CachyOS Introduces New Default GUI Package Manager, Kyber For NVMe I/O Scheduler
([Arch Linux] 5 Hours Ago
CachyOS April 2026)
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- News link: https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-April-2026
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The April 2026 ISO refresh of the Arch Linux based CachyOS is now available with a variety of refinements, new hardware support, and other polishing.
CachyOS is now making use of the app Shelly as its default GUI package manager in place of Octopi. Shelly is a " modern reimagination of the Arch Linux package manager " and further described via [1]its GitHub repository for those interested in this Arch Linux GUI package manager.
CachyOS also now supports DNS-over-HTTPS for better privacy, improved vRAM management toggle, and with CachyOS Settings the default NVMe I/O scheduler changed from none to now using the Kyber I/O scheduler for better responsiveness. The improved vRAM management toggle is leveraging [2]the work done by Valve for optimizing Linux and initially the KDE desktop for a better experience on graphics cards with limited amounts of video memory.
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This monthly CachyOS snapshot also brings various installer improvements and a variety of fixes.
Downloads and more details on this new ISO refresh for the speedy CachyOS Linux distribution via [4]CachyOS.org .
[1] https://github.com/Seafoam-Labs/Shelly-ALPM
[2] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Valve-Better-Gaming-Low-vRAM
[3] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=2026&image=cachyos_april_lrg
[4] https://cachyos.org/blog/2604-april-release/
CachyOS is now making use of the app Shelly as its default GUI package manager in place of Octopi. Shelly is a " modern reimagination of the Arch Linux package manager " and further described via [1]its GitHub repository for those interested in this Arch Linux GUI package manager.
CachyOS also now supports DNS-over-HTTPS for better privacy, improved vRAM management toggle, and with CachyOS Settings the default NVMe I/O scheduler changed from none to now using the Kyber I/O scheduler for better responsiveness. The improved vRAM management toggle is leveraging [2]the work done by Valve for optimizing Linux and initially the KDE desktop for a better experience on graphics cards with limited amounts of video memory.
[3]
This monthly CachyOS snapshot also brings various installer improvements and a variety of fixes.
Downloads and more details on this new ISO refresh for the speedy CachyOS Linux distribution via [4]CachyOS.org .
[1] https://github.com/Seafoam-Labs/Shelly-ALPM
[2] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Valve-Better-Gaming-Low-vRAM
[3] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=2026&image=cachyos_april_lrg
[4] https://cachyos.org/blog/2604-april-release/