CachyOS

Reader supplied reviews for CachyOS Average rating 7.9 from 170 review(s) What are your thoughts on CachyOS? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- 250422241221231210221230 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 250422 Rating: 1 Date: 2025-04-26 Votes: 5 Installation failed I wanted to change my Manjaro / Windows 11 dualboot to CachyOS / Windows 11 and also try CachyOS. The KDE Plasma installation failed three times on my Acer V5. I did not have these problems with Arch-Installl or EndeavourOS. 1st attempt with refind and btrfs 2nd attempt with refind and ext4 3rd attempt with grub and ext4 The 3rd attempt only had 2 errors (language selection and grub). In detail, not everything has been tested as perfectly as with the other systems, as the focus is on innovation. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 250422 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-04-23 Votes: 3 Flawless configuration and gaming experience, OOTB. I have a Intel desktop with a Geforce 4070 card. It is really awesome that CachyOS builds and provides additional software (that is not part of the regular Arch repos), like Heroic Launcher. Been using for regular browsing, studying, coding, gaming (Steam, Heroic Launcher with Epic and GOG games) native games and also Windows games using Proton. No headaches, no hiccups, everything is fast, even software updates. The wiki is a great complement to the Arch Wiki. Ah, of course, the community is really supportive. Props to ptr1337 & team! Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 250422 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-04-23 Votes: 1 This brought my older laptop back to life. I initially had Mint on it. It was having troubles with Wifi for whatever reason. Honestly, I prefer kde plasma over gnome. It seems more polished and overall decent looking. Everything worked right out of the installation of CachyOS. The best part of this is it based off of Arch. The way it compiles and sets up the kernel to work right with your hardware is truly amazing. I noticed a performance boost because of it. This is not going to provide a "miracle" to certain types of hardware. You shouldn't expect it to. The way it handles updates provides robust stability and security. Some may find themselves having to still use commands to get some things to work. This doesn't bother me. I had to use a few commands to get my printer working. It was super easy to do. Linux distros have come a long way. CachyOS is a major step in the right direction. You can easily try it out for yourself either in a virtual machine or booting from a USB/CD. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 170 reader reviews of CachyOS...