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| reference | CachyOS | Arch-based rolling release with performance-optimized kernels, repositories, and gaming stack. Running on the workstation. |
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2026-08-06 | 2026-10-19 |
CachyOS
CachyOS is an Arch Linux-based rolling release distribution focused on performance. It ships with custom kernels featuring the EEVDF scheduler, LTO compilation, AutoFDO profiling, and Propeller scheduling patches.
System Information
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| OS | CachyOS (rolling) |
| Kernel | linux-cachyos (performance series — 7.2.9-2 at 2026-10-19 probe) |
| LTS Kernel | linux-cachyos-lts (6.18.55-2 at 2026-10-19 probe) |
| Package Manager | pacman |
| Init | systemd |
| Display Manager | SDDM |
Kernel Features
The CachyOS kernel includes:
- EEVDF Scheduler — Earliest Eligible Virtual Deadline First, successor to CFS
- LTO — Link-Time Optimization for better code generation
- AutoFDO — Auto Feedback-Directed Optimization from profiling data
- Propeller Scheduling — Reduced latency scheduling patches
Repositories
CachyOS uses v3 repositories alongside standard Arch repos:
| Repository | Purpose |
|---|---|
[cachyos-v3] |
CachyOS-specific packages (kernels, tools) |
[cachyos-extra-v3] |
CachyOS extra packages |
[cachyos-core-v3] |
CachyOS core packages |
[cachyos] |
Legacy CachyOS repo |
[core] |
Arch core |
[extra] |
Arch extra |
[multilib] |
32-bit compatibility |
CachyOS-Specific Packages
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
cachyos-kernel-manager |
Simple kernel manager |
cachyos-hello |
Welcome screen |
cachyos-gaming-meta |
Gaming dependencies meta-package |
cachyos-gaming-applications |
Common gaming applications |
cachyos-ananicy-rules |
Process auto-categorization rules |
cachyos-fish-config |
Fish shell configuration |
cachyos-alacritty-config |
Alacritty terminal config |
cachyos-hooks |
libalpm hooks |
cachyos-micro-settings |
Micro settings utility |
Gaming Stack
CachyOS ships with a comprehensive gaming stack:
- Proton-CachyOS-SLR — Proton with Same-Level-Root patches
- Wine-CachyOS-Opt — Optimized Wine build
- UMU Launcher — Universal Minecraft/Unity launcher
- ProtonTricks / Winetricks — Wine configuration utilities
- Vulkan Tools — Vulkan validation and utilities
- 32-bit libraries — Full lib32 support for Steam
Default Userspace
CachyOS with Niri ships with a curated set of applications:
- Niri — Scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor
- Noctalia Shell — Desktop shell (launcher, wallpaper, session menu, lock screen)
- Shelly Notifications — Notification daemon
- Ghostty — Terminal emulator
- Firefox — Web browser
- Chromium — Alternative browser
- Nautilus — File manager
- Neovim — Text editor
- Steam — Gaming platform
- PipeWire + WirePlumber — Audio
- grim/slurp/swappy — Screenshots
- wf-recorder — Screen recording
- hyprpicker — Color picker
- wl-clipboard — Clipboard management
- NetworkManager — Network management
- BlueZ — Bluetooth
- pavucontrol — Audio mixer
- gvfs — Virtual filesystem
- GNOME Keyring — Credential storage
- xdg-desktop-portal-gnome — Portal services
See Also
- System hosts — the fleet's machines and roles
- niri — Compositor documentation
- noctalia-shell — Desktop shell documentation
- applications — Application reference