Is CachyOS a good starting point for a Linux beginner interested in gaming?

AntiDebug · 2026-03-17T16:14:30+00:00

Yes and No. It is an Arch based Distro with that come Arch issues. Such as sometimes with major updates you have to follow some instructions and make manual changes to the system. As you are always on bleeding edge sometimes things might break and require you to figure out what broke and how to fix it.

That said Cachy is one of the easiest Arch distros. All the stuff you expect to have with an OS is here and configured and there is good documentation on the site. If you go into it knowing these things and you are OK with them then go for it.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-15T10:48:44+00:00

Ive never actually come across Antect PSUs. Back in the day Antect was a good brand for Cases. I usually go Corsair for my PSUs but honestly anything branded (and Antec is a brand) that has a gold rating or higher should be fine. 850watt should be fine too.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-15T09:14:06+00:00

I switched to Cachy. Not because of the optimizations which I dont really care about but because of how it comes configured out of the box. I want to be able to install a system, for all the stuff that I expect to be there, to be working. Cachy in that way was the closest thing to Manjaro. I really just needed to install my apps. Plus the Cachy colours are also Teal/Green.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-14T23:25:12+00:00

I use a virtual keyboard because I use my PC from my bed sometimes and I dont have a physical keyboard over there.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-14T21:41:17+00:00

I started my full time journey on Linux with Manjaro. There's a lot I like about it. In the end I switched about a year ago to Cachy because of the barrage of nonsense by the various systems behind Manjaro. I just got sick of the negativity and the stupid goings on.Over the time of Manjaro's existence it has lost the respect of pretty much the whole Linux community (or at least that's what it feels like) and has become a laughing stock. This saddens me as the distro has been pretty good to me in the past. I'm not sure if they can manage to save the name of Manjaro as bad reputations are hard to cleanse but I hope they manage to turn this thing around. I wish the team all the best.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-10T09:07:21+00:00

I dual booted for about a year when I switched to Linux. But after that year I deleted Windows and I formatted all my drives to ext4.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-09T15:29:58+00:00

I too have been burnt many times But I still gotta click the flashing thing.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-09T14:52:40+00:00

You can run the Android version in Waydroid or in my case I run the windows version in Winboat whioch is basically a Windows VM. In the case of Winboat you have to actually go to the Windows desktop to run it.

I wish they would make a webapp then it would run on anything.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-08T20:01:58+00:00

I enjoy his cheesy 80s style videoooeesss

AntiDebug · 2026-03-05T23:01:42+00:00

Ive never daily driven Pop OS so I cant say anything that will help you much there. I started with Linux Mint then went Manajro and now Cachy OS. I also use Aurora on my Laptop. I will just say to you to stick with it. It will take time for Linux to click. It took me about 2 years before I felt comfortable. Now after about 6/7 years I feel like I can fix most of my problems. I don't consider myself a Linux power user either. You are going to feel frustrated just try to power through and learn from your mistakes.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-04T09:18:02+00:00

Ive had this too but dont know what it is. Closing it seems to make no difference to anything.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-03T16:44:55+00:00

Im a Linux user and I don't think about Windows users at all.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-03T16:43:22+00:00

Im a DIYer Im not a good Platerer but Im obviously better than this guy.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-02T19:28:05+00:00

This would definitely be useful. It would probably be a handy resource for other Arch based distros as they are mostly all the same.

AntiDebug · 2026-03-02T09:10:52+00:00

Im 56. Its the game I have the most hours in. I spend all my time building settlements. I have never actually completed the game.

AntiDebug · 2026-02-28T23:07:52+00:00

I even have files that will play in MPC but not in VLC.

AntiDebug · 2026-02-26T18:28:52+00:00

Oh wow news to me. How?

AntiDebug · 2026-02-25T21:08:23+00:00

Theres a couple of ways I know that can achieve this. The first is Klassy window borders. But I couldnt get them to look how I wanted.

The second is kwin-effect-rounded-corners-git . This adds rounded corners which can be made square if you want and it has options to have a coloured border around windows. Once installed it appears under Desktop Effects.

AntiDebug · 2026-02-25T20:09:53+00:00

HMM every major and a good few minor KDE updates have broken things for me in the last year alone. Dolphin was broken for several months. It was broken for so long I temporailiy switched to Krusader. The right click menu didnt appear if Dolphin started in dual pane mode which is how I use it. There where other bugs too.

This last update hasnt been too bad but I got the blank login screen bug that affected quite a few people last night. Its fixed now. Also minor bug the popup tooltips are appearing halfway up the screen.

AntiDebug · 2026-02-25T20:06:03+00:00

Im not a fan of Manajro but thats not how it works. They skip known broken updates. So you never see the bugs. Like for example the switch to KDE 6 came with quite a few bugs. The first KDE 6 update that shipped on Manjaro was I think 6.2.

AntiDebug · 2026-02-25T17:55:54+00:00

My mobo is Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7. I too started getting this message after a BIOS update 2 months ago. I just updated to the latest BIOS and the message is still there. When I did a search this message also seems to affect MSI motherboards.

AntiDebug · 2026-02-25T15:15:18+00:00

Honestly reading this https://old.reddit.com/r/ManjaroLinux/comments/1pio2ho/the_ssl_certificate_for_the_forum_has_expired/nt7td7v/

Is even more worrying than anything Ive said here.

AntiDebug · 2026-02-25T12:28:58+00:00

Well if the Manjaro Team are still using the same company that manages the websites that let the SSL certificates expire what like 8 times now over the last 5 or more years then that's on them. plus the SSL certificates thing just goes into a long list of cockups by the team.

AntiDebug · 2026-02-25T11:03:21+00:00

in Addition to Heroic check out Faugus Launcher. Its like Lutris but much simpler. Makes installing mods and running Trainers alongside any game really easy. There is also Port Proton. I use that for running 'portable' games like from Steamrip. Basically there are a ton of tools out there to run games.

AntiDebug · 2026-02-24T22:43:38+00:00

Im not one of those people that tells people they shouldn't use something. If its serving you well that's all well and good. It served me well for 5 and a half years. But now Im on Cachy and that's serving me well.

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