OK, so I have a framework laptop on the way and am trying to decide on a Linux distro to put on it. I’m going to main this laptop for dev-work, security research and maintaining my site. Who has opinions on what the best OS would be to use? I’m no Linux noob but also wouldn’t consider myself a pro by any means.
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Currently only Ubuntu and Fedora are officially supported, but many others work as well: https://frame.work/linux
I am using plain old Ubuntu on my Framework 11th Gen. Setup is without hiccups, however per default hibernation is not setup which can be a pain in the butt. I haven‘t tried the finger print sensor, but it should work as well.
Ubuntu is always a sane default and I am very happy with it.
I had the same experience with Mint. Hibernation was difficult but everything else was fine. Fingerprint works but not for the login screen. I didn’t care enough to figure that out.
try some in vms, and see which ones you like
I’ve used Debian and Ubuntu in the past and have enjoyed both. Based on past experience I’d go with one of those probably. But interested in what other people have enjoyed and specifically what works well on Framework. Testing some out in VMs is certainly an option though. Part of the reason I am going with Framework and w/ Linux is to explore and learn so I suspect Ill be trying out a lot of things in the end.
go for looks and ethics, you can use stuff like distrobox so package availability shouldn’t be a factor in your choosing.
Have zero issues running Fedora 38 Sway Spin on mine.
If you like Windows desktop, I would use Linux Mint
A popular cybersecurity distro is Kali Linux
