I’m really excited to go Linux full-time with a just-arrived Framework 13" running Fedora. The experience has been fantastic so far. DIY setup, software installation, customisation, wifi, external screens, Flathub apps, everything Just Works. This is definitely my year of Linux On The Desktop.

I did have one assembly hiccup which felt scary. An extra magnet had snuck in on top of one that was supposed to be there, so the input surface (keyboard+touchpad) didn’t fit on properly. I didn’t realise what the raised component was for a while, and was getting set up to contact support, ask the community etc. But fortunately I realised and just prised the extra magnet off then everything was perfect.

I guess that’s the kind of thing you sign up for when getting a DIY assembly version. I’m just glad it wasn’t an actual problem as I was so keen to get started using it.

And let me tell you, after Windows’ evolution in recent years, using an open-source operating system which hasn’t been enshittified to death by megacorp product managers just feels… so clean.

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