I've recently made the switch from Windows to Linux and have tried several distributions, including Mint, Bazzite, and Endeavour. Unfortunately, I've been facing some serious performance issues. Even basic tasks like opening the terminal take around two seconds, and many actions, such as clicking buttons or opening folders, cause the system to freeze for about 10 seconds. Booting my computer takes a few minutes, plus an additional minute or two after logging in. I've tested both X11 and Wayland and checked dmesg for any errors, but everything seems fine. My computer is an older model that should still handle Linux well: an i5-6600K processor, 32GB of DDR4 RAM, and an NVIDIA 2080 Ti, all running on an M.2 SSD. I would love any advice on how to resolve these issues!
3 Answers
That doesn't sound right at all. Were you getting good performance on Windows? It might be worth checking if there's an issue with your hard drive or if some other component is acting up. Maybe trying a different, more mainstream distro like Fedora or Ubuntu could help, just to see if the problems persist.
It sounds like your SSD might be on its way out since boot times shouldn't be minutes. Are you sure you're not booting from a USB drive? If you've got multiple drives connected, maybe try unplugging some of them. I had a similar experience when an old drive was causing issues, and disconnecting it helped a lot!
Glad you mentioned that! It’s crucial to make sure everything's working well. It’s definitely not normal for performance to drop like this. Just a heads up, sometimes older drives can really mess with the system, especially if they're failing. I had a similar situation and once I swapped out my PSU, everything cleared up.
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