CachyOS

Reader supplied reviews for CachyOS Average rating 7.9 from 183 review(s) Please select a rating in the range of 1-10. Please write at least a few sentences about the distribution while limiting your review to 4080 characters. 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: 9 Date: 2025-05-18 Votes: 0 So far great experience on all fronts. Great GUI installer that guides you through the process and makes it hard to mess up. Wide variety of supported desktop environments with really good pre configuration. I personally use hyprland and cachyos's preset dot files were a great jumping off point. The optimizations really are there and are greatly appreciated as an Nvidia user and the set up of some base level arch systems like the paru package manager wrapper and inbuilt mirrors are great quality of life integrations. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 250422 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-05-17 Votes: 0 Excelente distribución. Por ahora mucha estabilidad y noto un incremento de velocidad, no se cuantificarlo pero es algo apreciable (venía de Opensuse Tumbleweed) y se mantiene después de instalar todos los programas y máquinas virtuales etc Mi Hardware es muy moderno 64GB ryzen 9900x NVME Gen4 Nnvidia, Me gusta que venga con el escritorio KDE sin personalizaciones apenas, me gusta que incluya poca paquetería por defecto. Si habilitase Snapper automaticamente sería perfecta, me ha tocado configurarlo. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 250422 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-05-13 Votes: 10 For quite some time now, CachyOS has been my daily driver and it’s also proven to be a solid choice for gaming. Compared to my past experiences with distributions like MX Linux, CachyOS stands out as an Arch-based system that offers noticeably better speed and stability, all while remaining accessible and user-friendly. The installation process is simple and straightforward even if you’ve never used Arch before, you’ll find it easy to follow. The default desktop environment is KDE Plasma, which delivers a modern look, plenty of customization options, and an overall smooth user experience. For those looking to balance performance with reliability, I recommend using Btrfs as the file system. Limine Bootloader combined with Snapper Support, this setup allows for automatic system snapshots, so you can easily roll back changes if something goes wrong. CachyOS comes preconfigured for speed and efficiency. Whether you're working, browsing, or gaming, the system runs fast and reliably. Even demanding applications remain responsive, with no noticeable slowdowns. Crashes and unexpected issues? I haven’t encountered any. To help maintain long-term system stability, it’s wise to limit the use of AUR packages where possible. Instead, Flatpaks are a more secure and sandboxed alternative. KDE users in particular can benefit from installing Discover with Flatpak support. This allows you to manage software through a graphical interface, while keeping the core system untouched. Another strong point is the CachyOS community - it’s active, welcoming, and full of helpful resources. Whether you’re customizing your system or just need advice, you’ll always find support. In short, CachyOS brings the power and flexibility of Arch Linux into a fast, stable, and user-friendly package. With KDE Plasma, Btrfs, Limine and Snapper integration, it’s a well-thought-out setup suitable for newcomers and power users alike. If you want a performant Linux distro that’s easy to use and great for both daily work and gaming, CachyOS is definitely worth a try. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 183 reader reviews of CachyOS...