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We’re very proud of the amazing work provided by our engineering team.

99% of your battery life will come down to the following:

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- Using the guides for Ubuntu and Fedora. For Framework Laptop 13 DIY Edition (AMD Ryzen 7040 Series), you will stick with PPD. For Ubuntu, use 22.04.3 and follow our guide - OEM C kernel matters).

- Make sure you update your BIOS.

- Fedora, overall, is more current and may present slightly better battery life. That said, following the guides on backlighting, etc, will be the biggest difference. Keeping to PowerSave when not connected to power also helps.

The two we recommend on the Linux Landing page.

Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS using our guide to make sure you have the OEM C kernel in place.

Fedora 39 using our guide.

Have not run it (no pun intended) myself with VOID, however, on a newer kernels like 6.5.x, should be pretty good. Make absolutely sure you update the BIOS.

I have not tested this recently, but it has worked in the past. https://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Laptop_Close_Lid_Behavior

Two things.

- OS?

- We’re all headed out for the Thanksgiving holiday, but there is likely some resources on the forums over the holiday while we’re gone.

There are a ton of variables.

- AMD vs Intel?

- Tasks used? Video will drain it quickly, writing/browsing/etc with the recommended power settings will be good. For example.

For the Framework 13 Laptop AMD Ryzen 7040 Series, you need to be mindful of the following for Fedora:

- Step 6 matters. Specifically, the link off to this page (scroll down). Follow our guide, it’s a great experience. Fedora is constantly improving things.

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Others here will have their own feedback, but this is mine.

Switching to any new os can be fun and frustrating. I’ve been helping folks do it for over 20 years. :)

On Framework Laptop 13 Intel, any official and community supported distro is fine. We recommend the guides provided.

AMD Ryzen 7040 Series, you will absolutely want to stick to officially supported distros and use our Guides. Ubuntu 22.04.3 using the oem c kernel. If going off of 22.04.3, 23.10 has had fair results. Avoid Mint unless you’re comfortable with adding the mesa ppa.

As a newcomer, my recommendations are above.

https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Ubuntu+22.04+LTS+Installation+on+the+Framework+Laptop+13/109

https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Fedora+39+Installation+on+the+Framework+Laptop+13/217

If you are stuck, visit our forums (not reddit) for support, we’ll help however we can.

Matt Linux Support Lead for Framework

Just a reminder, we test against Fedora 39 and Ubuntu 22.04 OEM c kernel for AMD Ryzen 7040 Series. Venturing into Mint, you will have a bad time.

Some folks have improved it a bit with some mesa updates and a different kernel, but our guides are clear.

Appreciate the feedback.

Appreciate it! We do what we can. :)

Doesn’t that come down to what one defines as stable? To me LTS stable is just stagnant, but I prefer my software to be up-to-date.

- Firefox (snap) continues to be updated.

- Stable in that it’s at a xx.xx.3 release state and has been thoroughly put through its paces. :)

- We work with our partners to make sure we are able to provide the best experience possible. In this case, we use OEM C as we have patches and fixes applied to that kernel set by our partners (AMD, etc). Regressions still occur of course, but are less frequent on LTS.

Appreciate the kind words. We are working like mad, and with a tiny team, it limits what we’d like to have done. But thankfully our partners are amazing, which helps.

Linux support lead here.

We love and recommend Fedora. However, it’s going to see updates that may introduce regressions. Due to the cutting edge nature compared to say, Ubuntu LTS.

So in terms of overall stability, Ubuntu LTS (using our guide) is the recommended choice at this time.

Fedora is by far, more stable than other closer to cutting edge distros.

To Fedora’s credit, they are awesome about working to stamp out anything that crops up.

Tltr. Fedora is a fantastic choice if you want current kernels, etc. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with the OEM C kernel is usually more stable as it’s simply LTS (Long Term Support) and not seeing bleeding edge packages.

Full disclosure, Fedora is my personal and professional use.

Cutting edge vs bleeding edge IMHO:

Cutting edge, Fedora Workstation. Closer to beeding edge, Fedora Rawhide.

We see Fedora team members on the forums, actively participating. They are amazing.