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CachyOS


Last Update: 2025-04-22 20:06 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, COSMIC, 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: 4 (1,588), 6 months: 2 (2,236), 3 months: 2 (2,650), 4 weeks: 1 (3,400), 1 week: 1 (3,660)

Average visitor rating: 7.9/10 from 180 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
Reviews 250330: DistroWatch
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 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
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Feature 250422 241221 231210 221230
Release Date 2025-04-22 2024-12-21 2023-12-10 2022-12-30
End Of Life        
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2500-2600 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 250422 241221 231210 221230

Full Package List:   CachyOS 250330
  Number of packages: 952 (download as TXT)
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  •  a52dec 0.8.0-2
  •  abseil-cpp 20250127.1-1
  •  accounts-qml-module 0.7-6
  •  accountsservice 23.13.9-2
  •  acl 2.3.2-1
  •  adwaita-cursors 48.0-1
  •  adwaita-fonts 48.2-1
  •  adwaita-icon-theme 48.0-1
  •  adwaita-icon-theme-legacy 46.2-3
  •  alacritty 0.15.1-1
  •  alsa-card-profiles 1:1.4.1-1
  •  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 20250311.b69d4b74-3
  •  ananicy-cpp 1.1.1-7
  •  aom 3.12.0-1
  •  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
  •  atkmm 2.28.4-1
  •  at-spi2-core 2.56.1-1
  •  attica 6.12.0-1
  •  attr 2.5.2-1
  •  audit 4.0.3-1
  •  avahi 1:0.8+r194+g3f79789-3
  •  b43-fwcutter 019-6
  •  baloo 6.12.0-1
  •  baloo-widgets 24.12.3-1
  •  base 3-2
  •  bash 5.2.037-2
  •  bash-completion 2.16.0-1
  •  bat 0.25.0-4
  •  bc 1.08.1-1
  •  bcachefs-tools 3:1.25.0-1
  •  bind 9.20.7-1
  •  binutils 2.44-1
  •  blas 3.12.1-2
  •  bluedevil 1:6.3.3-1
  •  bluez 5.80-2
  •  bluez-libs 5.80-2
  •  bluez-qt 6.12.0-1
  •  boost-libs 1.87.0-3
  •  breeze 6.3.3-1
  •  breeze-gtk 6.3.3-1
  •  breeze-icons 6.12.0-1
  •  brltty 6.7-5
  •  brotli 1.1.0-3
  •  btrfs-progs 6.13-1
  •  bubblewrap 0.11.0-1
  •  bzip2 1.0.8-6
  •  ca-certificates 20240618-1
  •  ca-certificates-mozilla 3.109-1
  •  ca-certificates-utils 20240618-1
  •  cachy-browser 136.0.3-1
  •  cachy-chroot 1.2.1-1
  •  cachyos-alacritty-config 1.0-1
  •  cachyos-ananicy-rules 1:1.0.7-1
  •  cachyos-calamares-qt6-grub 3.3.15-5
  •  cachyos-cli-installer-new 0.9.0-1
  •  cachyos-fish-config 15-1
  •  cachyos-hello 0.16.3-1
  •  cachyos-hooks 2025.01-1
  •  cachyos-kde-settings 4.7-1
  •  cachyos-keyring 20240331-1
  •  cachyos-mirrorlist 18-1
  •  cachyos-rate-mirrors 8-1
  •  cachyos-settings 1:1.2.4-1
  •  cachyos-themes-sddm 1.0-3
  •  cachyos-v3-mirrorlist 18-1
  •  cachyos-v4-mirrorlist 6-1
  •  cairo 1.18.4-1
  •  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 1.12.1-1
  •  cifs-utils 7.3-1
  •  ckbcomp 1.230-1
  •  clonezilla 5.6.13-1
  •  cloud-init 25.1-1
  •  convertlit 1.8-12
  •  coreutils 9.6-4
  •  cracklib 2.10.3-1
  •  cryptsetup 2.7.5-2
