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CachyOS


Last Update: 2026-01-17 13:48 UTC

CachyOS is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. It focuses on speed and security optimisations - the default Linux kernel is heavily optimised using the BORE (Burst-Oriented Response Enhancer) scheduler, while the desktop packages are compiled with LTO, x86-64-v3 and x86-64-v4, Zen 4 optimization, security flags and performance improvements. The available desktop environments, window managers and Wayland compositors include bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, COSMIC, GNOME, Hyprland, i3, KDE Plasma, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Niri, Openbox, Qtile, Sway, UKUI, Wayfire and Xfce. CachyOS also ships with both graphical and command-line system installers.

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CachyOS Summary
Distribution CachyOS
Home Page https://cachyos.org/
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Download Mirrors https://cachyos.org/download
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2025-11-30: Distribution Release: CachyOS 251129
 • 2025-08-24: Distribution Release: CachyOS 250824
 • 2025-07-13: Distribution Release: CachyOS 250713
 • 2025-03-30: Distribution Release: CachyOS 250330
 • 2024-12-22: Distribution Release: CachyOS 241221
 • 2024-11-11: Distribution Release: CachyOS 241110
 • 2024-03-14: Distribution Release: CachyOS 240313
 • More CachyOS releases...

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 • 2025-12-28 CachyOS team plans server edition
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Feature 251129 241221 231210 221230
Release Date 2025-11-29 2024-12-21 2023-12-10 2022-12-30
End Of Life        
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2900-3000 2600-2700 2300-2500 2200-2300
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma GNOME, KDE Plasma GNOME, KDE Plasma
Default Browser        
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support        
Full Package List 251129 241221 231210 221230

