Post #4324540
2026-08-01 20:48 UTC
Yeah, I tried pure Arch first, fucked up by not installing the right drivers for my old Nvidia card, and was never able to really get it running properly. So I gave up and tried CachyOS instead, on the basis that it’d probably get the drivers right for me. And it did.
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@Allero@lemmy.today 2026-08-02 06:30
I’d come with a word of caution then - while CachyOS automatically and conveniently installs with correct defaults, it is still Arch in the sense that, going forward, it will be just as easy to screw the system up and not know where to go next. With that said, I strongly advise to learn to revert any change you can make to your system. The simplest way (assuming CachyOS installed root filesystem as btrfs) is to learn your way around snapper early on. Check tutorials on how to do it right on CachyOS. With Snapper set up well, you can essentially undo any change. And this will be essential as you learn Arch (which CachyOS still really is).