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CachyOS Keeps Spreading and Takes Second Place Among Linux Distros

21 points by ekianjo 1y ago

iwanttocomment 1y ago
I'm just sitting here running Debian, watching distros come and go. In twenty years, I'll just be sitting here running Debian, watching distros come and go. (Twenty years ago, I was actually running Debian, watching distros come and go, although I had a dalliance with Gentoo, don't tell Deb or Ian.)
- lagniappe 1y ago
  Ian died in 2015.
  - Citizen8396 1y ago
    Well, I guess he won't mind then.
- ekianjo 1y ago
  > In twenty years, I'll just be sitting here running Debian, watching distros come and go. That's pretty much what you see in the chart in the article. Debian share remains untouched over time. Not affected by trends.
- bjoli 1y ago
  I was like you. Now I am on the immutable train. I really do think that is the future. I was on opensuse from 10.0, but and recently ended up on aeon which I find probably the most excitingly boring distro I have ever used apart from Debian. I am not looking elsewhere since I realized can't stand gnome, but the idea of aeon is probably the most solid I have ever used, at least for desktop use. I haven't really decided where to go now except for away from gnome, but Bazzite looks promising, and maybe the new KDE Linux ("project banana") in some time.
  - type0 1y ago
    have you tried Kalpa? kalpadesktop.org it should be like Aeon but with KDE
    - bjoli 1y ago
      When it is out of alpha, I am sure I will try it. I like opensuse, and would like to stay there if I can.
- panick21_ 1y ago
  I feel like that just means you run very old software. If that's fine with you then that's a good solution. But I rather actually get software updates in a reasonable time.
  - ekianjo 1y ago
    Debian is not just Debian stable. There is testing and unstable that have much more recent packages. And even on stable you can get by with Flatpak for a lot of things.
    - panick21_ 1y ago
      Ok, then that removes the major reason for using Debian in the first place and you end up with something less stable.
      - ekianjo 1y ago
        That's just in the name but in practice it's not like things break every other day
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- scuff3d 1y ago
  I was using Debian for a while but the outdated packages were driving me nuts.
  - piperswe 1y ago
    If you want rolling release, you can just use Debian Testing or Unstable
    - ramon156 1y ago
      I don't want to run an "unstable" distro. These outdated packages aren't acceptable. That said, just use flatpak
      - scuff3d 1y ago
        Yeah, I'm not gonna install the Zig compiler or NeoVim with a Flatpak.
      - piperswe 1y ago
        What's the difference between a rolling release distro and Debian testing?
    - scuff3d 1y ago
      There's a difference between a rolling release and an unstable version.
saubeidl 1y ago
I like Arch-based distros that make setting it up a bit less of a chore, so on my most recent setup I gave CachyOS a try. It wasn't for me. Too many pre-written config files that make tools work quite differently from their default state. It had a bit of a "script-kiddy" feel to it IMO. I'll go with EndeavourOS again next time - that one strikes a good balance between not making you work too hard for a running system and preconfiguring everything in a way you might not agree with.
- scuff3d 1y ago
  It's funny you say that, because I'm trying out CachyOS with Niri right now, and the config they provide was almost exactly what I would have setup myself, so I only had to make a few tweaks.
karmakaze 1y ago
Note that the chart shown has the title "Evolution of Linux Distributions Used for Gaming".
pjmlp 1y ago
> I don’t remember any other distro out there making so many DE available with such a nice and easy to understand UI. I do remember many attempts since Mandrake came to be, and many others that I lost track of.
robinhood 1y ago
Misleading title. "Among Linux Distros used to mostly play games".
sandreas 1y ago
CachyOS has a decent kernel with ZFS integrated. So for everyone using Arch - you can also use ONLY the kernel without the other changes, which makes the general experience a bit quicker, battery lasting a bit longer and if you're using zfs-dkms, you can remove it, if you're experienced enough.
LargoLasskhyfv 1y ago
Käschie, Käschie... Weils krass kracht und zeckt! Nee, echt jetzt, dat kann wat. Nich nur für Gamer.

