I first started using Manjaro after being on Debian/Ubuntu derivatives for years. Mint used to be my daily driver, then LMDE for a while. After struggling with Endeavour OS, through 2 or 3 breaking updates requiring a reinstall I made Manjaro with KDE Plasma my home for several years.

Manjaro was stable and, I thought blazing fast, compared to Mint. Everything just worked and was cutting edge. I thought my distro hopping days were over and I found the one that works for me.

Recently I’ve been reading about Cachy OS and decided to give it a whirl on my test Dell Latitude. Turns out that, I had no idea how fast and lean Linux could be on that off-lease business laptop! I know have it installed on my main Laptop and it’s leaps and bounds faster than Manjaro, has none of the bloat and just works! I know it’s early, but I think I have found a new home! I have timeshift set up just in case, so I’ll see how stable it is over the next few months, but so far I am impressed.

Highly recommend everyone who’s into Arch and rolling release to try it.

  • Peter G@discuss.onlineOPEnglish
    77·
    2 days ago

    While I don’t have much in a way of hard data, it feels much snappier. Also, it seems to utilize less ram. I believe the difference lies in the Cachy’s repo. A lot of the apps I use daily are not installable from Manjaro repos and so I had to use flatpaks and AppImages. AUR was also a hit or miss for me. Catchy, on the other hand had most of the apps I use in it’s repo. Things like Tutanota desktop client and Zen browser as an example.

    • noodlejetski@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      it feels much snappier

      their default KDE desktop has got animation speeds set to much higher than default values.

    • unhrpetby@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      116·
      2 days ago

      Ignore the downer replying to you. If you found something that works well for you, then great!

    • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
      512·
      2 days ago

      Well, friend, I hate to break it to you, but your package experience is going to be every modern distro out there.

      You’re running an OS that evolves weekly and monthly. Think about who makes software for Windows, and why it’s always fucking terrible.

      You’re running an OS that needs constant attention and builds to make it compatible. It’s a lot of work, and I have to say how annoying you are for complaining about free shit that annoys you.

      Can’t say this is an idea or attitude that happens much in today’s world.

      • Peter G@discuss.onlineOPEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        I’m not sure where did you get an idea that I was complaining about something. I’ve been running Linux for over 15 years. I know how to maintain my system. I was simply saying that I found a distro that’s better FOR ME than the one I was using.