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CachyOS


Last Update: 2025-02-02 18:59 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 and window managers include KDE, GNOME, Xfce, i3wm, Wayfire, LXQt, OpenBox, Cinnamon, UKUI, LXDE, MATE, Budgie, Qtile, Hyprland and Sway. CachyOS also ships with both graphical and command-line installers and provides a Firefox-based browser (called Cachy-Browser) with some security enhancements and performance optimisations.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 7 (1,053), 6 months: 4 (1,419), 3 months: 3 (1,803), 4 weeks: 3 (2,171), 1 week: 2 (2,572)

Average visitor rating: 8.31/10 from 114 review(s).


CachyOS Summary
Distribution CachyOS
Home Page https://cachyos.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://discuss.cachyos.org/https://discord.gg/cachyos-862292009423470592
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://wiki.cachyos.org/
Screenshots https://wiki.cachyos.org/installation/screenshots/DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://cachyos.org/download
Bug Tracker https://github.com/CachyOS/distribution/issues
Related Websites GitHub
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2024-12-22: Distribution Release: CachyOS 241221
 • 2024-11-11: Distribution Release: CachyOS 241110
 • 2024-03-14: Distribution Release: CachyOS 240313
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Feature 250202 241221 231210 221230
Release Date 2025-02-02 2024-12-21 2023-12-10 2022-12-30
End Of Life        
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2600-2700 2600-2700 2300-2500 2200-2300
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma GNOME, KDE Plasma GNOME, KDE Plasma
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 Btrfs, ext4 Btrfs, ext4 Btrfs, ext4
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Full Package List 250202 241221 231210 221230

