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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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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 7.1.4-1
LTS Kernel linux-cachyos-lts 6.18.38-2
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 (1.19.0)
cachyos-hello Welcome screen (0.26.0)
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
  • wlr-randr — Display 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/index.md) — system overview
  • niri — Compositor documentation
  • noctalia-shell — Desktop shell documentation
  • applications — Application reference