I use Kali a fair bit but even still It’s not a daily driver.

So this worked and I was unable to use transmission without gluetun connecting properly. Is it normal for some clients to just be faster with the same torrents? Like about was at like 1-2mib and transmission with the same torrent is running at 4-5.

I use a GPU but that’s only because my CPU is a first gen ryzen with no graphics. I highly recommend any recent Intel CPU that supports quick sync. You’ll have an easier time and pull way less power. i7 might even be a bit much honestly I’d look at i3’s or even celerons. They’re easily capable of what you want but you can always get something better just for future use.

I was one of those old purchasers. There was a huge uproar on the subreddit back in the day cause they said everyone who purchased the app before the subscription model would only get like 1 or 2 years of subscription access instead of lifetime. People got so pissed they changed it to lifetime.