Hmm, so CachyOS then...

Got the Live USB working, had a look around. Some thoughts:

​​ There's a limit to what a Live USB can tell you.
They're great for folks coming from another OS: you get a preview of what you're moving to. But for a more advanced user you kind of know all that anyway (unless you're trying a new Desktop Environment [DE]). Cachy shares a lot of the same packages Garuda does.

For the performance improvement I want to see, I think they'll only manifest on 'bare metal', when fully, properly installed to the system. i noticed the graphics were not as slick...though I'm only now thinking I didn't check the monitor refresh rate, probably set to 60Mhz instead of my familiar 144Mhz.

Some of the software I was expecting to see based on research, like Octopi, wasn't there. I'm assuming the Live Environment is only meant to be a cut-down version of the main install...but when I tried Garuda all those moons ago it had everything. It doesn't make much difference, just means I'll have a longer period of adjusting as I slowly build my software library preferences back up.

​​ Niggly Issues
It didn't see my SSD. I could access the 2nd storage drive but not the main system drive. Not sure why not or what that means.

I think this means I'm going to prepare by cloning the drive to the new backup rather than simply copying ./<me>/Home to it, so if I need to I can completely revert back to the dual setup.

Gonna take a bit more time thinking things through, make sure I'm comfy to move ahead.

#Linux #CachyOs #TheBigMove #DistroHop

In limbo a bit with my Linux plans. Turns out I've cough misplaced all of my useful USB drives. #SomewhereSafe. The only one I can find is 2Gb and I need 8Gb for CachyOS's Live USB. I've got a new one coming today with the new backup SSD. Sadly, it's not shaped like a penguin. I did look.

Funnily enough, the 2Gb USB has a Live Install of Antergos Linux on it. That was my previous (failed) attempt to move to Linux back in...I want to say 2016-18-ish? But in that case the team making Antergos broke up and the project died, which was an awful loss because it was one of the most advanced and user-friendly distros of the era. I used the abandoned corpse for a while longer but when that broke my heart broke with it and I slunk dejectedly back to Windows. A community-run project arose from the ashes and became EndeavourOS, which you may have heard of. When choosing Garuda I did look at Endeavour but they take a minimalist, bare-bones approach (though still more than Arch itself) whereas Garuda had muscles, skin, hair, tattoos...

CachyOS happenings should kick off tonight around tea time [GMT](#GMTeaTime)

#Linux #USB #CachyOS #EndeavourOS

Just made the decision to move away from Garuda Linux!

1: Removing a Philosophical Thorn In My Side

2: Magpie-ing Towards Greater Performance

3: Finally Banishing the Beast

4: Backups, Backups, Backups

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

APT 3.0 released with revamped interface, columnar display for package names and colored text for better readability, will be the default for Debian 13 and Ubuntu 25.04:
https://9to5linux.com/apt-3-0-debian-package-manager-released-with-revamped-command-line-interface

Tails 6.14.1 released with safe access for any directory in the Home directory or Persistent Storage via the Tor Browser (through the integration of XDG Desktop Portals of Flatpak), updated software, usability and accessibility fixes, bug fix for Welcome Screen:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/tails-6-14-1-released-with-enhanced-tor-browser-integration-software-updates-and-bug-fixes/
(Flatpak haters gonna drop Tails now lol)

Nitrux 3.9.1 released with MauiKit and Maui Apps update, Linux kernel 6.13, Mesa 25, new Fiery browser, default configuration files added for Bauh, udev rule for NTsync, module configuration for v4l2loopback, a PipeWire configuration file for wine64-preloade, automatic change of power profile, screen brightness and refresh rate on laptops depending on the power source, and more:
https://9to5linux.com/immutable-distro-nitrux-3-9-1-brings-new-convergent-web-browser-linux-6-13

CachyOS March 2025 snapshot available with new Limine bootloader, Linux kernel 6.14, KDE Plasma 6.3.3, new cachyos-samba-settings package, re-enabled GSP Firmware for the closed-source NVIDIA kernel module, support for the “ASUS Armoury” driver used by the ROG Ally and other devices for fan and power management, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-snapshot-for-march-2025-brings-new-bootloader-linux-kernel-6-14

