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Fedora with GNOME runs very well, no issues at all, been daily driving for over 2 weeks, tested both kde and gnome with not really any issues
did end up booting to windows to do a bios update to enable things like the fingerprint reader etc cuz was so much quicker than fiddling on linux
At this stage i would say any linux distro until the kernel gets more optimisation with the new AMD cpu, but i run Arch BTW.
The answer is the one you like and can tweak to work as you want it to work. If you are not handy to to that, choose the officially supported one: either Ubuntu or Fedora.
The one that you need. Arch for my side
I would run an officially support distro, but if you're not new to linux land I definitely recommend at least looking into Arch, or something Arch based, like EndeavourOS.
NixOS
I mean... Fedora and Ubuntu? It's the two suggested distros by Framework themselves. So the "best" without any more details from you would be the manufacturer suggestions. If you have any particular wants or needs that those two don't fulfill, then explore the other non-supported ones.
Ubuntu is working well crunching my numbers
I'd definitely suggest going for a distro running a more recent kernel. I got Arch up and running easily enough with the archinstall script.
Fedora worked like "a charm" too. Probably the best Linux experience 'out-of-the-box' for sure.
Hate to say it, but the actual best distro to run on your AMD FW13 might be WSL though LOL. At least for right now, depending on your moral compass and your tolerance for wonkiness.
AMD driver support on Linux seemed a bit lackluster. I also think even Richard Stallman would have a tough time getting similar battery life right now.
I ended up ditching my principals and slapping Win 11 on it for more confidence-inducing GPU drivers and to cure its insomnia. Licensed through a legitimate source, of course.
Okay, I'm ready for my downvotes lol.
Just took the penguin off my flair 😭
ArcoLinuxB+Hyprland works. Tested NixOS and that works too.
I'm using nixos, nixos-hardwate has the tricks for AMD already.
Fedora 39 or PopOS! in my experience
I run manjaro KDE. On my old Intel 11th and AMD. It's fine.
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.
Ubuntu and Fedora are the 2 supported distros which the team constantly tests so either one would be the best.
Must be underlined - Fedora and Ubuntu only on GNOME
XFCE on Fedora 39 runs stable too.
I imagine KDE will work fine, too, and what I intend to run (I'm batch 9...)
Any rolling distro should be fine. I'm using Tumbleweed and kernel 6.6.2 and just upgraded from Intel to Ryzen mainboard and everything just works™.