I was just wondering what it would be like to run raw arch with niri VS cachyos w/ niri- I know cachyos has a LOT of built in features like automatic driver support for GPUs and better core scheduling- soo I dont really see a reason to do a custom arch install …considering id loose all those nice features.
I also know cachyos has limine and automatic backups, I believe the hard work of the cachy devs is something to appreciate so apart from a “learning experience” I dont see a point in switching to raw arch.
(PS: I am a normie who just uses his pc to do stuff like check emails and play games, I have a non-tech related job but I love to tinker is all… (tinker with tech) )
Once you have a running system configured the way you like then it would functionally work about the same.
You would use the same tools to do the same things - pacman to update or install new software. Optionally paru or octopi etc.
But of course duplicating the effort to get the same system setup and the same performance settings (insofar as you want those - things like sysctl confs for speed) may not necessarily be considered trivial. You can have the same desktop and backup scheme and so on but you will need to do it yourself.
You also will not be getting any of the architecure-optimized repositories/packages. The v3, v4, etc, ones that are built for your CPU. Though you can possibly get a similar service from the unofficial ALHP repo.
Then the only thing you are missing out on is something cachy-specific like the cachy kernel or cachy tools (though most of those are still available such as in the AUR).
If you want to learn how Arch works under the hood then core Arch will teach you a lot. If you want a pre-configured system with time saving GUI tools then this is a great option too. For myself I’m glad I started using the command line in Arch, I’ve learnt a lot but it does come with a learning curve that will eat up your time and occasionally if I’m anything to go by, your sanity too. If you have more than one laptop or desktop you could have the best of both worlds? I have six laptops myself although I do often wonder why.
Yeah, see this is what I am talking about- the CachyOs distro isnt just kde slapped on arch with preinstalled gpu drivers, it actually has a lot of rather complicated (by my standard) things pre-configured that make it a whole operating system, performance buffs and backups set up for free.
This stuff may be free in regards to money but time is the only real currency we have- So CachyOs saving me hours and hours of (imho) needless troubleshooting is something I am thankful for.
Also, working full time and being a new dad means I only have maybe 15 minutes every other day (maybe) so having cachyOs just work is also a big deal for me.