Full Package List:   CachyOS 241221
  Number of packages: 948 (download as TXT)
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  •  a52dec 0.8.0-2
  •  abseil-cpp 20240722.0-1
  •  accounts-qml-module 0.7-6
  •  accountsservice 23.13.9-2
  •  acl 2.3.2-1
  •  adobe-source-code-pro-fonts 2.042u+1.062i+1.026vf-2
  •  adwaita-cursors 47.0-1
  •  adwaita-icon-theme 47.0-1
  •  adwaita-icon-theme-legacy 46.2-3
  •  alacritty 0.14.0-1
  •  alsa-card-profiles 1:1.2.7-1
  •  alsa-lib 1.2.13-1
  •  alsa-topology-conf 1.2.5.1-4
  •  alsa-ucm-conf 1.2.13-2
  •  alsa-utils 1.2.13-2
  •  amd-ucode 20241210.b00a7f7e-1
  •  ananicy-cpp 1.1.1-6
  •  aom 3.11.0-1
  •  appstream 1.0.4-1
  •  appstream-qt 1.0.4-1
  •  arch-install-scripts 29-1
  •  archlinux-keyring 20241203-2
  •  argon2 20190702-6
  •  aribb24 1.0.3-4
  •  atkmm 2.28.4-1
  •  at-spi2-core 2.54.0-2
  •  attica 6.9.0-1
  •  attr 2.5.2-1
  •  audit 4.0.2-2
  •  avahi 1:0.8+r194+g3f79789-2
  •  b43-fwcutter 019-5
  •  baloo 6.9.0-1
  •  baloo-widgets 24.12.0-1
  •  base 3-2
  •  bash 5.2.037-1
  •  bash-completion 2.15.0-1
  •  bat 0.24.0-2
  •  bc 1.07.1-5
  •  bcachefs-tools 3:1.13.0-1
  •  bind 9.20.4-1
  •  binutils 2.43+r4+g7999dae6961-1
  •  blas 3.12.0-5
  •  bluez-libs 5.79-1
  •  boost-libs 1.86.0-3
  •  breeze 6.2.4-1
  •  breeze-gtk 6.2.4-1
  •  breeze-icons 6.9.0-1
  •  brltty 6.7-1
  •  brotli 1.1.0-2
  •  btrfs-progs 6.12-1
  •  bubblewrap 0.11.0-1
  •  bzip2 1.0.8-6
  •  ca-certificates 20240618-1
  •  ca-certificates-mozilla 3.107-1
  •  ca-certificates-utils 20240618-1
  •  cachy-browser 133.0.3-1
  •  cachy-chroot 1.2.0-1
  •  cachyos-ananicy-rules 1.r416.62dd397-1
  •  cachyos-calamares-qt6-grub 3.3.12-2
  •  cachyos-cli-installer-new 0.8.4-1
  •  cachyos-fish-config 15-1
  •  cachyos-hello 0.15.6-1
  •  cachyos-hooks 2024.11-3
  •  cachyos-kde-settings 4.4-2
  •  cachyos-keyring 20240331-1
  •  cachyos-mirrorlist 18-1
  •  cachyos-rate-mirrors 8-1
  •  cachyos-settings 1:1.1.6-1
  •  cachyos-themes-sddm 1.0-3
  •  cachyos-v3-mirrorlist 18-1
  •  cachyos-v4-mirrorlist 6-1
  •  cairo 1.18.2-2
  •  cairomm 1.14.5-1
  •  cantarell-fonts 1:0.303.1-2
  •  capitaine-cursors 4-3
  •  cblas 3.12.0-5
  •  cdparanoia 10.2-9
  •  chwd 1.11.2-1
  •  cifs-utils 7.1-1
  •  ckbcomp 1.230-1
  •  clonezilla 5.6.13-1
  •  cloud-init 24.3.1-2
  •  convertlit 1.8-12
  •  coreutils 9.5-2
  •  cracklib 2.10.2-1
  •  cryptsetup 2.7.5-1
  •  curl 8.11.1-3
  •  darkhttpd 1.16-2
  •  dav1d 1.5.0-1
  •  db5.3 5.3.28-5
  •  dbus 1.14.10-2
  •  dbus-broker 36-4
  •  dbus-broker-units 36-4
  •  dbus-units 36-4
  •  dconf 0.40.0-3
  •  ddcutil 2.1.4-2
  •  ddrescue 1.28-1
  •  default-cursors 3-1
  •  desktop-file-utils 0.28-1
  •  device-mapper 2.03.29-1
  •  dhclient 4.4.3.P1-3
  •  dhcpcd 10.1.0-1
  •  diffutils 3.10-1
  •  ding-libs 0.6.2-2
  •  dmidecode 3.6-1
  •  dmraid 1.0.0.rc16.3-15
  •  dnsmasq 2.90-1
  •  dnssec-anchors 20190629-4
  •  dolphin 24.12.0.1-1
  •  dosfstools 4.2-5
  •  double-conversion 3.3.0-2
  •  drbl 2.30.5-3
  •  duktape 2.7.0-7
  •  e2fsprogs 1.47.1-4
  •  ebook-tools 0.2.2-8
  •  ecryptfs-utils 111-9
  •  editorconfig-core-c 0.12.9-1
