It’s a bit niche to be honest…
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a valid question, just not one that many people are asking.
I see distrohopping in your future lol.
Be cognizant of that, it can be fun trying lots of different OSes, but is a time suck in the long run
Edit: I went back and read your original post, and it seems like you’re not new to Linux if you’ve been a Linux dev and admin previously. Since it’s all for fun at this point, might as well go for something more geeky and personalizable than the mainstream Debian/Fedora. Try Arch or Gentoo. Gentoo might be up your alley. It’ll be whatever you want it to be, and you’ll learn a lot in the process of setting it up. The FW16 should be powerful enough that compilation times won’t be a huge issue. The handbook is good, too. Or Arch Linux has a similar feel to gentoo without having to compile all your own stuff. Sticking with the main package repos and staying out of the AUR (as a general rule) will keep your system pretty reliable.
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If we’re plugging Linux distros here, along with heavy use of VMs, I have had a great experience with Solus. I work in QA automation and use QEMU KVM on my Solus machine and it works like a charm. I brought up the framework 16 with our dev team and they said the laptop will be supported from the outset, since a member has a preorder as well.
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