Arch Linux-Based CachyOS Just Got A Great Update
Linux Distribution Cachyos centered on the game published its update of the semi-house image during the weekend with several changes. The announcement includes an additional option of preconfigured window manager, as well as the beginnings of a new package search website.
The new Cachyos software resource, found on packages.cachyos.org, is clean and modern, but quite naked in terms of functionality. By trying, I could do basic research, but there did not seem to be a lot of filtering the results or the support for generic characters. You can at least select specific standards and architectures. The results are sorted by the last update only, and I did not find a way to modify the direction of these results.
When you click on a package, you can find the description of the project, the home page, the contact of the package, the SHA-256 control sum, etc. You can also download the binary directly from the dashboard, if you wish. It is similar to the official ARCHE Packages Research Tool or in search of Aur Package, but no discussion function.
This type of resource that I find very useful, especially as a journalist. I often need to know where software is available and which version in which it is currently in terms of reporting. I don’t like starting in specific distros just to check a package version number. Package databases are also useful for all those who wish to confirm that they avoid malware in the AUR. The Arch user reference system has been struck with several packages loaded with malware in the past two months, including a Google Chrome package hide a rat, so the more revision resources, the better.
In addition, this Cachyos has a new choice for installation office environments: Niri WM. I had not heard many of Niri’s mention before this ad, but it is a new window manager in tiles only by Wayland who arrived on the scene last year. Its most unique attribute is that it is “paraded”, which means that your window tiles are arranged in columns that you can scroll through the infinity. Just to see what it was, I installed it and played it with in a virtual machine, and I thought it was quite smooth.
What is good in this addition is that, if you choose it during installation, Cachyos generates configuration files for Niri (sometimes called points files) which have been pre-written to facilitate use. This means that you have a default configuration which, at least from the point of view of Cachyos developers, is healthy and attractive. Window managers, according to my experience, are often difficult to configure for newcomers thanks to their cryptic configuration system. It’s a shame because their intuitive departure from the traditional office experience is something that I think everyone should try at least once.
Aside from the search for packages and the addition Niri, Cachyos version 250824 makes several small technical modifications, including the installation ISO now using the last LTS nucleus. The change in the stable Linux nucleus should ensure that the ISO starts reliably. Speaking of start -ups, start -up snapshots are now automatically configured for GRUB installations on BTRFS file systems.
The personalized version of Proton Cachyos, called Proton-Cachyos, has also obtained several optimizations and new capacities linked to DLSS, FSR4, etc. Consult the announcement of the version for more details on this subject and other modifications and corrections of bugs.
If you want to try Cachyos, you can choose between portable and desktop editions on the Cachyos download page. Once you have your ISO, you can follow our guide to install Linux, or check the “Getting Starting” guide for Cachyos for specific distribution directives.
Source: Cachyos
