A customizable, fast Arch Linux-based OS

Conclusion

Despite CachyOS's powerful advantages, there are a few drawbacks. Currently, there are no builds for the ARM architecture, so installing CachyOS on a Raspberry Pi is impossible. In addition, the build infrastructure isn't public yet, so users can't check the build progress logs for all packages. According to the official forum, there are plans to make this open source, but there has been no progress so far. Ultimately, users must trust the CachyOS maintainers about the package content: The binary package must be compiled from a public source package specification on GitHub or AUR.

Nevertheless, CachyOS is the top choice for performance-minded Linux enthusiasts and gamers who want more frames per second. You don't need newer hardware to benefit from CachyOS; it also can re-energize and improve old hardware's performance. CachyOS's popularity proves that performance matters. CachyOS is my go-to recommendation when it comes to Linux distributions. I hope you'll give it a try.

Infos

  1. CachyOS: https://cachyos.org
  2. CachyOS on DistroWatch: https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=cachyos
  3. BORE: https://github.com/firelzrd/bore-scheduler
  4. cachy-chroot: https://github.com/CachyOS/cachy-chroot
  5. kernel-manager: https://github.com/CachyOS/kernel-manager
  6. CachyOS Hello: https://github.com/CachyOS/CachyOS-Welcome
  7. Download CachyOS: https://cachyos.org/download
  8. Download balenaEtchter: https://etcher.balena.io/
  9. CachyOS desktop environments: https://wiki.cachyos.org/installation/desktop_environments/
  10. Wayfire: https://wayfire.org/
  11. niri: https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/
  12. New CLI Installer: https://github.com/CachyOS/New-Cli-Installer
  13. ThinLTO: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ThinLTO.html
  14. AutoFDO: https://github.com/google/autofdo
  15. EEVDF: https://docs.kernel.org/scheduler/sched-eevdf.html
  16. BMQ: https://gitlab.com/alfredchen/projectc/
  17. CFI: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ControlFlowIntegrity.html
  18. sched-ext: https://wiki.cachyos.org/configuration/sched-ext/#_top
  19. cachyos-settings: https://wiki.cachyos.org/features/cachyos_settings/#_top
  20. Ananicy Cpp: https://gitlab.com/ananicy-cpp/ananicy-cpp
  21. CachyOS Repository Search: https://packages.cachyos.org/
  22. Gaming with CachyOS Guide: https://wiki.cachyos.org/configuration/gaming/
  23. CachyOS Handheld Edition: https://sourceforge.net/projects/cachyos-arch/files/gui-installer/handheld/
  24. LAVD: https://github.com/sched-ext/scx/tree/main/scheds/rust/scx_lavd
  25. CachyOS GitHub repository: https://github.com/CachyOS/CachyOS-PKGBUILDS
  26. CachyOS Forum: https://discuss.cachyos.org

The Author

Paul Nixer has been a Linux user and FOSS advocate since the late 2000s. He is passionate about privacy, security, networks, and community-driven development. Find Paul on Mastodon at: https://mastodon.social/@paulnixer.

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