Full Package List:   CachyOS 250202
  Number of packages: 949 (download as TXT)
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  •  a52dec 0.8.0-2
  •  abseil-cpp 20240722.1-1
  •  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 0.15.0-1
  •  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 20250109.7673dffd-1
  •  ananicy-cpp 1.1.1-7
  •  aom 3.11.0-1
  •  appstream 1.0.4-1
  •  appstream-qt 1.0.4-1
  •  arch-install-scripts 29-1
  •  archlinux-keyring 20250123.1-2
  •  aribb24 1.0.3-4
  •  at-spi2-core 2.54.1-1
  •  atkmm 2.28.4-1
  •  attica 6.10.0-1
  •  attr 2.5.2-1
  •  audit 4.0.3-1
  •  avahi 1:0.8+r194+g3f79789-3
  •  b43-fwcutter 019-5
  •  baloo 6.10.0-1
  •  baloo-widgets 24.12.1-1
  •  base 3-2
  •  bash 5.2.037-1
  •  bash-completion 2.16.0-1
  •  bat 0.25.0-4
  •  bc 1.08.1-1
  •  bcachefs-tools 3:1.13.0-1
  •  bind 9.20.5-1
  •  binutils 2.43_1+r171+g01da089627be-1
  •  blas 3.12.1-2
  •  bluez-libs 5.79-1
  •  boost-libs 1.86.0-6
  •  breeze 6.2.5-1
  •  breeze-gtk 6.2.5-1
  •  breeze-icons 6.10.0-1
  •  brltty 6.7-4
  •  brotli 1.1.0-3
  •  btrfs-progs 6.12-2
  •  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 134.0.1-1
  •  cachy-chroot 1.2.0-1
  •  cachyos-alacritty-config 1.0-1
  •  cachyos-ananicy-rules 1:1.0.5-1
  •  cachyos-calamares-qt6-next-grub 3.3.13-2
  •  cachyos-cli-installer-new 0.8.4-1
  •  cachyos-fish-config 15-1
  •  cachyos-hello 0.16.2-1
  •  cachyos-hooks 2025.01-1
  •  cachyos-kde-settings 4.5-1
  •  cachyos-keyring 20240331-1
  •  cachyos-mirrorlist 18-1
  •  cachyos-rate-mirrors 8-1
  •  cachyos-settings 1:1.1.8-1
  •  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 3.12.1-2
  •  cdparanoia 10.2-9
  •  chwd 1.11.5-2
  •  cifs-utils 7.1-1
  •  ckbcomp 1.230-1
  •  clonezilla 5.6.13-1
  •  cloud-init 24.3.1-3
  •  convertlit 1.8-12
  •  coreutils 9.6-2
  •  cracklib 2.10.3-1
  •  cryptsetup 2.7.5-2
  •  curl 8.11.1-3
  •  darkhttpd 1.16-2
  •  dav1d 1.5.1-1
  •  db5.3 5.3.28-5
  •  dbus 1.16.0-1
  •  dbus-broker 36-4
  •  dbus-broker-units 36-4
  •  dbus-units 36-4
  •  dconf 0.40.0-3
  •  ddcutil 2.1.4-2
  •  ddrescue 1.29-1
  •  default-cursors 3-1
  •  desktop-file-utils 0.28-1
  •  device-mapper 2.03.30-1
  •  dhclient 4.4.3.P1-4
  •  dhcpcd 10.1.0-2
  •  diffutils 3.10-1
  •  ding-libs 0.6.2-2
  •  dmidecode 3.6-1
  •  dmraid 1.0.0.rc16.3-15
  •  dnsmasq 2.90-2
  •  dnssec-anchors 20190629-4
  •  dolphin 24.12.1-1
  •  dosfstools 4.2-5
  •  double-conversion 3.3.0-2
  •  drbl 2.30.5-3
  •  duktape 2.7.0-7
  •  e2fsprogs 1.47.2-1
  •  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
  •  egl-gbm 1.1.2-1
  •  egl-wayland 4:1.1.17-1
  •  egl-x11 1.0.0-1
  •  eglexternalplatform 1.2-2
  •  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 0.20.19-1
  •  f2fs-tools 1.16.0-3
  •  faad2 2.11.1-1
  •  fakeroot 1.37-1
  •  fastfetch 2.35.0-1
  •  fatresize 1.1.0-2
  •  fd 10.2.0-1
  •  ffmpeg 2:7.1-6
  •  ffmpeg4.4 4.4.5-2
  •  fftw 3.3.10-7
  •  file 5.46-3
  •  filesystem 2024.11.21-1
  •  findutils 4.10.0-2
  •  fish 3.7.1-2
  •  fish-autopair 1.0.4-1
  •  fish-pure-prompt 4.1.1-3
  •  fisher 4.4.5-1
  •  flac 1.4.3-2
  •  fmt 11.1.3-1
  •  fontconfig 2:2.16.0-2
  •  frameworkintegration 6.10.0-1
  •  freeglut 3.6.0-1
  •  freetype2 2.13.3-1
  •  fribidi 1.0.16-1
  •  fuse-common 3.16.2-1
  •  fuse2 2.9.9-5
  •  fuse3 3.16.2-1
  •  fzf 0.57.0-1
  •  gawk 5.3.1-1
  •  gcc-libs 14.2.1+r134+gab884fffe3fc-2
  •  gdbm 1.24-1
  •  gdk-pixbuf2 2.42.12-2
  •  gettext 0.23.1-2
  •  giflib 5.2.2-1
  •  git 2.48.1-1
  •  glib-networking 1:2.80.1-1
  •  glib2 2.82.4-2
  •  glibc 2.40+r66+g7d4b6bcae91f-1
  •  glibmm 2.66.7-1
  •  glslang 15.1.0-1
  •  glu 9.0.3-2
  •  gmp 6.3.0-2
  •  gnulib-l10n 20241231-1
  •  gnupg 2.4.7-1
  •  gnutls 3.8.8-1
  •  gpart 0.3-5
  •  gparted 1.6.0-2
  •  gperftools 2.16-1
  •  gpgme 1.24.1-3
  •  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 1.24.12-1
  •  gst-plugins-base 1.24.12-1
  •  gst-plugins-base-libs 1.24.12-1
