CachyOS

Reader supplied reviews for CachyOS Average rating 7.9 from 140 review(s) Please specify which version of the distribtion you are reviewing. 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: -- 250202241221231210221230 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: 250202 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-03-15 Votes: 1 CachyOS is an Arch Linux-based distribution that focuses on performance and optimization. It's designed to provide a snappy and responsive user experience. Pros: Performance Optimization: CachyOS uses optimized kernels (like the CachyOS kernel with the BORE scheduler) and compiled packages with optimizations like LTO and specific CPU architecture flags. This can lead to noticeable performance improvements. It aims to provide a more responsive desktop experience, especially under load. Ease of Use: It provides a graphical installer, making Arch Linux more accessible to users who might be intimidated by the traditional Arch installation process. It includes pre-configured tools and utilities, which can save users time and effort. Modern Packages: CachyOS often ships with very up to date packages. Community and Development: It appears to have an active developer and a growing community. Cons: Potential Instability: By using highly optimized and sometimes cutting-edge packages, there's a potential for increased instability compared to more conservative distributions. Because it uses it's own repositories, there is a risk that if the project ends, the user will be left with an un-updatable system. Pre-configuration: Some users may find the pre-configured settings and included tools to be "bloat" or unnecessary. Overly pre-configuring systems can cause issues with other programs, such as some users reporting issues with flatpak. Relative Newness: Compared to more established distributions like EndeavourOS, CachyOS is relatively new. This means it may not have the same level of long-term stability or extensive community support. Possible Hardware Issues: Some users have reported issues with hardware compatibility, such as overheating or problems with specific hardware drivers. In summary: CachyOS is a promising distribution for users who prioritize performance and are comfortable with a potentially more bleeding-edge system. However, users should be aware of the potential for instability and the fact that it deviates somewhat from standard Arch practices. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 250202 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-03-14 Votes: 0 Outside of a few peripherals issues, I have been with how good CachyOS has been. I switched from trying a few other distros, and found it just a little bit better baked than Nobara at the time of writing (though no dig at that great distro). It works well with gaming, and is just a generally stable, very polished iteration of Arch-based goodness. There have been a few crashes, but you sign up for something Arch-based, you'll run into that occasionally. This really took any intimidation, though, I've trying something on the Arch side of things. I'm using KDE, which is a blast. I can't comment on anything beyond that. but from the sound of it, KDE is the smoothest with it. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 250202 Rating: 3 Date: 2025-03-10 Votes: 0 They don't call it CrashyOS for nothing Pros: Fast when just installed Cons: Prone to crash Always update issues Includes packages by default from AUR that breaks the system Great KDE, lacklustre Gnome. Even worse than Vanilla Gnome Screen bug where I have 2 screens, but when it sleeps, one of them at randomly is like 640x480 No support and poor documentation (luckily ARCH Wiki exists) Just randomly freezes I've been using Linux since 2012, so I am not a new to Linux user. Some strange issues which is hard to troubleshoot, and this has nothing to do with the Arch aspect. It's just a strange distro Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 140 reader reviews of CachyOS...