  •  curl 8.12.1-1
  •  darkhttpd 1.16-2
  •  dav1d 1.5.1-1
  •  db5.3 5.3.28-5
  •  dbus 1.16.2-1
  •  dbus-broker 36-4
  •  dbus-broker-units 36-4
  •  dbus-units 36-4
  •  dconf 0.40.0-3
  •  ddcutil 2.2.0-1
  •  ddrescue 1.29.1-1
  •  default-cursors 3-1
  •  desktop-file-utils 0.28-1
  •  device-mapper 2.03.31-1
  •  dhcpcd 10.2.2-1
  •  diffutils 3.11-2
  •  ding-libs 0.6.2-2
  •  dmidecode 3.6-1
  •  dmraid 1.0.0.rc16.3-15
  •  dnsmasq 2.91-1
  •  dnssec-anchors 20190629-4
  •  dolphin 24.12.3-1
  •  dosfstools 4.2-5
  •  double-conversion 3.3.1-1
  •  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
  •  eglexternalplatform 1.2-2
  •  egl-gbm 1.1.2.1-1
  •  egl-wayland 4:1.1.18-1
  •  egl-x11 1.0.0-1
  •  ell 0.74-1
  •  enchant 2.8.2-2
  •  ethtool 1:6.11-1
  •  exfatprogs 1.2.8-1
  •  exiv2 0.28.5-1
  •  expac 10-11
  •  expat 2.7.0-1
  •  eza 0.20.24-1
  •  f2fs-tools 1.16.0-3
  •  faad2 2.11.2-1
  •  fakeroot 1.37.1.1-1
  •  fastfetch 2.39.1-1
  •  fatresize 1.1.0-2
  •  fd 10.2.0-1
  •  ffmpeg 2:7.1-7
  •  ffmpeg4.4 4.4.5-3
  •  fftw 3.3.10-7
  •  file 5.46-4
  •  filesystem 2024.11.21-1
  •  findutils 4.10.0-2
  •  fish 4.0.1-2
  •  fish-autopair 1.0.4-2
  •  fisher 4.4.5-1
  •  fish-pure-prompt 4.11.0-1
  •  flac 1.5.0-1
  •  fmt 11.1.4-1
  •  fontconfig 2:2.16.1-1
  •  frameworkintegration 6.12.0-1
  •  freeglut 3.6.0-1
  •  freetype2 2.13.3-3
  •  fribidi 1.0.16-1
  •  fuse2 2.9.9-5
  •  fuse3 3.16.2-1
  •  fuse-common 3.16.2-1
  •  fzf 0.60.3-1
  •  gawk 5.3.1-2
  •  gcc-libs 14.2.1+r753+g1cd744a6828f-1
  •  gdbm 1.24-2
  •  gdk-pixbuf2 2.42.12-2
  •  gettext 0.24-1
  •  giflib 5.2.2-1
  •  git 2.49.0-1
  •  glib2 2.84.0-1
  •  glibc 2.41+r9+ga900dbaf70f0-1
  •  glibmm 2.66.8-1
  •  glib-networking 1:2.80.1-1
  •  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 3.8.9-1
  •  gpart 0.3-5
  •  gparted 1.7.0-1
  •  gperftools 2.16-1
  •  gpgme 1.24.2-1
  •  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.r226.g56ccc5ed-1
  •  gsettings-desktop-schemas 48.0-1
  •  gsettings-system-schemas 48.0-1
  •  gsm 1.0.22-2
  •  gspell 1.14.0-2
  •  gssdp 1.6.3-2
  •  gssproxy 0.9.2-1
  •  gst-plugins-bad-libs 1.26.0-2
  •  gst-plugins-base 1.26.0-2
  •  gst-plugins-base-libs 1.26.0-2
  •  gstreamer 1.26.0-2
  •  gtest 1.16.0-2
  •  gtk3 1:3.24.49-1
  •  gtkmm3 3.24.10-1
  •  gtksourceview3 1:3.24.11+r28+g73e57b57-2
  •  gtk-update-icon-cache 1:4.18.3-1
  •  gupnp 1:1.6.8-1
  •  gupnp-igd 1.6.0-1
  •  gzip 1.13-4
  •  harfbuzz 11.0.0-1
  •  harfbuzz-icu 11.0.0-1
  •  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 0.393-1
  •  hwdetect 2025.03.06.1935-1
  •  hwinfo 23.3-3
  •  hwloc 2.12.0-1
  •  hyperv 6.13-2
  •  hyphen 2.8.8-6
  •  i2c-tools 4.4-2
  •  iana-etc 20250328-1
  •  icu 76.1-1
  •  imath 3.1.12-3
  •  imwheel 1.0.0pre12-7
  •  inetutils 2.5-1
  •  intel-ucode 20250211-1
  •  inxi 3.3.37.1-1
  •  iproute2 6.14.0-1
  •  iptables 1:1.8.11-1
  •  iputils 20240905-1
  •  irssi 1.4.5-4
  •  iso-codes 4.17.0-1
  •  iw 6.9-1
  •  iwd 3.5-1
  •  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 24.12.3-1