  •  gstreamer 1.24.12-1
  •  gtest 1.15.2-1
  •  gtk-update-icon-cache 1:4.16.12-1
  •  gtk3 1:3.24.48-1
  •  gtkmm3 3.24.9-1
  •  gtksourceview3 1:3.24.11+r28+g73e57b57-2
  •  gupnp 1:1.6.8-1
  •  gupnp-igd 1.6.0-1
  •  gzip 1.13-4
  •  harfbuzz 10.2.0-1
  •  harfbuzz-icu 10.2.0-1
  •  haveged 1.9.19-1
  •  hicolor-icon-theme 0.18-1
  •  hidapi 0.14.0-3
  •  highway 1.2.0-1
  •  hunspell 1.7.2-2
  •  hwdata 0.391-1
  •  hwdetect 2024.07.29.0933-1
  •  hwinfo 23.3-1
  •  hwloc 2.11.2-1
  •  hyperv 6.13-2
  •  hyphen 2.8.8-6
  •  i2c-tools 4.4-2
  •  iana-etc 20241206-1
  •  icu 75.1-2
  •  imath 3.1.12-2
  •  imwheel 1.0.0pre12-7
  •  inetutils 2.5-1
  •  intel-ucode 20241112-1
  •  inxi 3.3.37.1-1
  •  iproute2 6.13.0-1
  •  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 1:5.3.0-5
  •  jfsutils 1.1.15-9
  •  json-c 0.18-1
  •  json-glib 1.10.6-1
  •  kaccounts-integration 24.12.1-1
  •  kactivitymanagerd 6.2.5-1
  •  karchive 6.10.0-1
  •  kate 24.12.1-1
  •  kauth 6.10.0-1
  •  kbd 2.7.1-1
  •  kbookmarks 6.10.0-1
  •  kcmutils 6.10.0-1
  •  kcodecs 6.10.0-1
  •  kcolorscheme 6.10.0-1
  •  kcompletion 6.10.0-1
  •  kconfig 6.10.0-1
  •  kconfigwidgets 6.10.0-1
  •  kcoreaddons 6.10.0-1
  •  kcrash 6.10.0-1
  •  kdbusaddons 6.10.0-1
  •  kde-cli-tools 6.2.5-1
  •  kde-gtk-config 6.2.5-1
  •  kdeclarative 6.10.0-1
  •  kdecoration 6.2.5-1
  •  kded 6.10.0-1
  •  kdesu 6.10.0-1
  •  kdnssd 6.10.0-1
  •  kdsoap-qt6 2.2.0-1
  •  kdsoap-ws-discovery-client 0.4.0-1
  •  keyutils 1.6.3-3
  •  kfilemetadata 6.10.0-1
  •  kglobalaccel 6.10.0-1
  •  kglobalacceld 6.2.5-1
  •  kguiaddons 6.10.0-1
  •  kholidays 1:6.10.0-1
  •  ki18n 6.10.0-1
  •  kiconthemes 6.10.0-1
  •  kidletime 6.10.0-1
  •  kio 6.10.0-1
  •  kio-extras 24.12.1-1
  •  kio-fuse 5.1.0-3
  •  kirigami 6.10.0-1
  •  kirigami-addons 1.7.0-1
  •  kitemmodels 6.10.0-1
  •  kitemviews 6.10.0-1
  •  kjobwidgets 6.10.0-1
  •  kmenuedit 6.2.5-1
  •  kmod 33-3
  •  knewstuff 6.10.0-1
  •  knotifications 6.10.0-1
  •  knotifyconfig 6.10.0-1
  •  konsole 24.12.1-1
  •  kpackage 6.10.0-1
  •  kparts 6.10.0-1
  •  kpipewire 6.2.5-1
  •  kpmcore 24.12.1-1
  •  kpty 6.10.0-1
  •  kquickcharts 6.10.0-1
  •  krb5 1.21.3-1
  •  krunner 6.10.0-1
  •  kscreen 6.2.5-1
  •  kscreenlocker 6.2.5-1
  •  kservice 6.10.0-1
  •  kstatusnotifieritem 6.10.0-1
  •  ksvg 6.10.0-1
  •  ksystemstats 6.2.5-1
  •  ktexteditor 6.10.0-1
  •  ktextwidgets 6.10.0-1
  •  kunitconversion 6.10.0-1
  •  kuserfeedback 6.10.0-1
  •  kwallet 6.10.0-1
  •  kwayland 6.2.5-1
  •  kwidgetsaddons 6.10.0-1
  •  kwin 6.2.5-3
  •  kwindowsystem 6.10.0-1
  •  kxmlgui 6.10.0-1
  •  l-smash 2.14.5-4
  •  lame 3.100-5
  •  lapack 3.12.1-2
  •  layer-shell-qt 6.2.5-3
  •  layer-shell-qt5 5.27.12-1
  •  lbzip2 2.5-6
  •  lcms2 2.16-1
  •  ldb 2:4.21.3-1
  •  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 3.2.1-3
  •  libblockdev-crypto 3.2.1-3
  •  libblockdev-fs 3.2.1-3
  •  libblockdev-loop 3.2.1-3
  •  libblockdev-mdraid 3.2.1-3
  •  libblockdev-nvme 3.2.1-3
  •  libblockdev-part 3.2.1-3
  •  libblockdev-swap 3.2.1-3
  •  libbluray 1.3.4-2
  •  libbpf 1.5.0-1
  •  libbs2b 3.1.0-9
  •  libbsd 0.12.2-2
  •  libbytesize 2.11-1
  •  libcacard 2.8.1-1
  •  libcanberra 1:0.30+r2+gc0620e4-4
  •  libcap 2.71-1
  •  libcap-ng 0.8.5-3
  •  libcbor 0.11.0-1
  •  libcloudproviders 0.3.6-1
  •  libcolord 1.4.7-2
  •  libcups 2:2.4.11-2
  •  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 1.23-1
  •  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 20240808_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
  •  libgit2 1:1.9.0-2
  •  libglvnd 1.7.0-1
  •  libgpg-error 1.51-1
  •  libgudev 238-1
  •  libice 1.1.2-1
  •  libidn 1.42-1
  •  libidn2 2.3.7-1
  •  libiec61883 1.2.0-8
  •  libimobiledevice 1.3.0-15
  •  libimobiledevice-glue 1.3.1-1
  •  libinih 58-1
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Version: 250202
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-04
Votes: 8


