Switched from Windows 11 to Fedora 44 – Here are a few things I really appreciate

Hi everyone. I recently made the switch from Windows 11 to Fedora 44 KDE Plasma. My Windows 11 setup was having unstable wake-from-sleep issues, and small problems were piling up day by day. After doing some research, I decided to give Fedora a try.

I thought I’d share a few reasons why I’m glad I switched, in case it might be helpful to someone out there.

It’s fast and lightweight

I know this is said a lot, but the performance is truly snappy. My RAM usage rarely goes above 10GB now, whereas on Windows 11 it was constantly exceeding 16GB. I also installed a bunch of apps and was surprised to see that the system still only takes up around 50GB of storage.

Virtualization and containers are seamless

I use Docker Engine for web development. On Windows, I had to run Docker inside WSL2, which felt sluggish, and integrating with local devices was a hassle. Since Fedora is Linux, I don't need a middleman like WSL2. Running containers natively is so lightweight, and device integration is a breeze. Also, Podman is fantastic—it freed me from those annoying permission issues.