# CachyOS

CachyOS is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, designed to deliver high performance and customizability. Key features include:

## Performance Optimizations

- Uses the custom linux-cachyos kernel with performance improvements
- Offers multiple scheduler options including BORE, EEVDF, sched-ext, ECHO, and RT
- Kernels compiled with optimized x86-64-v3, x86-64-v4, and Zen4 instructions and LTO
- New Zen4-optimized repository for Zen4/Zen5 CPUs
- Many packages compiled with performance optimizations like LTO, PGO, and BOLT

## Installation Options

- GUI installer based on Calamares with online and offline install options
- CLI installer written in C++ with TUI interface
- Supports multiple filesystems including ext4, btrfs, xfs, f2fs, and zfs

## Desktop Environments 

Offers a variety of desktop environments including:

- KDE Plasma
- GNOME
- Xfce
- i3
- Wayfire
- LXQT
- Openbox
- bspwm
- Hyprland
- Sway

## Key Features

- Cachy-Browser - Fork of Firefox/Librewolf with security and performance improvements
- CachyOS Hardware Detection (chwd) tool for automatic hardware configuration
- Ananicy-Cpp for process management
- zram configured by default
- Optimized network settings
- Security features like Firejail sandboxing

## Latest Updates (July 2024)

- New Zen4-optimized repository 
- Improved AMD GPU support in chwd
- Debug packages available for linux-cachyos kernels
- Calamares installer updated to 3.3.8
- Improvements to handheld device support
- Kernel now supports AMD Core Performance Boost (CPB)

CachyOS aims to provide a fast, customizable Arch-based system with performance optimizations and ease-of-use improvements. It is a rolling release distribution that receives frequent updates.