 DistroWatch.com: CachyOS |
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Last Update: 2026-08-09 18:02 UTC
 - OS Type: Linux
- Based on: Arch
- Origin: Germany
- Architecture: x86_64, x86-64-v3
- Desktop: bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, COSMIC, GNOME, Hyprland, i3, KDE Plasma, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, niri, Openbox, Qtile, Sway, UKUI, Wayfire, Xfce
- Category: Desktop, Live Medium
- Status: Active
- Popularity: 1 (3,059 hits per day)
CachyOS is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. It focuses on speed and security optimisations – the default Linux kernel is heavily optimised using the BORE (Burst-Oriented Response Enhancer) scheduler, while the desktop packages are compiled with LTO, x86-64-v3 and x86-64-v4, Zen 4 optimization, security flags and performance improvements. The available desktop environments, window managers and Wayland compositors include bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, COSMIC, GNOME, Hyprland, i3, KDE Plasma, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Niri, Openbox, Qtile, Sway, UKUI, Wayfire and Xfce. CachyOS also ships with both graphical and command-line system installers. Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 1 (3,755), 6 months: 1 (3,059), 3 months: 1 (2,527), 4 weeks: 1 (2,424), 1 week: 1 (2,332) Average visitor rating: 8.1/10 from 501 review(s). |
| Table Notes and Explanations |
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(Please refer to the table below.)- To compare the software in this project to the software available in other distributions, please see our Compare Packages page.
- Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the “nautilus” and “gnome-shell” packages. The Apache web server is listed as “httpd” and the Linux kernel is listed as “linux”. The KDE desktop is represented by the “plasma-desktop” package and the Xfce desktop by the “xfdesktop” package.
- Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
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DistroWatch.com: CachyOS
