I'm trying this distro out on my new Framework 12. I think I'll appreciate seamless/atomic updates and a read-only system, since I had Elementary OS on another (very old) 11" netbook, but after not using that for a year or so, I found I could not upgrade it without a full reinstall.
After a week, it's good so far. The operation is a little confusing since I've mostly worked with traditional Debian-based systems (Ubuntu desktop & server, Raspberry Pi OS, ...) and Arch.
For software, Flatpaks have been enough for my initial usage now, and I've installed some CLI tools through Homebrew (on macOS, that feels normal, here less). I've had to use a Ubuntu distrobox container for the first time for the rpi-imager tool, that was a little to tricky to figure out (it needed a rootful container). GNOME Shell is doing a fairly good job supporting the convertible laptop with a touch screen. It's also handy that Bluefin installed an extension manager out of the box.
I'm trying this distro out on my new Framework 12. I think I'll appreciate seamless/atomic updates and a read-only system, since I had Elementary OS on another (very old) 11" netbook, but after not using that for a year or so, I found I could not upgrade it without a full reinstall.
After a week, it's good so far. The operation is a little confusing since I've mostly worked with traditional Debian-based systems (Ubuntu desktop & server, Raspberry Pi OS, ...) and Arch.
For software, Flatpaks have been enough for my initial usage now, and I've installed some CLI tools through Homebrew (on macOS, that feels normal, here less). I've had to use a Ubuntu distrobox container for the first time for the rpi-imager tool, that was a little to tricky to figure out (it needed a rootful container). GNOME Shell is doing a fairly good job supporting the convertible laptop with a touch screen. It's also handy that Bluefin installed an extension manager out of the box.