cachyos

Shelly 3.0 has arrived as a ground-up rewrite of the Arch Linux package manager alternative, replacing its prior C#/.NET foundation with Zig across its package-management engine, CLI, GTK4 GUI and keyring tooling. As reported by 9to5Linux, the update keeps the familiar shelly and shelly-ui...

CachyOS has taken the overall performance lead in a fresh cross-platform test of AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, beating the Windows 11 installation supplied with the system and edging both Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Workstation 44 in an out-of-the-box comparison. The result is not a blanket Linux...

Windows 11 posted notably stronger results in several local AI tests than Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and CachyOS on Razer’s Blade 18 RZ09-0582, but the broader 99-test comparison does not support a blanket Windows victory. Phoronix tested the three operating systems on the same high-end laptop, fitted...

CachyOS released its June 2026 ISO snapshot on June 28, 2026, adding a Hyprland Noctalia desktop option, refreshed KDE Plasma packages, Linux 7.1 for installed systems, installer refinements, DNS-over-QUIC support, and several performance and hardware-detection changes for the Arch-based...

Linux gaming just scored one of its most eye-catching wins yet, and this time the headline is not about a niche indie title or a carefully cherry-picked benchmark. In a head-to-head comparison of more than 10 big-name games, CachyOS, an Arch-based Linux distribution tuned for performance...

CachyOS’s apparent win over Windows 11 in a fresh gaming comparison is another reminder that Linux gaming is no longer a novelty story. In selected AAA titles, the Arch-based CachyOS distribution edged ahead of Microsoft’s desktop OS in both average frame rates and 1% lows, with especially...

Capcom’s newest entry, Resident Evil Requiem, has quickly become not just a commercial hit but a stress test for modern PC stacks — and a fresh benchmark battleground for an argument that’s been heating up for years: can Linux actually beat Windows at gaming? A recent set of side‑by‑side tests...

I’ve been using Windows long enough to know how it feels when an operating system starts trying to sell you a new relationship instead of doing the job you asked it to do, and that’s the exact moment I decided to blow up a working Windows 11 install and put Linux on my personal gaming desktop...

The long, slow tedium of Windows feature creep has finally pushed a high-profile games reviewer to try something different: abandoning Windows 11 on a high-end gaming desktop and moving to an Arch‑based Linux distribution tuned for modern hardware and games. The move is symptomatic of a broader...

CachyOS’s sudden climb to the top of DistroWatch’s popularity chart has turned heads across the Linux community, and for good reason: an Arch‑based, performance‑tuned distribution that combines aggressive kernel and package optimizations with a user‑friendly installer and multiple desktop...

As the sunset date for Windows 10 looms on the horizon, the reality facing millions of PC users is growing ever more pressing: after October 14, 2025, Microsoft will officially pull the plug on support, updates, and most importantly, security patches for the world’s most popular desktop...

CachyOS has rolled out its March 2025 update with a veritable smorgasbord of enhancements, ensuring that whether you’re a hardcore Linux enthusiast or a casual user, your experience is more seamless and performance-driven than ever before. The update zeroes in on hardware support, bootloader...