Arch Linux, the “real thing”, at least in the early days didn’t come automatically equipped with much of anything. Those familiar with pacman can probably “get around that” without any problems. Endeavour OS and Cachy OS are two Arch Linux based distributions that have very handy “Welcome” interfaces that come up when you start them; both of them have entries on their Welcome App that make the complexities of their system a non issue, and both distributions also have very good forums.
As far as Arch Linux, long ago Arch Linux user forums were not particularly “welcoming” to uninformed people asking the same questions over and over again; not sure if that ever changed. However, there is more than ample information available for any astute person, beginner or not, to learn and manage these systems. The Arch Wiki and other online resources are some of the industry best places for excellent information.
Agreed. CachyOS seems like a good middle ground for those who want Arch’s rolling-release model, but with optimizations applied. The cachyos kernel and compiler tweaks are nice for performance focused users, especially those with high-end hardware.
It keeps the Arch philosophy intact but adds convenience, kind of like EndeavourOS does for accessibility.
One thing to consider is whether these optimizations actually translate to real-world gains. Some benchmarks show improvements, but for general productivity, gaming, or development the difference might not always be noticeable.
Anyone here running CachyOS long term? How does it hold up after several months of updates.
I’ve been testing Cachy OS along with several other distributions since December 2024.
A couple of times I have used it for several hours. Done the same thing with Endeavour OS and in that case I have EOS installed on multiple computers and I have been using it for over two years with excellent results.
Based on the experience I have confidence in both of them. They’re stable, yet prompt with the latest software.
I already heard about Cachy OS, but today I read on official website and I discovered it’s an Arch derivate with some optimizations on kernel and scheduler.
(I just wonder about it’s updates, how often are them? If an Arch derivate I think it’s also bleeding edge distro with alot of daily / weekly updates)
I agree with this statement 100%. In fact when I was testing OpenSuse tumbleweed and I was searching how to configure some settings, the searches kept leading me to the Arch Wiki.
One other tool I used often when I was first learning how to install Arch was youtube videos. The ones I used the most were from Ermanno, eflinux.com. He stepped through the install and with a few explanations I got comfortable.
Another thing that I remembered, is that practice made perfect. I think it was DT, another youtuber, who said after about 5 or 6 installs you would get it right, and that turned out the same for me. One thing though, it was fun and I learned.
I started out as a Linux newbie on Ubuntu but struggled with the ‘logic’ & package management. Snap was the last straw. It seemed very cumbersome and required a fair amount of space. Arch appealed to me but seemed daunting so I moved to Manjaro as a sort of halfway house and have found it both great and suits my needs.
No. I have found Manjaro suits all my needs. And I should add, the Manjaro forums and Wiki along with the Arch equivalents have proved very useful and helpful on occasions I’ve needed help for one or other reason. I am quite keen on FOSS too.
We have a few good Arch guys here! 
I am quite keen on FOSS too.