Archinstall 3.0.3 released with improved Limine bootloader support, Sway replaced with Hyprland in the profile seat selection, improved FAT12 and FAT16 ESP support, package selector that displays a multi-selection menu to let users add any available package, will no longer force install the GRUB bootloader on BIOS systems when the user has not chosen it as a bootloader etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-installer-archinstall-3-0-3-improves-limine-bootloader-support

Serious security bypasses are found in Ubuntu 24.04 and later:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/new-security-bypasses-in-ubuntu-s-user-namespace-restrictions-require-manual-mitigation/

(FOSS news in comment)

" Can you run CachyOS on a v2 CPU ? "

Das #iso-Image von #ArchLinux, welches zu Fehlern führte, stammte aus dem Dezember. Also ein aktuelles geladen. Leider stieß ich nur auf dieselben Fehler, weshalb mein PC offenbar die Ursache ist. Schade. #Arch

Als Alternative hatte ich mir zwischenzeitlich #cachyOS besorgt. Das verlangt /boot als #fat32 zu formatieren? Bin ich bei #Windows gelandet? Damit kommt es nicht infrage. Mich hatte der #KDE-Mist im Live-Modus eh genervt. Dann eben keine Neuinstallation. Ich habe für derartige Quereleien keine Zeit mehr übrig.

#Linux Weekly Roundup for March 30th, 2025: Linux kernel 6.14, #Ubuntu 25.04 beta, #MPV 0.40, #GIMP 3.0.2, #LibreOffice 25.2.2, #GNU Linux-libre 6.14 kernel, #KaOS 2025.03, #AerynOS 2025.03, Zorin OS 17.3, #CachyOS March 2025 update, #Nitrux 3.9.1, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-march-30th-2025

Debating switching my #linux laptop from #manjaro to #cachyos -- anyone have any strong opinions? I'm not sure why other than I've heard manjaro is kinda shitty and cachyos is better, but my laptop took a solid amount of configuration to get everything running smoothly and I'm not sure if it's worth the effort to reconfigure everything (I.e. re-jiggering everything to work with fractional scaling on Wayland without everything being blurry)

#CachyOS Snapshot includes a re-added #NVIDIA Firmware, among others.

Hope it'll be good for gamers!

#CachyOS ISO Snapshot for March 2025 Is Out with New Bootloader, #Linux Kernel 6.14, #KDE Plasma 6.3, and More https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-snapshot-for-march-2025-brings-new-bootloader-linux-kernel-6-14

Tried getting #cachyos installed as a vmware guest and it continually failed on disk permissions no matter what partition schemes I used. Since this would be my daily driver I took it as a sign to try and mend my #manjaro install and lucky me, it worked. So happy to find a *massive* performance boost running slack in a chrome window versus a whole electron app. It’s indistinguishable from the “native” app aside from pauses and segfaults!

Thanks for all of the input on Linux distros! I decided to go with Bazzite for now. I know it's not #CachyOS or #solusos but I tried Solus Budgie and had a few issues with it, such as inconsistent theming and small text that was uncomfortable to read. #Bazzite has been great so far and it's immutable, I've been wanting to try an immutable option for a while, and it's been working out well!

CachyOS: Features, Installation, and Performance Guide (2025)
https://techrefreshing.com/cachyos-features-installation-and-performance/
#CachyOS #Linux #LinuxDistro #ArchLinux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming #GamingOnLinux #OptimizedLinux

Man kann ein vorhandenes #ArchLinux mit den Repos von #CachyOS ausstatten und erhält dann die x86-64-v3/v4-Compileroptimierungen, faszinierend!

https://wiki.cachyos.org/features/optimized_repos/#adding-our-repositories-to-an-existing-arch-linux-install

Ist aber wohl ratsam, auch Bootparameter etc. abzugleichen:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cachyos/comments/1f498bx/why_move_from_arch_to_cachyos/

I tried one of the best Arch based Linux Operating System on my Ausu Zephyrus laptop: CachyOS. It's really stable!

https://cachyos.org