they are seeming to stray away from the pure “stock” Gnome so I ended up on Fedora and now loving that. So it was a very pleasant surprise to see Framework officially support Fedora.

Been using Fedora since version 34 (well, at least mid-cycle, since 35 came out not too long after).

23

Yes. It is all linked to RedHat and I essentially used CentOS in the past :wink: Reason I mentioned that instead of Fedora

24

I clicked KDE plasma in the survey because the distro I use all the time is KDE Neon, which runs the Plasma desktop. I have it set up for the HWE kernel, which means right now I’m running vmlinuz-6.5.0-44-generic.

I also have two other distros that I dip into now and then:

  • Linux Mint, also HWE, and running the vmlinuz-6.5.0-41-generic kernel.

  • KaOS, a rolling distro that also runs Plasma. I can’t check the kernel version at the moment , because I’m not running it right now and its kernel does not include the version number in its filename. However, there’s a new update available today which will include a 6.9.9 kernel.

25

Using LMDE and loving it.

26

Other. Decided to go with Nitrux, definitely not a beginner distro but all the hardware I have tried has worked perfectly the first time and it’s setup for gaming out of the box

27

I would like to get QubesOS running, but haven’t had time to get around to it. I know other people have Qubes up and running on the Framework 16 laptops.

28

Ubuntu Studio, which runs the -lowlatency Kernerl and KDE.

29

Void Linux please :slight_smile:

30

Took the opportunity to try out Fedora + KDE and loving it! I come from Manjaro which I also really like, but the forums are surprisingly hostile which makes me not want to be a part of that environment. It’s nice to try new things though. Can’t wait to try something new on my desktop once Windows 10 dies!