I recently got a Framework Laptop 13 DIY Edition to replace my Thinkpad T480 and System76 Adder WS 1. Here are some notes on installation, general thoughts.

System Information

After all is set up:

$ neofetch --off

OS: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS x86_64 
Host: Laptop (13th Gen Intel Core) A6 
Kernel: 6.1.0-1012-oem 
Uptime: 36 mins 
Packages: 1980 (dpkg), 11 (snap) 
Shell: zsh 5.8.1 
Resolution: 2256x1504 
DE: GNOME 42.5 
WM: Mutter 
WM Theme: Adwaita 
Theme: Yaru-blue-dark [GTK2/3] 
Icons: Yaru-blue [GTK2/3] 
Terminal: tilix 
CPU: 13th Gen Intel i7-1360P (16) @ 2.200GHz 
GPU: Intel Device a7a0 
Memory: 4068MiB / 31800MiB

What's in the box

This is what I received for my pre-order.

NOTE: Mine did not come with memory and storage modules because I already had some to spare.

Framework screwdriver
Input kit (keyboard, touchpad)
Display kit (display, bezel)
Main board
Special goodies (stickers, patch for being a pre-order)
4 expansion cards:
- 2 x USB-C
- 1 x USB-A
- 1 x HDMI

What I already had

I took these from my broken System76 addr ws 1 and installed them onto this machine.

1TB Samsung NVMe SSD
2 x 16GB DDR3 = 32GB

Assembly

Used the official Framework guide for the DIY Edition.

Make sure to connect the input kit cable to motherboard. I wondered for 15 minutes why the laptop wasn't powering on only to realize I hadn't actually connected the keyboard and touchpad to the motherboard. D'oh!

Operating System

I installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS using Framework's guide.

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