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CachyOS

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First Release
2021
Based On
Arch
Origin
Germany
Status
active

User Experience

Default Desktop
KDE
Desktops Available
KDE Plasma, GNOME, XFCE
Installer
graphical
Beginner Friendly
✗
Docs Quality
good

Use Cases

Audience
power users, gaming
Use Cases
desktop, gaming
Gaming
excellent

Philosophy #

Rolling
✓
License
mixed
Governance
community
Pricing
free

Package Support #

Package Format
pacman
Package Manager
pacman
Flatpak Support
available
Snap Support
none
Codecs
included

Technical #

Init System
systemd
Default Filesystem
btrfs
Cpu Arch
x86_64
Min RAM
2048MB

Security #

Secure Boot
✓
FDE in Installer
✓
Security Module
none
Rollback Support
snapper rollback

Notes #

Performance-optimized kernels, x86-64-v3/v4 builds

2026-02-26

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