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Quick question

For context i switched to Debian gnome a few weeks ago and life has never been the same.

Everything feels faster and snappier all the hardware works like its supposed to. Somehow the performance of my gpu and ram is much better on the same machine with a different software. Linux revived my laptop and gave it a new soul.

Still I am going through the learning curve and any advice on how to make the usage smoother and my life easier would be appreciated. I am a software dev so i do a lot of coding and data management work.

No matter how much i try , I am not able to focus and study. Im in college but i cant grasp conecpts quickly like a normal person does. I see people understanding and solving things with speed when they try and focus , but when i sit and try to study , i feel im getting nowhere. I think my technique is only bad and i am genuinely a dumb person

I have been using windows for my whole life and deep down i have always hated it. I always knew about linux but i never understood its importance until now.

I have recently started doing a lot of coding and dev work and minor video editing. And my 8gb ram , 256 gb ssd , i7 intel mx230 laptop cant handle bullshit windows 11 background processes and telemetry anymore. The user experience sucks.

I WANT SPEED.

i have done plenty of research and have arrived at the conclusion of Fedora + gnome or debian + gnome or xfce.

Fedora gets constant updates but debian stays stable with plenty of support.

As a beginner starting his journey with linux i would request all linux geniuses to please advice me what to choose.

Gnome looks so good but eats more ram than xfce. Help me.