Morning nusoi-swah-tech-slvttas, I've narrowed down my selection of distros to 3 that I'd want to switch to from Indiandows 11.Which one would (((you))) chose?>CachyOS (based on arch)<Arch linux^Artix Linux (doesnt have systemd)Given that I j

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Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 15:55:56 №41397 [Quote]

Morning nusoi-swah-tech-slvttas, I've narrowed down my selection of distros to 3 that I'd want to switch to from Indiandows 11.

Which one would (((you))) chose?
>CachyOS (based on arch)
<Arch linux
^Artix Linux (doesnt have systemd)

Given that I just need something that I can play vidya, browse the web, work on documents (Libreoffice) and not take 2 years to search through folders with files. I dont mind going through the hassle of setting up a VM for Brapdows specific things to work.

I'm leaning more towards CachyOS but I don't know if a specific environment is better or not for a low memory environment that isn't going to set my GPU on fire because it's not instantly configured to it.

I was thinking XFCE, if not then LXDE (X11) or LXQt for CachyOS as they seem lightweight.

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 15:59:33 №41398 [Quote]

I’d suggest CachyOS/Arch (use archinstall, don’t do it manually if you’re new), because I use Artix Linux with runit, and many programs brap because they’re hard-dependent on system’p

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:00:54 №41399 [Quote]

Do NOT use LXDE since it uses GTK2, which is outdated, and in general, LXDE had very little support and is barely customizable. I’d suggest that you use XFCE, or if you REALLY want to cut down on RAM usage, LXQt.

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:02:48 №41400 [Quote]

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/opsec
cd opsec
makepkg

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:12:30 №41402 [Quote]

>>41398
I see nuswah, i'll give archinstall a look.

>>41399
I assumed XFCE was more stable whilst still being less taxing on memory, no? I've used KDE plasma before with 16gb ram and I really couldnt notice slow performance (aside from a few hiccups here and there).

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:14:14 №41403 [Quote]

>>41402
KDE Plasma is good enough for modern pcs

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:19:42 №41404 [Quote]

>>41397 (OP)
Definitely Artix for you. Also XFCE still gets updates while LXDE and LXQt are DNBs from what I know

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:37:43 №41405 [Quote]

>>41402
LXQt consumes around 200MB idle, XFCE 400MB, KDE 800MB-1.5GB depending on how many thingamabobs you have on your screen and/or running in the background

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:40:08 №41406 [Quote]

>>41404
Artix takes effort to set up and configure to work properly, honestly systemd has raped the Linux ecosystem to the point that other inits are barely usable and I hate it.

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:41:57 №41407 [Quote]

Artix

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:41:59 №41408 [Quote]

>>41404
>>41406

Artix sounded great to get away from systemDICK but I'd prefer not to have to jump through thrembillion hoops to get shit working.

I think CachyOS with XFCE environment is my pick, I appreciate the suggestions nuswahs.

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:42:37 №41409 [Quote]

Also KDE in Artix is iffy because the login session has a systemd dependency that can be bypassed with a shim located in /run/systemd, but again it's not very reliable.

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:45:34 №41410 [Quote]

>>41408
Good luck, and I'd suggest trying out Artix sometime with your preferred init system since it sheds light on how init systems work and can honestly feel way easier to configure than systemd

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:48:14 №41411 [Quote]

Off-topic but PipeWire can be incredibly janky on Artix Linux with runit since it doesn't have a dedicated package for runit and runs as a user process unlike PipeWire on other init systems which provides packages depending on your init system

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 16:48:54 №41412 [Quote]

I'd suggest XFCE with dinit for your usecace if you're ever trying out Artix

Chud 10/08/26 (Thu) 18:38:55 №41427 [Quote]

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