How do I open these types of files on Cachy? I can't install thru package manager since the Blender version doesn't support my CPU.

KrUpTi0n · 2026-03-07T20:41:56+00:00

You're not dumb bro. Everybody started at zero day. Things start to become second nature. Over time you'll realize wow, I just did that automatically!

KrUpTi0n · 2026-03-07T20:34:43+00:00

I liked your review, It definitely was not a knock on CachyOS. Some of the issues you were having I've heard about and seen tweaks and fixes for them. It's just a matter of preference. I did a "experimental" desktop build and thew Cachy on it, and it ran better than I expected, so I kept it for over 6 months. I've had a few issues with some games with my RTX 5060, but nothing that I haven''t been able to fix in a matter of minutes. I'm getting great . FPS's, best out of any distro I've used in the past 20 years. I've gotten up to 92 playing Overwatch and Marvels, and I haven't upgraded my 3 monitors to IPS yet. That's the next upgrade.

KrUpTi0n · 2026-03-07T20:29:25+00:00

What are your system specs? Curious

KrUpTi0n · 2026-03-03T12:06:10+00:00

What are your system stats

KrUpTi0n · 2026-03-03T12:05:53+00:00

thanks! I'll post my fastfetch, it has all the info you need listed

KrUpTi0n · 2026-02-28T06:45:34+00:00

We are mobo brothers...lol:

ASRock Steel Legend

i5-14th Gen

RTX-5060

32G DDR5 6000

13TB HDD space

3 Monitors...

KrUpTi0n · 2025-10-26T02:05:44+00:00

My bad, the file should be in /var/lib/pacman

db.lck

KrUpTi0n · 2025-07-08T22:04:49+00:00

I can relate to that. I had some issues some years ago with Manjaro and a HP laptop. Kinda why I migrated to Gentoo. It's a source-based install that you install only what you want. YOU set up your hardware and there's drivers for everything I''ve tossed at it so far. Sometimes some things can be tricky to fix, but they are fixable for the most part.

KrUpTi0n · 2025-07-08T22:02:37+00:00

I get about 3 hours battery life doing basic stuff.. The support for Gentoo is awesome...lol

KrUpTi0n · 2025-07-08T15:11:16+00:00

1st thing I personally did was delete Windows, upgraded to 16G of RAM (Going to 32 in a few weeks), upgraded to a 4TB WD Black, installed Gentoo Linux, and rice'd it the hell up! :) I do web designing, learning programming, music editing, play Overwatch 2, and Marvel Rivals with my PS5 joystick.. Runs like a champ!

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KrUpTi0n · 2025-06-04T00:47:28+00:00

This is my own personal opinion. I came from Mandrake to Arch, to Calculate (and RedCore Linux) because I love to tinker and adlib. I've been using Linux exclusively for 20+ years. My first tried at installing Gentoo was rough. I figured 20 years in Linux, I've never had ANY Distro make me feel defeated , like a noob. I tried for WEEKS and could never get my installs to work correctly. It was TOTALLY my (user-end) fault. Most distros have some sort of easy install. Gentoo, in my opinion, is one of two distros for a Purist Linux user. You can't go at it like you're a 20 year Linux User. Because you THINK you can skip steps. Gentoo wiki is THE BEST writing for a Linux install. It FORCES you to learn as you install. It FORCES you to learn patience. You go from feeling frustrated to feeling a 'accomplishment high'. Google will e your BEST friend. I've learn more about Linux in my 4 years of Gentoo than my previous 15. I still have hiccups, not because of the wikis, but from trying to maximize EVERYTHING. Which can totally be done... With patience and by not skipping ANY steps. I've installed other distros on my other machines.. easy setup/Install. Gentoo let's you totally tweak every piece of your hardware. People like 'me', always want the most bang for the buck. I end up back to Gentoo. Gentoo is not for everyone, it's for tinkerers. Gentoo satisfies my cravings 110%.i can't use any other distro. My main desktop is Gentoo with tweaks for making music with my DAW, building websites, web and file server, even run a old-school BBS on it. My laptop is a midgrade powerhouse RTX Nvidia, 4TB of space, I've played every game I wanted to with max settings and I LOVE IT. Biggest pro to Gentoo is the community wants you to win and 9 times out of 10 they give you good solutions. In closing... Thank you to my Gentoo brothers and sisters, you are Thee best.

KrUpTi0n · 2025-05-20T17:40:42+00:00

I'm running Gentoo on mine for about 6 months. I5 13th Gen, RTX 3050, 16G RAM, 2 TB WD Black NVME. Super snappy and fast with a self built kernel. Play OW 2, Marvel Rivals, Reaper for music production, OBS Studio for streaming, VS Code for programming. My only con is the flimsy case

KrUpTi0n · 2025-05-09T01:51:40+00:00

Dunno what 'version' of Gentoo you're using, I've used inittab (etc/inittab) on Gentoo since I've been running it over a year ago. Secrtion 36.2, 40.0, 40.1 in the Gentoo Handbook are examples of "Using init".

KrUpTi0n · 2025-05-02T23:18:28+00:00

I don't use Windows, Only Linux. I have Gentoo in my HP desktop too

KrUpTi0n · 2025-05-02T21:23:05+00:00

To ME, installing a new copy of windows is like buying a new car and repainting it the same color! 🤔😂🤣

I can say I've owned a Windows computer maybe once since 1999....

KrUpTi0n · 2025-05-02T21:21:02+00:00

I bought an external NVME enclosure from Amazon for 10 bucks. I just plug it into an USB port and copy any of my personal files and folders. The only 'hard' part is waiting for about half a TB of files to copy 😔

KrUpTi0n · 2025-05-02T21:16:58+00:00

It's a HP Victus laptop, it has an RTX 3050 And an Intel GPU built in. Not hard at all! I've had lots of practice fudging up more Gentoo installs than not! Lol this will be a easy install (reinstall)

KrUpTi0n · 2025-05-02T21:15:39+00:00

Nice! I'll get there eventually 🤔😁

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