I recently installed Fedora with the GNOME desktop on my SSD, and it's the only operating system on my device. I've updated everything and have a few extensions installed, but I'm experiencing very slow boot times, app loading times, and even internet speeds. Is this due to a package issue, or is Fedora generally slower than Windows 10? My setup includes Fedora GNOME 42, an AMD Ryzen 5 processor, an Intel WiFi card, and an EVM NVMe Gen 3 256GB SSD where the OS is installed, along with a 1TB HDD that's not formatted.
4 Answers
Make sure to provide your distro name and key hardware details when discussing technical issues. It really helps others troubleshoot effectively.
It sounds like you might not have the correct graphics driver installed. Also, without some key hardware details like whether you have a laptop or desktop, and what GPU you're using, it's hard to pinpoint the issue. If it's a laptop, check if you're in a power-saving mode, which could affect performance.
You could try other Linux distros to see if the problem is specific to Fedora. I tried the KDE version of Fedora and didn't face the same slowness, but I did have issues with my WiFi driver there, which is why I switched.
If you have an RTX card, consider installing Manjaro GNOME with proprietary drivers enabled. That could improve performance. After the installation, update and enable the AUR in your package manager, then you can explore the Manjaro unstable repo if you're still facing slowness.
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