Hi! My FW16 arrived and I am having some challenges - dGPU on Zorin 17.1 (22.04 LTS based)
happy to help support any investigation/troubleshooting efforts you’d like to check out. Definitely want to help Zorin and Framework succeed!
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I haven’t tried libre office too much yet, but for firefox I did have some strange stalling/hanging issues before making some changes including uninstalling the flatpak and installing the snap version (required to support firefoxPWA extension, a lesson I learned with my other Zorin machines) and updating the kernel per the FW16 22.04 setup guide and since then it’s been much more stable. Are you using the FW or the Zorin kernel?
The other issue I’ve had is the fingerprint reader failing and then becoming disabled. have you tried that yet?
Per zorin support I am running 22.04d. It has seemed to help a lot but still not perfect. I’ll have to try the snap version of Firefox because I always have that running in the background .
I have had zero issues with the fingerprint reader. It just worked out of the box for me
We’ve just updated our Help page to include setup instructions and tips for running Zorin OS on the Framework Laptop 16 as well as the 13 model:
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No comments in almost a year, so I figured why not add to the conversation 
I have been running Zorin OS 17 Pro on the Framework 16 for a few months now. I am yet to run into any issues.
All of the hardware works as expected including the fingerprint reader, and it is even more stable than the Framework “officially supported” Ubuntu 24.04.
My daily use is the Framework 16 connected to a Dell WD19TB dock with dual 27" 1080p displays. I occasionally have issues getting all devices connected to the dock to work. But that is a power delivery issue, as the WD19TB is underpowered for the Framework 16. Once again, not a Zorin OS issue.
I occasionally have to use Xorg for specific software compatibility reasons. When I do, there are occasional graphical issues dealing with my dual monitors. Sometimes only 1 monitor will work. Occasional scaling issues. Odd graphical artifacts. I am using the graphics built into the AMD board, not the GPU expansion card. I cannot put those issues to either Zorin or Framework, as I have some of those issues with Xorg on other devices as well (and I am sure my under-powered dock is a factor). When running under Wayland graphics work exactly as expected.
Overall: Zorin 17 and the Framework 16 is a great pairing.
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Ooh, glad to have found this thread! Will definitely try Zorin on the Framework 12 once I receive mine later this year and then report back. 
I also have an original Framework 13. I recently moved it over to Zorin 17. No issues to report at all.
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