  •  kactivitymanagerd 6.3.3-1
  •  karchive 6.12.0-1
  •  kate 24.12.3-1
  •  kauth 6.12.0-1
  •  kbd 2.7.1-2
  •  kbookmarks 6.12.0-1
  •  kcalc 24.12.3-1
  •  kcmutils 6.12.0-1
  •  kcodecs 6.12.0-1
  •  kcolorscheme 6.12.0-1
  •  kcompletion 6.12.0-1
  •  kconfig 6.12.0-1
  •  kconfigwidgets 6.12.0-1
  •  kcoreaddons 6.12.0-1
  •  kcrash 6.12.0-1
  •  kdbusaddons 6.12.0-1
  •  kdeclarative 6.12.0-1
  •  kde-cli-tools 6.3.3-1
  •  kdecoration 6.3.3-1
  •  kded 6.12.0-1
  •  kde-gtk-config 6.3.3-1
  •  kdesu 6.12.0-1
  •  kdnssd 6.12.0-1
  •  kdsoap-qt6 2.2.0-1
  •  kdsoap-ws-discovery-client 0.4.0-1
  •  keyutils 1.6.3-3
  •  kfilemetadata 6.12.0-1
  •  kglobalaccel 6.12.0-1
  •  kglobalacceld 6.3.3-1
  •  kguiaddons 6.12.0-1
  •  kholidays 1:6.12.0-1
  •  ki18n 6.12.0-1
  •  kiconthemes 6.12.0-1
  •  kidletime 6.12.0-1
  •  kio 6.12.0-1
  •  kio-extras 24.12.3-1
  •  kio-fuse 5.1.0-4
  •  kirigami 6.12.0-1
  •  kirigami-addons 1.7.0-1
  •  kitemmodels 6.12.0-1
  •  kitemviews 6.12.0-1
  •  kjobwidgets 6.12.0-1
  •  kmenuedit 6.3.3-1
  •  kmod 34.1-1
  •  knewstuff 6.12.0-1
  •  knotifications 6.12.0-1
  •  knotifyconfig 6.12.0-1
  •  konsole 24.12.3-1
  •  kpackage 6.12.0-1
  •  kparts 6.12.0-1
  •  kpipewire 6.3.3-1
  •  kpmcore 24.12.3-1
  •  kpty 6.12.0-1
  •  kquickcharts 6.12.0-1
  •  krb5 1.21.3-1
  •  krunner 6.12.0-1
  •  kscreen 6.3.3-1
  •  kscreenlocker 6.3.3-1
  •  kservice 6.12.0-1
  •  kstatusnotifieritem 6.12.0-1
  •  ksvg 6.12.0-1
  •  ksystemstats 6.3.3-1
  •  ktexteditor 6.12.0-1
  •  ktextwidgets 6.12.0-1
  •  kunitconversion 6.12.0-1
  •  kuserfeedback 6.12.0-1
  •  kwallet 6.12.0-1
  •  kwayland 6.3.3-1
  •  kwidgetsaddons 6.12.0-1
  •  kwin 6.3.3.1-2
  •  kwindowsystem 6.12.0-3
  •  kxmlgui 6.12.0-1
  •  lame 3.100-5
  •  lapack 3.12.1-2
  •  layer-shell-qt 6.3.3-3
  •  layer-shell-qt5 5.27.12-1
  •  lbzip2 2.5-6
  •  lcms2 2.17-1
  •  ldb 2:4.22.0-1
  •  ldns 1.8.4-1
  •  leancrypto 1.2.0-2
  •  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 3.7.7-4
  •  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 1.2.1-1
  •  libb2 0.98.1-3
  •  libblockdev 3.3.0-1
  •  libblockdev-crypto 3.3.0-1
  •  libblockdev-fs 3.3.0-1
  •  libblockdev-loop 3.3.0-1
  •  libblockdev-mdraid 3.3.0-1
  •  libblockdev-nvme 3.3.0-1
  •  libblockdev-part 3.3.0-1
  •  libblockdev-swap 3.3.0-1
  •  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 2.75-1
  •  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 0.7.8-1
  •  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
  •  libebur128 1.2.6-2
  •  libedit 20250104_3.1-1
  •  libei 1.4.0-1
  •  libelf 0.192-4
  •  libepoxy 1.5.10-3
  •  libevdev 1.13.4-1
  •  libevent 2.1.12-4
  •  libfdk-aac 2.0.3-1
  •  libffi 3.4.7-1
  •  libfido2 1.15.0-1
  •  libfontenc 1.1.8-1
  •  libfreeaptx 0.2.2-1
  •  libgcrypt 1.11.0-3
  •  libgit2 1:1.9.0-2
  •  libglvnd 1.7.0-1
  •  libgpg-error 1.51-1
  •  libgudev 238-1
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Version: 250422
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-11
Votes: 9


