CachyOS
CachyOS (https://cachyos.org/) is a Arch Linux-derived distribution focused on maximizing the performance from the hardware running it. While aimed at gaming, that being a primary use-case for maxing-out PC hardware, its ability to quickly switch between kernels makes it idea for any hardware enthusiast. Needing to, at some point, cross off “I use Arch, btw” from my bucket list, this seemed like a great opportunity to give it a try.
Features
Not an exhaustive list, just things I’ve noticed
- uses fish shell, which is nice but new to me.
- fish uses functions instead of aliases; a bit more cumbersome, but also more versatile
- pacman is the package manager and there is a nice rosetta stone for equivalent commands
yaycan be installed and used to pull packages from the Arch User Repository (basically ppas for debian distributions, but in one place)