21 points by ekianjo 1y ago

I'm just sitting here running Debian, watching distros come and go. In twenty years, I'll just be sitting here running Debian, watching distros come and go. (Twenty years ago, I was actually running Debian, watching distros come and go, although I had a dalliance with Gentoo, don't tell Deb or Ian.)

lagniappe 1y ago
Ian died in 2015.
- Citizen8396 1y ago
  Well, I guess he won't mind then.
ekianjo 1y ago
> In twenty years, I'll just be sitting here running Debian, watching distros come and go. That's pretty much what you see in the chart in the article. Debian share remains untouched over time. Not affected by trends.
bjoli 1y ago
I was like you. Now I am on the immutable train. I really do think that is the future. I was on opensuse from 10.0, but and recently ended up on aeon which I find probably the most excitingly boring distro I have ever used apart from Debian. I am not looking elsewhere since I realized can't stand gnome, but the idea of aeon is probably the most solid I have ever used, at least for desktop use. I haven't really decided where to go now except for away from gnome, but Bazzite looks promising, and maybe the new KDE Linux ("project banana") in some time.
- type0 1y ago
  have you tried Kalpa? kalpadesktop.org it should be like Aeon but with KDE
  - bjoli 1y ago
    When it is out of alpha, I am sure I will try it. I like opensuse, and would like to stay there if I can.
panick21_ 1y ago
I feel like that just means you run very old software. If that's fine with you then that's a good solution. But I rather actually get software updates in a reasonable time.
- ekianjo 1y ago
  Debian is not just Debian stable. There is testing and unstable that have much more recent packages. And even on stable you can get by with Flatpak for a lot of things.
  - panick21_ 1y ago
    Ok, then that removes the major reason for using Debian in the first place and you end up with something less stable.
    - ekianjo 1y ago
      That's just in the name but in practice it's not like things break every other day
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scuff3d 1y ago
I was using Debian for a while but the outdated packages were driving me nuts.
- piperswe 1y ago
  If you want rolling release, you can just use Debian Testing or Unstable
  - ramon156 1y ago
    I don't want to run an "unstable" distro. These outdated packages aren't acceptable. That said, just use flatpak
    - scuff3d 1y ago
      Yeah, I'm not gonna install the Zig compiler or NeoVim with a Flatpak.
    - piperswe 1y ago
      What's the difference between a rolling release distro and Debian testing?
  - scuff3d 1y ago
    There's a difference between a rolling release and an unstable version.

saubeidl 1y ago

I like Arch-based distros that make setting it up a bit less of a chore, so on my most recent setup I gave CachyOS a try. It wasn't for me. Too many pre-written config files that make tools work quite differently from their default state. It had a bit of a "script-kiddy" feel to it IMO. I'll go with EndeavourOS again next time - that one strikes a good balance between not making you work too hard for a running system and preconfiguring everything in a way you might not agree with.

scuff3d 1y ago
It's funny you say that, because I'm trying out CachyOS with Niri right now, and the config they provide was almost exactly what I would have setup myself, so I only had to make a few tweaks.

karmakaze 1y ago

Note that the chart shown has the title "Evolution of Linux Distributions Used for Gaming".

pjmlp 1y ago

> I don’t remember any other distro out there making so many DE available with such a nice and easy to understand UI. I do remember many attempts since Mandrake came to be, and many others that I lost track of.

robinhood 1y ago

Misleading title. "Among Linux Distros used to mostly play games".

sandreas 1y ago

CachyOS has a decent kernel with ZFS integrated. So for everyone using Arch - you can also use ONLY the kernel without the other changes, which makes the general experience a bit quicker, battery lasting a bit longer and if you're using zfs-dkms, you can remove it, if you're experienced enough.

LargoLasskhyfv 1y ago

Käschie, Käschie... Weils krass kracht und zeckt! Nee, echt jetzt, dat kann wat. Nich nur für Gamer.