I’d like to hear people’s journeys and motivations from people who switched over the last few months, and if there were particular challenges that were faced.

  • DireTech@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    14 hours ago

    Swapped to CachyOS

    Pros:

    • Super easy OS install
    • Good tool for installing steam
    • Most games play fine but knew this already from my steam deck

    Cons:

    • Struggled to find how to setup services like Jellfin, SABnzbd, etc. Not as simple as just installing them on windows, but not bad once I figured out how services work.
    • Heavily modded games like Total War Warhammer 3 were a pain since the modding tools are designed for Windows. Got them working, but stability was worse.
    • No Virtual Desktop for my Quest 3. I’ve heard I can get VR working on it, but only for games.
    • Getting write access on my existing NTFS drive was a pain. Read access worked, by I had to change ownership from root on all files to allow changes.
    • Evotech@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 hours ago

      Services like the arr stack is easier to manage with docker compose or equivalent i think

      • DireTech@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        What’s the better option though? I assumed a native service was superior since I found arch specific versions.

        • Evotech@lemmy.world
          1·
          3 hours ago

          To each their own I guess. Containers have a lot of benefits like sandboxed security and portability

          That’s not to say that native doesn’t have benefits, simpler networking and easier to manage if you aren’t used to containers

          Then again, it’s a good way to learn something new