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Considering switching to CachyOS from Arch after almost a decade (self.linux)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by Thorned_Rose to c/[email protected]

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Finally a distro has me tempted into considering moving from Arch which I've been using for almost a decade (kudos to the CachyOS devs on a job well done!).

But one of the things I love about Arch is that I choose what is and isn't installed and after my spouse installed Cachy (also previously on Arch) I can see a number of apps come pre-installed (like Meld).

Is there a list somewhere of what CachyOS installs by default so that I can uninstall it post-install? Or is there a minimal install ISO somewhere that I'm missing that just installs the Cachy 'tweaks' and Cachy-specific apps (like Hello) + a DE?

I have considered converting my Arch install to Cachy but since this install is 3+ years old now, it would be more difficult to find and get rid of all the tweaks I've made here and there than just start a fresh CachyOS install and remove unwanted packages.

EDIT: Here is the answer: https://github.com/CachyOS/cachyos-calamares/blob/cachyos-systemd-qt6/src/modules/netinstall/netinstall.yaml

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Standing on top of others' shoulders is the entire deal of distros (and Linux, more broadly), no?

I don't know anything about Cloudflare vis a vis CachyOS (the politics of business melts my brain), but supposedly Cachy offers a speed boost for certain tasks. When I've used it, it feels as snappy as a Debian install I use.

For some, it may not offer them much of a difference. It's not going to be a "leaps and bounds" difference either way, but it allows people who don't want to optimize their packages manually and don't want to optimize and build their own kernel the opportunity to experience the potential benefits of those things.