About this episode
In this episode, the hosts discuss CachyOS, its features, and performance optimizations compared to Linux Mint.
00:00 Going Linux #477 · CachyOS 01:14 Bill switches to CachyOS 01:54 Larry has not switched from Linux Mint Cinnamon 02:36 What impressed Bill about CachyOS 08:12 What is CachyOS? 08:54 Rolling release vs. fixed release 13:13 CachyOS strengths 14:32 CachyOS performance optimizations 18:44 Which processors support which performance optimizations? 22:48 The BORE scheduler 25:36 EEVDF Scheduler 27:23 CachyOS user interface and desktops 30:15 Our recommendations 33:37 CachyOS Hello app 35:58 Application picks 38:56 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 39:58 End
People in this episode
Host: Larry
Guest: Bill
Topics covered
- CachyOS
- Linux Mint
- performance optimizations
- schedulers
- user interface
- application recommendations
Keywords
- CachyOS
- Linux Mint
- performance
- schedulers
- user interface
- application picks
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: goinglinux.com
Products: CachyOS, Linux Mint Cinnamon, BORE scheduler, EEVDF Scheduler
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