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I've been so enjoying my new #Debian music studio install that I decided to switch my little lappy over today. That computer is a 6-yr-old Lenovo Yoga 9 w/ 16GB of RAM.
#Windows 11 at idle was using *92% of my RAM*!!!!!
Debian 12 uses *5% of my RAM*.
That's...a much lower number. The lesson? Install the holy fuck out of Debian, kiddos.
Bonus: touchscreen, wifi, bluetooth, and audio all worked immediately, right out of the box.
@alisynthesis That's the fun thing about Linux - once you are over the hurdle of installation and start looking around, it really is a very nice place.
Debian possibly feels a bit daunting to some, but once there is an appreciation of the slightly spartan nature of it (and that it is contributor built and supported), it really is a very calm distro to use.
@plwt that's a really good way to put it. It does make me feel calm. Like I can focus on what I'm actually doing instead of everything surrounding that. 
@alisynthesis I also think that it feels "crafted" like good food or a well designed piece of furniture. It is primarily functional, but not without a sense that everything has been done for a positive purpose.
@plwt yep. I think that's probably at least in part because interface decisions can be made without regard to anything except "let's make a good interface."
I haven't used Debian or Gnome in years, very impressed with how much they've both improved.