CachyOS is an impressive Arch-based Linux distribution that combines speed, optimization, and usability into an outstanding package. Its tailored kernels, BORE scheduler, and per-architecture optimized repositories deliver unparalleled performance, whether for gaming, development, or general use. The installation process is intuitive thanks to the Calamares installer, and tools like the Kernel Manager and CachyOS Hello app make customization seamless. With excellent gaming support, including optimized drivers and ready-to-use Steam/Proton packages, it caters well to gamers. The active community and comprehensive documentation ensure any issues are quickly resolved, making it a fantastic choice for both beginners and experienced users seeking a responsive and reliable Linux experience. Highly recommended!


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Version: 241221
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-30
Votes: 17


I've used CachyOS now for several months without issue and can tell you that it is nothing short of amazing. Decided to try Cachy on an old laptop and was very impressed with the speed and stability, so much so, that it is now the only OS I use; even on my daily driver (this says a lot since I've been a Fedora user for twenty years). Installation process was smooth and quick. Documentation was very good. Very fast and you will notice it, even with top of the line hardware. You can choose from several optimized packages, including different, optimized kernels. Steam works, with optimized Proton packages. Good RAM usage, it seems it uses it well for caching data and apps, leading to a very snappy experience.


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Version: 241221
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-01-29
Votes: 0


Arch-based distros are not all they’re cracked up to be, being put on a high horse, which leads to disappointment and frustration in the end.

Even if there are more user-friendly approaches to Arch, it’s still overall a complicated and confusing Linux distro and distro family. Arch is still a high-intermediate to expert level of distro where a lot of stuff you have to do in the terminal and fix breakages that randomly happen and happen frequently. There aren’t really fool-proof ways to have it easier to use- thats Arch’s nature. I do not know why Arch is being considered the poster child for Linux when it is nothing at all for anyone who is new to Linux.

Arch is very experimental and prone to a lot of frustration and annoyances with frequen crashes and breaks.


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