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Frank 62a70caebb docs(okf): 53 Obsidian wikilinks become OKF links
`[[page|Label]]` is Obsidian syntax, not OKF. `kb-lint` resolves it Obsidian-style — by
filename, anywhere in the bundle — so it has never tripped the link gate, while every other
consumer of the bundle (an OKF renderer, a Gitea wiki export, `grep` for reachability) sees
bracketed text where a link should be. That is how two generated pages ended up with no
inbound link at all and nobody noticed: the my-first link census of the bundle reported them
as orphans because their only inbound edges were wikilinks.

Mechanical conversion, 52 links across 17 pages, each resolved against the same page set
`kb-lint` uses: an explicit `|Label` is kept verbatim, an unlabelled link takes the target's
frontmatter `title`. Targets are emitted bundle-absolute (`/tools/niri/tips.md`), the form
the spec recommends and the form 99 existing links in this bundle already use.

Two links were `[[index]]`, which resolves by filename to 21 pages — the ambiguity that
filename-resolution invites. Both meant their own directory's index, so both are now written
out in full: `/tools/gitea/index.md`, `/tools/niri/index.md`.

The linter still tolerates wikilinks; whether it should reject them outright is an open
question on #64, because that would replace the two tests pinning today's tolerance.

Refs #64
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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 (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/index.md) — system overview
  • niri — Compositor documentation
  • noctalia-shell — Desktop shell documentation
  • applications — Application reference