Linux on the AMD Framework, TESTED!

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Published 2024-01-28

Testing Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Fedora 39, Manjaro, and EndevorOS on the AMD Ryzen Powerd ‪@FrameworkComputer‬

00:00 - Opener
01:11 - Intro
03:34 - "Linux Friendly"
04:26 - The Distros!
05:05 - Perfect Out-of-the-box!
05:45 - WiFi Trouble
07:21 - Fingerprint Reader
07:48 - Display Scaling
08:46 - Battery Life
11:57 - Which One Wins?

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All Comments (21)

@ElevatedSystems 5 months ago

0:27 The AMD main board is the Ryzen 7 7840U, I misspoke when I said Ryzen 9. Guess I got my soon to arrive framework 16 on my mind.🤷‍♂
@andremartins2831 5 months ago

I was not expecting that difference in battery life between Ubuntu and Fedora. Thank you for the comparison!
@godminnette2 5 months ago

The lighting in this video looks so good! Keep up the good work. I've been planning on testing out a couple distros on my 13; right now it's just unregistered Windows.
@markmuir7338 5 months ago

That’s the final straw that pushed me to pre-order the 16” Framework. Thanks!
@mat_max 5 months ago

Did you install the hardware decoding and encoding drivers on fedora? I also wonder if you used regular packages on all distros or if you used snaps on ubuntu as It's the default packaging there
@MrSemIsAwesome 5 months ago

Awesome video! This is really useful as a linux enthusiast that's been eyeing Framework for a while. Thanks a ton!
@ridicolos7275 5 months ago

Great video! Was waiting for this!
@helljester8097 5 months ago

Really hope framework ships to my country one day. The upgradability is reassuring and it’s the only way I would finally buy my own laptop with my own cash instead of trying to do everything with my desktop.
@TomGDrAccessibility 8 days ago

I am a legally blind software engineer and your review was very helpful and well explained. None of the nerdiness nonsense, just plain simple easy to understand experiences.
@marijnstollenga1601 5 months ago

Thanks for so much detailed testing!
@reece2080 5 months ago

Great video! I was looking for something like this!
@christopherwestphal7149 5 months ago

Its likely you were hitting the wifi bug in several Kernel releases (6.7.x seems to have improved things a lot for me) Its a lot better now but some of those ISOs have to old or bugged (part of the 6.5.x series were horrible) kernels out of the box. Power and compatibility is a bit mixed on Linux. Not based on it being linux, but because different kernel releases can be dramatically different. Still the battery life is improving considerably since the 6.4.x series and I wouldn't be surprised if it met or exceeded Windows 11 in the next LTS/Fedora/etc release.
@thefluxlife 5 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to do this!!
@TnAhunter 5 months ago

Love the video I liked and subscribed can't wait to watch more content
@renedperez 5 months ago

I really enjoy your informative content, especially on the Framework 13 AMD. I should have mine this week! I can't wait! Keep the great content coming!
@marcruijs1039 5 months ago

Thanks for the video! I was already leaning towards Ubuntu for when I get my Framework. But now I'm sure about it 😁
@JoaquinVacas 5 months ago

About the Fedora's battery life, check hardware video acceleration. I think it's not installed/enabled by default, that should make a huge difference.
@Yeltrah 5 months ago

Great overview!
@Crackalacking_Z 5 months ago

Have you tried to switch to the latest kernel within Manjaro? The distro is rolling and a pretty good match for new hardware. Newer kernel usually means newer drivers. Video encoding and decoding can be hardware accelerated via the GPU and usually helps with the battery life (keyword vaapi). TLP is great, but to get the most out of it, the amd-pstate and frequency governor needs to be set up manually. Using amd-pstate also helps with standby.
@TheLazyJAK 5 months ago

I would have loved to see the Linux Mint Edge ISO tested as well.