  •  edk2-shell 202411-1
  •  efibootmgr 18-3
  •  efivar 39-1
  •  eglexternalplatform 1.2-2
  •  egl-gbm 1.1.2-1
  •  egl-wayland 4:1.1.17-1
  •  egl-x11 1.0.0-1
  •  ell 0.71-1
  •  enchant 2.8.2-1
  •  ethtool 1:6.9-1
  •  exfatprogs 1.2.6-1
  •  exiv2 0.28.3-1
  •  expac 10-11
  •  expat 2.6.4-1
  •  eza 0.20.13-1
  •  f2fs-tools 1.16.0-3
  •  faad2 2.11.1-1
  •  fakeroot 1.36-1
  •  fastfetch 2.32.1-1
  •  fatresize 1.1.0-2
  •  fd 10.2.0-1
  •  ffmpeg 2:7.1-4
  •  ffmpeg4.4 4.4.5-1
  •  fftw 3.3.10-7
  •  file 5.46-2
  •  filesystem 2024.11.21-1
  •  findutils 4.10.0-2
  •  fish 3.7.1-2
  •  fish-autopair 1.0.4-1
  •  fisher 4.4.5-1
  •  fish-pure-prompt 4.1.1-3
  •  flac 1.4.3-2
  •  fmt 11.0.2-1
  •  fontconfig 2:2.15.0-2
  •  frameworkintegration 6.9.0-1
  •  freeglut 3.6.0-1
  •  freetype2 2.13.3-1
  •  fribidi 1.0.16-1
  •  fuse2 2.9.9-5
  •  fuse3 3.16.2-1
  •  fuse-common 3.16.2-1
  •  fzf 0.56.3-1
  •  gawk 5.3.1-1
  •  gcc-libs 14.2.1+r134+gab884fffe3fc-1
  •  gdbm 1.24-1
  •  gdk-pixbuf2 2.42.12-2
  •  gettext 0.22.5-2
  •  giflib 5.2.2-1
  •  git 2.47.1-1
  •  glib2 2.82.4-1
  •  glibc 2.40+r16+gaa533d58ff-2
  •  glibmm 2.66.7-1
  •  glib-networking 1:2.80.0-3
  •  glslang 15.0.0-2
  •  glu 9.0.3-2
  •  gmp 6.3.0-2
  •  gnupg 2.4.7-1
  •  gnutls 3.8.8-1
  •  gpart 0.3-5
  •  gparted 1.6.0-2
  •  gperftools 2.16-1
  •  gpgme 1.24.1-1
  •  gpm 1.20.7.r38.ge82d1a6-6
  •  gptfdisk 1.0.10-1
  •  graphene 1.10.8-2
  •  graphite 1:1.3.14-4
  •  grep 3.11-1
  •  grub 2:2.12-3
  •  gsettings-desktop-schemas 47.1-1
  •  gsettings-system-schemas 47.1-1
  •  gsm 1.0.22-2
  •  gspell 1.14.0-1
  •  gssdp 1.6.3-2
  •  gssproxy 0.9.2-1
  •  gst-plugins-bad-libs 1.24.10-1
  •  gst-plugins-base 1.24.10-1
  •  gst-plugins-base-libs 1.24.10-1
  •  gstreamer 1.24.10-1
  •  gtest 1.15.2-1
  •  gtk3 1:3.24.43-4
  •  gtkmm3 3.24.9-1
  •  gtksourceview3 1:3.24.11+r28+g73e57b57-2
  •  gtk-update-icon-cache 1:4.16.7-1
  •  gupnp 1:1.6.7-1
  •  gupnp-igd 1.6.0-1
  •  gzip 1.13-4
  •  harfbuzz 10.1.0-1
  •  harfbuzz-icu 10.1.0-1
  •  haveged 1.9.19-1
  •  hicolor-icon-theme 0.18-1
  •  hidapi 0.14.0-3
  •  highway 1.2.0-1
  •  http-parser 2.9.4-2
  •  hunspell 1.7.2-2
  •  hwdata 0.390-1
  •  hwdetect 2024.07.29.0933-1
  •  hwinfo 23.3-1
  •  hwloc 2.11.2-1
  •  hyperv 6.12-3
  •  hyphen 2.8.8-6
  •  i2c-tools 4.4-1
  •  iana-etc 20241206-1
  •  icu 75.1-1
  •  imath 3.1.12-1
  •  imwheel 1.0.0pre12-7
  •  inetutils 2.5-1
  •  intel-ucode 20241112-1
  •  inxi 3.3.36.1-1
  •  iproute2 6.12.0-1
  •  iptables 1:1.8.10-2
  •  iputils 20240905-1
  •  irssi 1.4.5-4
  •  iso-codes 4.17.0-1
  •  iw 6.9-1
  •  iwd 3.3-1
  •  jansson 2.14-4
  •  jasper 4.2.4-2
  •  jbigkit 2.1-8
  •  jemalloc 1:5.3.0-4
  •  jfsutils 1.1.15-9
  •  json-c 0.18-1
  •  json-glib 1.10.6-1
  •  kaccounts-integration 24.12.0-1
  •  kactivitymanagerd 6.2.4-1
  •  karchive 6.9.0-1
  •  kate 24.12.0-1
  •  kauth 6.9.0-1
  •  kbd 2.7.1-1
  •  kbookmarks 6.9.0-1
  •  kcmutils 6.9.0-1
  •  kcodecs 6.9.0-1
  •  kcolorscheme 6.9.0-1
  •  kcompletion 6.9.0-1
  •  kconfig 6.9.0-1
  •  kconfigwidgets 6.9.0-1
  •  kcoreaddons 6.9.0-2
  •  kcrash 6.9.0-1
