Update on Cachy OS

I am beginning to understand how CatchyOS works. Even though, it has streamlined its applications, it still needs 10GB for the /root partition and ideally 15GB. It needs a liberal /var partition and I gave 10GB. That is if additional applicstions are intended to be installed.

It is a Rolling Release and one need not try to update after the first install which should be online.

Kernel is brand new ? 17.1.1.. plus

One Desktop at install and my favourite is GNOME and add I add Plasma later.

Both Desktops are beautiful and elegant.

It has both Graphical Installer and Octopi, the Command Line installer.

Terminal installer is the easiest.

It is all configured for you and one has to click, the application one needs and and type in the password and say OK. Easiest of all the terminals.

It has Gparted on Live KDE Session of the install image which is 3GB.

WiFi configuration is smooth.

It has several browsers and several Word Processors and Joplin (did not nut Flatpak has Joplin)..

I withdraw all my earlier adverse comments on CatchyOS.

It takes bit more RAM than Debian Gnome but it is more impressive than Debian (sorry Debian my favourite distribution).

I think all ARCH distributions Rock.

Blender which is a huge application got stuck first but with some adjustments I got it running. Problem was space. With adjustment of space and sufficiently large /var partition, I even had few GBs to spare.

CachyOS uses both /root partition and /var partition.

Instead of /tmp partition ARCH goes for /opt partition. /opt partition stay put and unlike /tmp file that can be emptied on boot up.

However, Octapi Cleaner can be used to do clean up after fresh install.

There was a big learning curve and I never read manuals.

Tral and Error is my method until I master a particular technique. I go for my expectations and if a particular application does not fufill my needs, I drop it and go for an alternative.

Linux has lot of options.

I started accidentally with BlueStar Linux which is the most beautiful KDE Desktop with plenty of applications. I had to add only AbiWord which is my favourite Word Processor. 

It has everything in one package and I love ticketing.

If you are new to ARCH, I recommend BlueStar. It gave the option to install online mode in the past but not lately which is good, if you are a newbie.

Endeavor OS is minimal but one can pad it up later.

Then I went to Endeavor and got hitched to Manjaro which is the easiest of all.

There mamy more including Reborn OS which is very flexible, Storm OS and many more which I have not tried.

ARCH Linux storms the desktop.

StormOS has become Stormjara and it is XFCE which I generally hate.

Why go for Ubuntu which is a total disappointment. I used to test each Ubuntu distribution from from Ubuntu 6.

I was never a fan of Ubuntu, once I got hooked to Debian.

Emmabantus which is coming from France is very slow to change and its GRUB is hopeless.

Zorin OS trying to emulate windows. 

I actually hate Zorin OS.