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The original was posted on /r/fedora by /u/skull_space_ on 2025-05-26 16:58:54+00:00.

So this is my first time using Fedora (42) and also my first time with Wayland. I was on Pop!OS 22.04 for the past year and a half — rock solid, super stable, and worked really well with Nvidia.

I switched to Fedora mainly because of some multi-monitor issues and wanted to test it on bare metal. Took a full Rescuezilla backup, three Timeshift snapshots, and two data backups before making the jump — just in case.

I always thought Pop!OS was the most stable for personal laptops, but I noticed the difference immediately. On Pop, system load during HD YouTube playback with multiple tabs open was around 1–2.5, and battery drain was 9–19W. But even after closing the browser, it took 6–8 mins for the system to return to idle, and it never went below 0.5 load with HDMI connected.

On Fedora, load never even hit 1 under the same usage. After closing the browser, it drops to idle in like 15 seconds. Same battery drain during playback, but because it returns to idle so fast, the battery lasts longer. CPU temps are better too — Pop had it around 44°C, Fedora stays at 41°C or lower (and it's summer here in India). RAM usage went from 18% on Pop to 12% on Fedora.

Multimonitor support is super smooth, Nvidia Prime offload works flawlessly. Honestly, I thought Wayland + Nvidia would be a mess, but I haven’t had a single issue. My laptop has never run this smooth.

I also made a few tweaks to optimize the setup — if you’re curious, check the GitHub link with all the steps.

https://github.com/Cognaque/SetUp-42

First time on Fedora and I’m loving it. Huge respect to the developers and the open source community — seriously, life’s a lot easier because of you all.

Edit: I have updated my GitHub repo which now includes a section for NVIDIA Prime Offload.

There are a few other customizations I didn’t write down — it’s just easier to show them. So here’s a look at my Fedora 42 setup in action.