Dirge
@dyrge.bsky.social
Software snob from Las Vegas. CachyOS Hyprland on desktop. GrapheneOS on mobile.
Longtime gaming enjoyer. X4, Stellaris, and World of Warcraft take up a lion's share of my time.
Longtime gaming enjoyer. X4, Stellaris, and World of Warcraft take up a lion's share of my time.
Sorry, 6.18 is current but the predicament remains the same.
January 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Sorry, 6.18 is current but the predicament remains the same.
"The driver only officially supports Ubuntu 16.04-20.04 and Kernels up to 5.4.0, this limitation seems to be mainly due to Ubuntu’s kernel still exporting certain symbols that have been removed from the mainline kernel. "
That's a rather ancient kernel. Current is 6.19. No way this works on Arch.
That's a rather ancient kernel. Current is 6.19. No way this works on Arch.
January 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM
"The driver only officially supports Ubuntu 16.04-20.04 and Kernels up to 5.4.0, this limitation seems to be mainly due to Ubuntu’s kernel still exporting certain symbols that have been removed from the mainline kernel. "
That's a rather ancient kernel. Current is 6.19. No way this works on Arch.
That's a rather ancient kernel. Current is 6.19. No way this works on Arch.
Most duplicate programs are installed due to how the CachyOS install media works and how it doesn't make any assumptions on what you're doing.
So you'll get a terminal installed with CachyOS(Alacritty), and often the DE will install one as well. You chose KDE so you also get Konsole.
So you'll get a terminal installed with CachyOS(Alacritty), and often the DE will install one as well. You chose KDE so you also get Konsole.
January 18, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Most duplicate programs are installed due to how the CachyOS install media works and how it doesn't make any assumptions on what you're doing.
So you'll get a terminal installed with CachyOS(Alacritty), and often the DE will install one as well. You chose KDE so you also get Konsole.
So you'll get a terminal installed with CachyOS(Alacritty), and often the DE will install one as well. You chose KDE so you also get Konsole.
wiki.hypr.land/Configuring/...
Would be the starting point instead.
At least, until someone steps up as a maintainer and attempts to wrangle the slippery snake that is Hyprland syntax.
Would be the starting point instead.
At least, until someone steps up as a maintainer and attempts to wrangle the slippery snake that is Hyprland syntax.
Start
The config is located in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/hypr/hyprland.conf. In most cases,
that maps to ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf.
You can tell Hyprland to use a specific configuration file by using the
--config...
wiki.hypr.land
January 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
wiki.hypr.land/Configuring/...
Would be the starting point instead.
At least, until someone steps up as a maintainer and attempts to wrangle the slippery snake that is Hyprland syntax.
Would be the starting point instead.
At least, until someone steps up as a maintainer and attempts to wrangle the slippery snake that is Hyprland syntax.
That's what I'm saying though. The wiki is not applicable because the cachyos settings were deprecated. It's right in the title!
I linked the last section of the wiki because it's an official explanation as to why there is no longer any pre-configuration.
I linked the last section of the wiki because it's an official explanation as to why there is no longer any pre-configuration.
January 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
That's what I'm saying though. The wiki is not applicable because the cachyos settings were deprecated. It's right in the title!
I linked the last section of the wiki because it's an official explanation as to why there is no longer any pre-configuration.
I linked the last section of the wiki because it's an official explanation as to why there is no longer any pre-configuration.
I consider it a personal victory that I made it six months once before I couldn't help myself and charged into the room(my install), arms a flailing, experimenting and tinkering with whatever I could find.
Sometimes everything is going just fine, but my curiosity always wins out in the end.
Sometimes everything is going just fine, but my curiosity always wins out in the end.
January 10, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I consider it a personal victory that I made it six months once before I couldn't help myself and charged into the room(my install), arms a flailing, experimenting and tinkering with whatever I could find.
Sometimes everything is going just fine, but my curiosity always wins out in the end.
Sometimes everything is going just fine, but my curiosity always wins out in the end.
Yeah, CachyOS deprecated their preconfig for Hyprland since the WM's development updates have a tendency to break things. wiki.cachyos.org/configuratio...
Since you get a barebones vanilla install for Hyprland now, there's no choice but to build from scratch or install a preconfig.
Since you get a barebones vanilla install for Hyprland now, there's no choice but to build from scratch or install a preconfig.
Hyprland (Deprecated) Keybinds & FAQ
CachyOS Hyprland keybinds & FAQ
wiki.cachyos.org
January 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Yeah, CachyOS deprecated their preconfig for Hyprland since the WM's development updates have a tendency to break things. wiki.cachyos.org/configuratio...
Since you get a barebones vanilla install for Hyprland now, there's no choice but to build from scratch or install a preconfig.
Since you get a barebones vanilla install for Hyprland now, there's no choice but to build from scratch or install a preconfig.
