I've recently started a trial of NixOS on a Framework laptop.
It's definitely not ready for a normal person, that's true. I'm working in text files to configure things, and had to debug the GUI not starting after my initial install.
That said, I was pleasantly surprised how much the basic Gnome desktop just got right after initial setup. My Bluetooth earbuds were plug-and-play, and watching Netflix in Firefox just required clicking the "Enable DRM" popup that appeared on the Netflix failure page.
I've run into more issues as I've progressed (e.g., USB 4 channel audio interface is recognised as a microphone but doesn't just show up by name in Audacity), and yeah - overall it's not ready for a non-programmer.
Nonetheless, I've been pleasantly surprised at how much better it works than it did the last time I tried a Linux desktop, in my mid-twenties. Things are definitely better.
...granted, I intentionally chose a machine that was designed with all Linux-supported hardware. I'm sure that helps a lot.
how does the new deep sleep
s2idle work compare to older gen of laptops?
some people reported that a night costs 20 - 30% of battery life on framework laptop (after they configured s2idle deep properly), but nobody cares to measure the possible battery life difference between s2idle deep and s3
edit: I have 11th gen i5 intel nuc, but I didn't check whether the deep sleep works or not since it's a desktop
I don't know - I've only had the machine a few weeks and haven't worried about battery life or details of sleep configuration at all. So far I'm mostly using it plugged in.
I was surprised that closing the lid seems to sleep it properly, and opening it wakes it up. I've heard horror stories of trying to make that work on Linux.
It's definitely not ready for a normal person, that's true. I'm working in text files to configure things, and had to debug the GUI not starting after my initial install.
That said, I was pleasantly surprised how much the basic Gnome desktop just got right after initial setup. My Bluetooth earbuds were plug-and-play, and watching Netflix in Firefox just required clicking the "Enable DRM" popup that appeared on the Netflix failure page.
I've run into more issues as I've progressed (e.g., USB 4 channel audio interface is recognised as a microphone but doesn't just show up by name in Audacity), and yeah - overall it's not ready for a non-programmer.
Nonetheless, I've been pleasantly surprised at how much better it works than it did the last time I tried a Linux desktop, in my mid-twenties. Things are definitely better.
...granted, I intentionally chose a machine that was designed with all Linux-supported hardware. I'm sure that helps a lot.