  •  kdbusaddons 6.9.0-1
  •  kdeclarative 6.9.0-1
  •  kde-cli-tools 6.2.4-1
  •  kdecoration 6.2.4-1
  •  kded 6.9.0-1
  •  kde-gtk-config 6.2.4-1
  •  kdesu 6.9.0-1
  •  kdnssd 6.9.0-1
  •  kdsoap-qt6 2.2.0-1
  •  kdsoap-ws-discovery-client 0.4.0-1
  •  keyutils 1.6.3-3
  •  kfilemetadata 6.9.0-1
  •  kglobalaccel 6.9.0-1
  •  kglobalacceld 6.2.4-1
  •  kguiaddons 6.9.0-2
  •  kholidays 1:6.9.0-1
  •  ki18n 6.9.0-1
  •  kiconthemes 6.9.0-1
  •  kidletime 6.9.0-1
  •  kio 6.9.0-1
  •  kio-extras 24.12.0-1
  •  kio-fuse 5.1.0-3
  •  kirigami 6.9.0-1
  •  kirigami-addons 1.6.0-1
  •  kitemmodels 6.9.0-1
  •  kitemviews 6.9.0-1
  •  kjobwidgets 6.9.0-1
  •  kmenuedit 6.2.4-1
  •  kmod 33-3
  •  knewstuff 6.9.0-1
  •  knotifications 6.9.0-2
  •  knotifyconfig 6.9.0-1
  •  konsole 24.12.0-1
  •  kpackage 6.9.0-1
  •  kparts 6.9.0-1
  •  kpipewire 6.2.4-1
  •  kpmcore 24.12.0-1
  •  kpty 6.9.0-1
  •  kquickcharts 6.9.0-1
  •  krb5 1.21.3-1
  •  krunner 6.9.0-1
  •  kscreen 6.2.4-1
  •  kscreenlocker 6.2.4-1
  •  kservice 6.9.0-1
  •  kstatusnotifieritem 6.9.0-1
  •  ksvg 6.9.0-1
  •  ksystemstats 6.2.4-1
  •  ktexteditor 6.9.0-1
  •  ktextwidgets 6.9.0-1
  •  kunitconversion 6.9.0-2
  •  kuserfeedback 6.9.0-1
  •  kwallet 6.9.0-1
  •  kwayland 6.2.4-1
  •  kwidgetsaddons 6.9.0-2
  •  kwin 6.2.4-3
  •  kwindowsystem 6.9.0-1
  •  kxmlgui 6.9.0-2
  •  lame 3.100-5
  •  lapack 3.12.0-5
  •  layer-shell-qt 6.2.4-2
  •  layer-shell-qt5 5.27.11-1
  •  lbzip2 2.5-6
  •  lcms2 2.16-1
  •  ldb 2:4.21.2-1
  •  ldns 1.8.4-1
  •  less 1:668-1
  •  lftp 4.9.3-1
  •  libaccounts-glib 1.27-2
  •  libaccounts-qt 1.17-1
  •  libaio 0.3.113-3
  •  libarchive 3.7.7-1
  •  libass 0.17.3-1
  •  libassuan 3.0.0-1
  •  libasyncns 1:0.8+r3+g68cd5af-3
  •  libatasmart 0.19-6
  •  libavc1394 0.5.4-6
  •  libavif 1.1.1-2
  •  libb2 0.98.1-3
  •  libblockdev 3.2.1-2
  •  libblockdev-crypto 3.2.1-2
  •  libblockdev-fs 3.2.1-2
  •  libblockdev-loop 3.2.1-2
  •  libblockdev-mdraid 3.2.1-2
  •  libblockdev-nvme 3.2.1-2
  •  libblockdev-part 3.2.1-2
  •  libblockdev-swap 3.2.1-2
  •  libbluray 1.3.4-2
  •  libbpf 1.5.0-1
  •  libbs2b 3.1.0-9
  •  libbsd 0.12.2-2
  •  libbytesize 2.8-3
  •  libcacard 2.8.1-1
  •  libcanberra 1:0.30+r2+gc0620e4-4
  •  libcap 2.71-1
  •  libcap-ng 0.8.5-2
  •  libcbor 0.11.0-1
  •  libcloudproviders 0.3.6-1
  •  libcolord 1.4.7-2
  •  libcups 2:2.4.11-1
  •  libdaemon 0.14-6
  •  libdatrie 0.2.13-4
  •  libdc1394 2.2.7-1
  •  libdca 0.0.7-2
  •  libdecor 0.2.2-1
  •  libdeflate 1.22-1
  •  libdisplay-info 0.2.0-2
  •  libdmtx 0.7.7-2
  •  libdnet 1.18.0-1
  •  libdovi 3.3.1-1
  •  libdrm 2.4.124-1
  •  libdvbpsi 1:1.3.3-3
  •  libdvdnav 6.1.1-2
  •  libdvdread 6.1.3-2
  •  libebml 1.4.5-1
  •  libedit 20240517_3.1-1
  •  libei 1.3.0-1
  •  libelf 0.192-2
  •  libepoxy 1.5.10-3
  •  libevdev 1.13.3-1
  •  libevent 2.1.12-4
  •  libfdk-aac 2.0.3-1
  •  libffi 3.4.6-1
  •  libfido2 1.15.0-1
  •  libfontenc 1.1.8-1
  •  libfreeaptx 0.1.1-2
  •  libgcrypt 1.11.0-2
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Version: 251129
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-01-21
Votes: 4


