This is the first Framework laptop that I considered buying.

I’m probably one or two gen to get one. Once they introduce TB5/USB4v2 I’ll get one.

For now, I’m happy with my Thinkbook 14+ that has a Oculink port. Running a 9070XT eGPU like a champ in my Linux installation.

Why not go with SID then?

Can one adopt Debian SID and automate this? I mean, how difficult would it be for a person not looking to create and maintain a distro but use Debian SID and pull the latest and greatest security patches?

The part that really calls my attention is the security aspect. I hope this was not overlooked but Debian testing receives delayed security patches compared to stable or even Sid.

Rosé Pine Dawn Cursor https://github.com/rose-pine/cursor

Dell and Framework. Thinkpads are also super reliable, don’t hesitate because of my rant. There aren’t that many options already. You can check the HSI level (the security of the device) in here: https://fwupd.org/lvfs/hsireports/devices

I keep Windows just for the BIOS firmware updates. Next laptop won’t going to be a Thinkbook and probably not a Lenovo because of this grip.

“Fex”, that is where I’m a bit more excited. Playing Steam games on ARM and Risc-V can open opportunity to get better gaming handhelds.

Looking for the day that Lenovo will make Thinkbook firmware updates available via fwupd like it does for Thinkpad.

Helix for modal, Fresh for non-modal.

There is one caveat that worth mentioning, one can try (and probably achieve) disable many the privacy invasive treats in Ubuntu getting to the 0 or 1% that other distros provide out of the box where with Windows there isn’t much workaround.

Honestly, Ubuntu is not even close bad to how many framed here in terms of privacy and can be more secure than Mint that still pushes Cinnamon X11 to users.

Once you get Snap out and telemetry disabled Ubuntu is in the game.

What are you about here? “Just a simple metal plate”, what exactly are you expecting? That is exactly the definition of a motherboard or a dock.

The TGX dock from Lenovo is that inside a box.

I never said TB5 is best than Oculink in performance but is better than a TB4 and reduce the gap to Oculink. Good luck with your imaginary eGPU dock and your Framework 13 with limited TB4 port.

Just use the OCuP4V2 dock, it has the proper mount to secure the GPU and the PSU. No enclosure, your cat either need to leave it alone or you will need to be creative.

If you are into eGPU, and is firm about the 13/14 size don’t get the Framework. This “Pro” version is disappointing, not coming with USB 4.2 or TB5, Dell released last year a Dell Pro 14 with 2 TB5, they will probably release more this year and Lenovo will announce their Thinkpad 2026 lineup tomorrow: https://mactivity.lenovo.com.cn/smb/thinkxp-c.html?pmf_group=in-push&pmf_medium=sc&pmf_source=Z00028090T004

In Fedora, and other distros using Systemd, potentially in some distros that don’t use Systemd as well, using tools like dracut or mkinitcpio you can enroll TPM2 to Secure Boot and seal TPM to NOT request LUKS password every boot.

Same. This is the profile of the Lemmy user I think.

I just realized now that there is antiX and Artix. I thought they were the same thing.

People + Dream/Cause Shared + Time Available

Yeap, chezmoi is my go to for dotfiles management

Do you think you would have those issues that you are reporting if you were using AMD or Intel GPUs?

Problem is not Bazzite or Linux, problem is Nvidia. If we need to be honest, we should avoid Nvidia.