I've gotta respect the decision to shoot right to the most hardcore option, even if it was a short lived experience.
January 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I've gotta respect the decision to shoot right to the most hardcore option, even if it was a short lived experience.
Solution in this thread is likely what you're looking for:
discuss.cachyos.org/t/polkit-aut...
discuss.cachyos.org/t/polkit-aut...
Polkit Authentication Issue with COSMIC Desktop Environment
Worked for me
discuss.cachyos.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Solution in this thread is likely what you're looking for:
discuss.cachyos.org/t/polkit-aut...
discuss.cachyos.org/t/polkit-aut...
Use proton-cachyos-slr with Steam. Use proton-cachyos outside of Steam(Lutris, Heroic, etc).
These two packages are labeled differently inside Steam's compatibility settings.
proton-cachyos-slr = proton-cachyos (steam linux runtime)
proton-cachyos = proton-cachyos (native)
These two packages are labeled differently inside Steam's compatibility settings.
proton-cachyos-slr = proton-cachyos (steam linux runtime)
proton-cachyos = proton-cachyos (native)
January 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Use proton-cachyos-slr with Steam. Use proton-cachyos outside of Steam(Lutris, Heroic, etc).
These two packages are labeled differently inside Steam's compatibility settings.
proton-cachyos-slr = proton-cachyos (steam linux runtime)
proton-cachyos = proton-cachyos (native)
These two packages are labeled differently inside Steam's compatibility settings.
proton-cachyos-slr = proton-cachyos (steam linux runtime)
proton-cachyos = proton-cachyos (native)
You're very welcome. I hope your efforts are rewarded!
December 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You're very welcome. I hope your efforts are rewarded!
1. wiki.cachyos.org/installation...
2. wiki.cachyos.org/configuratio...
3. Yes, there is a Linux driver for reading NTFS drive partitions, which is what I assume you're using since you're on Windows.
The wiki is very informative for learning about what you're potentially getting into!
2. wiki.cachyos.org/configuratio...
3. Yes, there is a Linux driver for reading NTFS drive partitions, which is what I assume you're using since you're on Windows.
The wiki is very informative for learning about what you're potentially getting into!
December 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
1. wiki.cachyos.org/installation...
2. wiki.cachyos.org/configuratio...
3. Yes, there is a Linux driver for reading NTFS drive partitions, which is what I assume you're using since you're on Windows.
The wiki is very informative for learning about what you're potentially getting into!
2. wiki.cachyos.org/configuratio...
3. Yes, there is a Linux driver for reading NTFS drive partitions, which is what I assume you're using since you're on Windows.
The wiki is very informative for learning about what you're potentially getting into!
Probably not beyond that it's working fine. The liveusb for cachyos(and likely other arch based installs) is pretty bare bones and meant primarily for system repair and installation rather than being representative of the distro itself.
Might as well dive in and see what temperature the water is!
Might as well dive in and see what temperature the water is!
December 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Probably not beyond that it's working fine. The liveusb for cachyos(and likely other arch based installs) is pretty bare bones and meant primarily for system repair and installation rather than being representative of the distro itself.
Might as well dive in and see what temperature the water is!
Might as well dive in and see what temperature the water is!
As for tiling window managers like hyprland, they aren't something that I'd suggest to people that don't have the time to learn them thorougly.
There are easy setup scripts that can start you off in a good place but they're still complex and you might have trouble fixing any issues that occur.
There are easy setup scripts that can start you off in a good place but they're still complex and you might have trouble fixing any issues that occur.
December 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
As for tiling window managers like hyprland, they aren't something that I'd suggest to people that don't have the time to learn them thorougly.
There are easy setup scripts that can start you off in a good place but they're still complex and you might have trouble fixing any issues that occur.
There are easy setup scripts that can start you off in a good place but they're still complex and you might have trouble fixing any issues that occur.
I'm pretty sure it's a reference to car mod/racing culture where making aftermarket modifications, for either performance or purely cosmetic, to your car is called "ricing" because street racing culture originated in East Asia.
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I'm pretty sure it's a reference to car mod/racing culture where making aftermarket modifications, for either performance or purely cosmetic, to your car is called "ricing" because street racing culture originated in East Asia.
Wherever you got your information... I'd run in the opposite direction and burn the bridge behind you, never to be listened to again.
CachyOS's automated hardware detection is and has been one of its most important features.
wiki.cachyos.org/features/chw...
CachyOS's automated hardware detection is and has been one of its most important features.
wiki.cachyos.org/features/chw...
Managing Hardware with chwd
Hardware Detection and Configuration for CachyOS
wiki.cachyos.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Wherever you got your information... I'd run in the opposite direction and burn the bridge behind you, never to be listened to again.
CachyOS's automated hardware detection is and has been one of its most important features.
wiki.cachyos.org/features/chw...
CachyOS's automated hardware detection is and has been one of its most important features.
wiki.cachyos.org/features/chw...
