Can I run libre distros on Librem Mini (v1, v2)?

[FranklyFlawless]

Other Purism devices have had success running Trisquel:

Trisquel on Librem 14

Yes you can. I removed/washed PureOS of my Librem 14 last week then i burned GNU Trisquel Aramo (T11) and worked really really nice. To install GNUFSFRMST11 type: “help” in Seabios. http://cdbuilds.trisquel.org/aramo/trisquel_11.0_amd64.iso The main reason to remove PureOS was that i am not fan of Apple/Gnome shell.

The Librem Mini has an Ethernet port and you can order it without a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module. However, if you want to utilize Wi-Fi on the Librem Mini, you will need to replace the Intel WI-Fi 6 AX200(NGW) module with the Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 (QCNFA222) due to Trisquel using the Linux-libre kernel:

Trisquel Librem 11 Wifi Troubleshooting

I haven’t used it personally, but it looks like Trisquel uses a kernel similar to linux-libre, which removes the ability to load device firmware when no free firmware exists for that device. To solve that, you’ll need to use a different kernel or a different distribution. PureBoot provides the device firmware for OSes that don’t have it, but the OS still has to allow you to load it. That’s the blob @carlosgonz is referring to - the device firmware for the Intel Wi-Fi card. Wi-Fi won’t work w…

@jam

I also wanted to clarify about loading, am I right in understanding that after purchasing I will have PureBoot = Coreboot with the Heads payload?

Yes, specifically PureBoot Basic.