CachyOS has been really great. I'm fairly new to Linux (less than a month) and started off by distro hopping a bit between Nobara, PikaOS, PopOS and finally landed on CachyOS. Out of all of them, I've had the fewest issues with CachyOS, which is surprising given how many people don't recommend it for Linux noobs - I've found it to be extremely stable and has great game performance out of the box.

I will say that it works a bit differently than the other distros I've tried and doesn't include flatpak support out of the box so you need to install it (very easy). The default "package" manager is also not as comprehensive as most other distros I've used, but Octopi does come preinstalled (depending on your install selections) and is wonderful for package management in one place.

Do be prepared to tinker and Google/AI search just a little bit to get some things configured to begin with if you're new to Linux/Arch, but once you get the hang of it, it seems very simple and stable!


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Version: 250422
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-05-09
Votes: 2


CachyOS is lovely and an amazing gateway for those interested in Arch. I've never had an easier time with a distro before, ironically. That's what makes it great.

I see a lot of people say Cachy is not beginner friendly, that "Arch-based" and "beginner" will never shake hands, but I just think that's not true at all. I've been using it for quite a while now and if you have the interest to learn what it means to be on something arch-based, You'll have an easy time. The knowledge you need is much lower compared to if you were a beginner trying to set up arch on your own.


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Version: 250422
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-07
Votes: 12


CachyOS is perfect for both beginners looking to try out an Arch-based distro as well as for more knowledgeable Arch users looking to maximize system performance. It offers a handy wiki to help guide users through both the installation as well as how CachyOS makes improvements to both the linux kernel and arch packages to make them run faster and more efficiently. If you're looking for a distro that works, but is not bloated, is highly customizable, yet is easy to install and setup, is blazingly fast, but doesn't sacrifice on desktop features? Pick CachyOS.


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