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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.