Switching from Windows 11 to CachyOS

General
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Setup Guide

  1. Installing Pinokio on CachyOS

On Arch-based systems, use the AppImage format for the best experience.

Download the .AppImage from the official Pinokio website.

Grant execution permissions: chmod +x Pinokio-X.X.X.AppImage.

Note: If Pinokio fails to launch, ensure fuse2 is installed: sudo pacman -S fuse2.

During the first launch, set the install path to Home. Ensure at least 50GB of disk space is available.

  1. ComfyUI Setup and Port Fix

    Search for ComfyUI within Pinokio and click Download.

    Port Consolidation (Crucial Step): Pinokio often defaults to random ports (e.g., 42000). To sync with RapidRAW:

     Launch ComfyUI.

 In the browser UI, go to Settings (gear icon) -> Server-Config.

 Set Host to 0.0.0.0, Port to 8188, and CORS header to *.

 Restart the app in Pinokio (Stop -> Start).

  2. RapidRAW Integration

    Open RapidRAW, navigate to AI Engine settings.

    Server address: 127.0.0.1:8188 (Important: Do not include http://).

    Fixing “Failed to read workflow file” (OS Error 2): RapidRAW often lacks permissions for /usr/lib/RapidRAW/workflows.

     Copy the folder to Home: cp -r /usr/lib/RapidRAW/workflows ~/RapidRAW/.

 Point RapidRAW to this local folder in the settings menu.

  3. Hardware Optimization (NVIDIA RTX 16GB VRAM)

    To get the most out of your RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and the Flux.1-Schnell model, use these settings in the ComfyUI browser interface (127.0.0.1:8188):

    • KSampler Node (The core processing):

      • Steps: Set to 4. (The Schnell version is optimized for low steps. Going higher to 20+ just wastes time without quality gain).

      • CFG: Set to 1.0. (Crucial for Flux! Anything higher like 8.0 will cause color artifacts and “burnt” images).

      • Sampler/Scheduler: euler / simple (standard for Flux).

    • Empty Latent Image Node:

      • Width/Height: Set to 1024 x 1024. (With 16GB VRAM, you have plenty of memory. Flux is a native 1024px model; 512px will look blurry and lack detail).

    • System Level (CachyOS/Linux):

      • VRAM Management: Ensure you are NOT using --lowvram flags. Your card can fit the entire model in memory, which allows for ultra-fast generation (under 15-20 seconds per image).

      • Xformers: If possible, install xformers via terminal to further boost speed by ~15%.

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Nice Howto.

How are your experiences with the software? Does it meet your needs?

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Installing all the components of all the programs requires a lot of learning and support from Ai Gemini, which is great at providing tips, especially when we use screenshots if there is a problem. With the default settings, the number of options in RapidRAW with ComfyUI support is very limited. I need to check if it is possible to add more AI-supported tools to RapidRAW. At the current level, it is definitely not enough for me compared to working on Luminar Neo. Until I solve this problem, I will have to stick with two systems, CachyOS and Windows 11.