CachyOS

Reader supplied reviews for CachyOS Average rating 7.9 from 429 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: -- 260308251129241221231210221230 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: 251129 Rating: 10 Date: 2026-03-09 Country: India Votes: 3 As a first-time Linux user, I initially tried Pop OS but couldn’t get it to my liking. After some research, I discovered that CachyOS is simple to install and comes with all the necessary packages. Their package library is well-maintained and documented, making it easy to install what I need from the terminal. It runs incredibly fast on my 10-year-old laptop with an Nvidia 1050 Ti 4GB and an i5 8th gen processor. My steam and epic library works like charm with few hiccups from heroic but I can find answers to most my issues in their forum. Next I’m planning to learn development either of KDE apps or get started with kernel code as their few apps for which I would like to improve the UI Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 260308 Rating: 9 Date: 2026-03-09 Country: Germany Votes: 2 I've been looking for a Linux-based system to replace a multipurpose Windows installation for quite some time. In the past, I repeatedly ran into issues where either gaming support or certain office hardware - particularly my HP Laser MFP 135ag scanner - did not work properly. The available solutions were often unreliable or had usability limitations that made them impractical for daily use. CachyOS finally provides everything I was looking for. The system offers excellent performance and allows extensive customization, even at a very low level if desired. The included performance optimizations are a particularly welcome addition and noticeably contribute to the overall responsiveness of the system. My installation experience was somewhat mixed. The GNOME Desktop ISO booted into a black/blank login screen on my system, while the KDE Plasma ISO worked without any issues. Since I don't have a strong preference for a specific desktop environment, this was not a major problem for me. UEFI booting and key enrollment are documented, but I still managed to misconfigure things a couple of times—possibly due to quirks in my BIOS (HP OMEN 30L Desktop GT13-0xxx). I eventually settled on using the Limine boot loader for a dual-boot setup with CachyOS and Windows. It is very useful that CachyOS provides this option. Setting up my multi-monitor configuration was straightforward and required only a few clicks. Since installation (Jan. 2026), the system has been fast, stable, and reliable. Overall, CachyOS has proven to be a strong candidate for replacing my previous Windows setup. The need to boot into Windows again has been minimal so far and reasons to do so vanish week by week. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 260308 Rating: 10 Date: 2026-03-09 Country: Germany Votes: 0 The installation went smoothly. I first did a test run with the live image and then installed it on a separate SSD. After a surprisingly short time, the system was up and running, and my gaming hardware and streaming equipment were working perfectly, from the RGB control to the Stream Deck, sound mixer, HOTAS, etc. I actually had to invest less time than before with Windows 11. Updates have been running without any side effects so far. I've been running Cachy OS for about 6 months now and haven't started Windows 11, which is still installed in parallel, for at least 3 months. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 429 reader reviews of CachyOS...