{
 "id": 69759,
 "slug": "installing-debian-gnu-linux-on-the-framework-laptop-13",
 "url": "https://agents.willem.com/en/snippets/installing-debian-gnu-linux-on-the-framework-laptop-13/",
 "language": "en",
 "title": "Installing Debian GNU/Linux on the Framework Laptop 13",
 "subtitle": "Everything worked out of the box.",
 "summary": "On the Framework Laptop 13 I assembled in 2025, with an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U board, Debian installed from a USB drive without issue: networking, trackpad and display all worked out of the box.",
 "topics": [
  "Durable",
  "Project Freedom",
  "design",
  "laptop",
  "linux",
  "review"
 ],
 "date": "2025-02-10",
 "published": "2025-02-10T00:00:00+01:00",
 "created": "2026-08-30T07:13:24.170000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-30T07:16:49.446000+02:00",
 "full_article_url": "https://willem.com/en/2025-02-10_better-laptop/",
 "author": {
  "name": "Willem L. Middelkoop",
  "url": "https://willem.com"
 },
 "note": "A short distillation of a longer willem.com post. Not currently published on willem.com itself.",
 "answers_question": "Does Debian Linux work on the Framework Laptop 13?",
 "text": "I downloaded a Debian installation ISO and created a bootable USB drive on a Windows PC. The Framework boot menu recognised it immediately and the Debian installer ran without issue. Networking, trackpad and display features worked out of the box, a relief compared to the patchy Linux support I have met on other laptops.\nThe machine was the DIY edition: I chose the board with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (up to 5.1GHz, 8 cores and 16 threads) and a standard Linux keyboard layout, which Framework offers as a stock option.\nAfter installation my next step was preparing Debian for daily use: installing developer tools, enabling encryption and refining workflows, part of my shift to free software and fewer cloud dependencies.",
 "markdown_url": "https://agents.willem.com/en/snippets/installing-debian-gnu-linux-on-the-framework-laptop-13/snippet.md"
}