 I hop between distros until I find one I like.

Mint... OK, it's stable but runs kinda sluggish for me on good hardware.
Zorin... Good. Never had any problems. I think it runs better than Mint. Currently running on an 8th gen i7 NUC with 32GB RAM.
CachyOS... its been rock stable and not had one problem so far after 2 months of use. Snappy and quick. Currently running on my 8th gen Legion Slim 7i and my Intel Intel NUC 11 Enthusiast (Phantom Canyon).

I have not tried the official release of Mint 22.3 yet. Have not really had a desire to.

If someone was wanting to switch from win to lin, I would suggest one of the above three based on their needs and/or experience level. All are very good, but for me as a daily, I am using CachyOS.


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Version: 251129
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-01-20
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 I really like the out-of-the-box experience, as it detected my hardware (amd chip + graphics) automatically and i didn't need to configure anything for it. Another point i really like is the support of many desktop environments in the installer menu as you don't need to configure it yourself. For gaming it is perfect, as the gaming package is already installed and you can just transfer your steam games from windows without an error. Most of the times i need to adjust the proton version, as some bugs may appear, but that is not the worst, as i can play many games on epic visual settings with 90 fps.


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Version: 251129
Rating: 5
Date: 2026-01-20
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 CachyOS is great! The installation is well document, feature rich and all drivers are installed automatically!
Then on first boot the SPEED is just incredible. My laptop not only works, but it also just feels fast, even though it is allready 10 years old.

But, I am stil going to wipe my system.
Today for the second time an update just broke boot. As I am mostly using my laptop for meetings or presentations, this really sucks.
Last time I learned how to use TTY (ctrl+alt+f3) and then iwctl for wireless, which then resulted in me being able to update the laptop again. Yes the next update fixed the boot into the desktop failing.
This time it is different. My wireless driver does not load. I don't have an adapter for ethernet either. I also think that I have setup timeshift. So this is again a major problem.

An update breaking sound is one thing, an update breaking boot is just bad.
And yes, Arch is not stable this and that, but I did not expect to be thrown under the bus like this nonetheless.


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