I hope you do as well. These days Arch is a great place to cut your teeth and get your learn on in a hurry.
December 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I hope you do as well. These days Arch is a great place to cut your teeth and get your learn on in a hurry.
Librewolf is a privacy fork of Firefox that comes with all of the annoyances turned off by design. Is also in the CachyOS native repositories for easy installation.
The clearing all cookies unless whitelisted feature trips some up, but it can be reverted to normal Firefox behavior if you wish it.
The clearing all cookies unless whitelisted feature trips some up, but it can be reverted to normal Firefox behavior if you wish it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Librewolf is a privacy fork of Firefox that comes with all of the annoyances turned off by design. Is also in the CachyOS native repositories for easy installation.
The clearing all cookies unless whitelisted feature trips some up, but it can be reverted to normal Firefox behavior if you wish it.
The clearing all cookies unless whitelisted feature trips some up, but it can be reverted to normal Firefox behavior if you wish it.
For what it's worth, I don't use Plasma either. I'm on Hyprland but I do use sddm as my display manager.
So you're right there was probably a different important update that made it safe. But I did update around when I first replied to you and all is well.
No harm in waiting a couple days either!
So you're right there was probably a different important update that made it safe. But I did update around when I first replied to you and all is well.
No harm in waiting a couple days either!
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
For what it's worth, I don't use Plasma either. I'm on Hyprland but I do use sddm as my display manager.
So you're right there was probably a different important update that made it safe. But I did update around when I first replied to you and all is well.
No harm in waiting a couple days either!
So you're right there was probably a different important update that made it safe. But I did update around when I first replied to you and all is well.
No harm in waiting a couple days either!
Just a follow-up. The necessary package for the QT update to work correctly is "plasma-workspace-6.5.3-2" and it was updated about a half hour afterward, so everything should work fine now.
discuss.cachyos.org/t/qt6-upgrad...
discuss.cachyos.org/t/qt6-upgrad...
Qt6 upgrade to 6.10.1 breaks SDDM, Plasma. Delay upgrading until plasma-workspace-6.5.3-2
Err .. not so much? .. That ‘dependency cycle’ really was simply one package being installed before the other though it expects the other way around. Both get installed. It is only a notice. As per ...
discuss.cachyos.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Just a follow-up. The necessary package for the QT update to work correctly is "plasma-workspace-6.5.3-2" and it was updated about a half hour afterward, so everything should work fine now.
discuss.cachyos.org/t/qt6-upgrad...
discuss.cachyos.org/t/qt6-upgrad...
Depends on who you're talking to! I'd say you're safe if you reeeaaally wanted to.
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Depends on who you're talking to! I'd say you're safe if you reeeaaally wanted to.
Arch Linux distros and Discover don't mix well.
Discover uses a different backend called packagekit to build packages that causes problems when combined with pacman packages which form the foundation of the system.
Discover can safely be used to manage Flatpaks and Snaps though.
Discover uses a different backend called packagekit to build packages that causes problems when combined with pacman packages which form the foundation of the system.
Discover can safely be used to manage Flatpaks and Snaps though.
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Arch Linux distros and Discover don't mix well.
Discover uses a different backend called packagekit to build packages that causes problems when combined with pacman packages which form the foundation of the system.
Discover can safely be used to manage Flatpaks and Snaps though.
Discover uses a different backend called packagekit to build packages that causes problems when combined with pacman packages which form the foundation of the system.
Discover can safely be used to manage Flatpaks and Snaps though.
By design, CachyOS Hello's app installer is quite limited in what you can install through it, but Octopi is a full graphical package manager that also comes preinstalled.
I wouldn't discourage anyone from learning to use the terminal, but Octopi should do nicely for those that want to avoid it.
I wouldn't discourage anyone from learning to use the terminal, but Octopi should do nicely for those that want to avoid it.
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
By design, CachyOS Hello's app installer is quite limited in what you can install through it, but Octopi is a full graphical package manager that also comes preinstalled.
I wouldn't discourage anyone from learning to use the terminal, but Octopi should do nicely for those that want to avoid it.
I wouldn't discourage anyone from learning to use the terminal, but Octopi should do nicely for those that want to avoid it.
That's Manjaro, not Arch Linux/CachyOS. The necessary library is available in the "extra" repository and this is why I found it strange that it wouldn't be installed for you alongside the AUR package. I tried it out and it worked fine for me.
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
That's Manjaro, not Arch Linux/CachyOS. The necessary library is available in the "extra" repository and this is why I found it strange that it wouldn't be installed for you alongside the AUR package. I tried it out and it worked fine for me.
Strange, it should just install the required dependency with it. You could system update and try again. Either just "paru" or "sudo pacman -Syu" will accomplish that.
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Strange, it should just install the required dependency with it. You could system update and try again. Either just "paru" or "sudo pacman -Syu" will accomplish that.