Posts tagged: cachyos
Slack Native App on Linux — The "Beta" Label Is a Lie, Here Is What Arch Users Actually Run
Slack's Linux client has worn a "beta" badge since 2016. It is production software used by millions. Here is the actual install command for CachyOS/KDE/Wayland and what Arch users run instead of the browser.
The 4-Desktop Cognitive Firewall — KWin Rules That Killed My Context Switch Loop
Waiting on builds is when the damage happens. A reflexive browser tab switch breaks the sequential focus loop. Here is the KDE KWin rule configuration that locks the distraction out.
KWrite, KWriteD, and the cachyos-extra-v3 Question You Shouldn't Skip
KWrite is the Notepad clone. KWriteD is a daemon that catches `wall` messages. They share a name by accident. And when pacman asks which `kate` repo to install from, cachyos-extra-v3 is the only correct answer on Zen 3.
CachyOS Kernel 7.0.12 Blank Screen — AMD Barcelo DMCUB Firmware Crash
Kernel 7.0.12 blank screen on AMD Barcelo GPUs — DMCUB firmware mismatch. Fix with amdgpu.dc=0, and whether the mainline kernel is worth the boot hassle over LTS.
Setting Quad9 DNS on CachyOS — Using the Built-in DNS Changer
How CachyOS's built-in DNS Changer (CachyOS Hello) configures system-wide DNS-over-HTTPS via blocky and systemd-resolved, and how to set Quad9.
CachyOS Limine Default Kernel — Following Upstream
How CachyOS configures Limine bootloader entries for multiple kernels, and what the upstream default actually is.
Dumping Flatpak from CachyOS — 5.8GB Reclaimed
Removing Flatpak and its massive runtime bloat reclaimed nearly 6GB on my KDE CachyOS system
CachyOS Mirror Timer: Why Your Updates Crawl and the 10-Second Fix
The default cachyos-rate-mirrors timer runs every 10 days. Stale mirrorlists mean slow or failed updates. A systemd drop-in drops it to 7 days — survives package updates, zero upstream impact.
Network Diagnostics: Fixing Chrome Connection Drops on CachyOS
A systematic walkthrough of diagnosing Chrome connection drops — from DNS verification to ping tests, traceroute, and firewall inspection — with a Mermaid diagnostic flowchart.
Collapsing Auth Entropy to Zero: Debugging GitHub Credential Conflicts on Linux
A visual walkthrough of debugging conflicting GitHub credentials — OAuth tokens, classic PATs, SSH keys, and rogue environment variables — and collapsing them into a single source of truth.
Demystifying Arch Linux Packaging: PKGBUILDs, the AUR, and CachyOS
A deep dive into how packages are built, shared, and optimized on Arch Linux and CachyOS. Learn the differences between PKGBUILDs, the AUR, and custom repositories.