Arch Linux Based CachyOS Switches To Open NVIDIA Kernel Modules, COSMIC Desktop Option

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Arch Linux Based CachyOS Switches To Open NVIDIA Kernel Modules, COSMIC Desktop Option

Arch Linux powered CachyOS that is known for its performance optimizations and other enhancements is out with its "August 2024" rolling release update...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-August-2024

[Type44Q]

A little off-topic but... the enthusiasm for Cachy runs high on this site and I'm always playing around with Arch-based distros so I wanted to like it... but it's about as stable as Manjaro.

[bkdwt]

A little off-topic but... the enthusiasm for Cachy runs high on this site and I'm always playing around with Arch-based distros so I wanted to like it... but it's about as stable as Manjaro.

>manjaro
>"stable"

[Quackdoc]

>manjaro
>"stable"

that would be the point of what you replied to

[alphabitserial]

A little off-topic but... the enthusiasm for Cachy runs high on this site and I'm always playing around with Arch-based distros so I wanted to like it... but it's about as stable as Manjaro.

I added their repos to my Arch install with no issue and run the kernel they ship since it enables support for my MacBook without me having to build my own kernel or rely on unsigned packages along with their COSMIC packages. I'm not sure how different what I'm running now is from what they ship, but I've personally not had any stability problems in the past 5 weeks or so that it's been set up this way. Hopefully it stays that way!

[[deXter]]

A little off-topic but... the enthusiasm for Cachy runs high on this site and I'm always playing around with Arch-based distros so I wanted to like it... but it's about as stable as Manjaro.

On the other hand, I've been running CachyOS on four different types devices for several months now, and had zero issues:

- Desktop: Ryzen 5 3600 + Radeon 7800XT
- Mini PC: Minisforum UM780 XTX: Ryzen 7 7840HS (w/ Radeon 780M iGPU)
- Laptop: ThinkPad Z13 Gen 1: Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U (w/ Radeon 680M iGPU)
- Handheld: GPD Win Mini 2024: Ryzen 8840U (w/ Radeon 780M iGPU)

That's three different generations of CPUs (Zen 2, Zen 3+, Zen 4) and four different classes of systems, all of them running systemd-boot + btrfs + default kernel (BORE, non-LTO) + KDE (except the mini PC which is running Wayfire) + Wayland. Zero issues.

[Jumbotron]

A little off-topic but... the enthusiasm for Cachy runs high on this site and I'm always playing around with Arch-based distros so I wanted to like it... but it's about as stable as Manjaro.

And regardless of what stability really means, which of course is a very fluid definition in the Open Source world, CachyOS devs themselves aren’t even stable when it comes to design and engineering decisions, jumping from one thing to another. But it is a hobby project after all so I guess the kids should be allowed to have their fun and experiment. But you’d be insane to ever allow this thing near a carrier grade project.

[Daktyl198]

A little off-topic but... the enthusiasm for Cachy runs high on this site and I'm always playing around with Arch-based distros so I wanted to like it... but it's about as stable as Manjaro.

It's interesting you say so, as for me it's actually be the most stable of all of the arch-based distros I've tried. Far less bugs/issues than Garuda, Manjaro, or EndeavorOS. Can't say I really notice the performance improvements, but I'll take the stability and be happy with that.

[Daktyl198]

And regardless of what stability really means, which of course is a very fluid definition in the Open Source world, CachyOS devs themselves aren’t even stable when it comes to design and engineering decisions, jumping from one thing to another. But it is a hobby project after all so I guess the kids should be allowed to have their fun and experiment. But you’d be insane to ever allow this thing near a carrier grade project.

I think you're confusing CachyOS developer projects and projects made by CachyOS community members that the CachyOS team supports and advertises. The CachyOS devs focus almost entirely on the CachyOS repos and custom applications/scripts. Additionally, all of their projects are aimed in a single direction: performance. The distro is specifically designed to get the most performance possible out of any modern system.

[Sethox]

There is an interesting point to note that the official (not AUR) Archlinux repo also distribute the (alpha) Cosmic packages. It sure helps the testing with the Cosmic DE.