Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework?

Aryan Karamtoth <[email protected]> Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:16:09 +0530

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.devel.project
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

Hello fellow developers and maintainers as well as the DPL,

Framework caught my attention recently as I discovered that they have a 
12'' inch version of their laptop line up and I was curious about the 
Linux compatibility on their laptops and I came to know that they 
officially support Fedora, Ubuntu and Bazzite but they also listed Mint, 
Arch and NixOS as community supported ones [1].

They also announced Framework 13 Pro with Intel Panther Lake CPU lineup 
[2] and it's an official Ubuntu Certified laptop -- which means it comes 
with Ubuntu pre-installed and works well with the hardware out of the 
box based on your configuration [3].

I'm bringing this up right now as our new DPL, Sruthi Chandran has 
expressed her interest in having laptops come with Debian pre-installed 
on them on her 2026 DPL platform [4].

Framework seems to be interested in working with large distributions 
like Ubuntu and Fedora to collaborate with the distros [5] . I believe 
this could be the right opportunity for us to collaborate with a 
hardware company to provide a better out-of-the-box experience with 
Debian as Framework is very much interested in Linux.

We could work with Framework and help them certify some of their laptop 
line-ups with a Debian Certification to ensure that it works well with 
the OS and as well as offer Debian as a pre-installed OS for their 
customers who buy a pre-built Framework laptop.

I'm curious about what everyone thinks about this and if Framework would 
be a good place to start something like this. I'd like to hear what 
everyone including the DPL think about this.


[1] https://frame.work/laptop12?tab=linux

[2] https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/framework-13-pro-ubuntu-certified

[3] https://frame.work/products/laptop13pro-intel-ultra-3/configuration/new

[4] https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/platforms/srud

[5] https://frame.work/linux

-- 
Regards,

Aryan Karamtoth,
Debian Maintainer

"Sic Parvis Magna" - Sir Francis Drake

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