https://rakuos.org/forum https://rakuos.org/forum/topic/the-soon-to-beperfect-distro-doesnt-exi https://rakuos.org/forum/topic/the-soon-to-beperfect-distro-doesnt-exi Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:01:27 +0000 I was daily driving CachyOS because my main activity is gaming and some light work in the browser, but as with any arch based distro there is always that fear in the back of your head that an update might break everything (granted, it's easy to rollback)....and then I found this hidden gem. You get stupid-proof stability, cachyos performance level (I'm using proton-cachyos as well) with the native Steam package and a very useful package manager that can also manage Gnome extensions (this is a killer feature). This distro literally combines the best of all worlds, immutable base with the best perfomance packed with the latest software and the ability to use dnf, I see a bright future ahead. Only problems I had so far were with the Raku software manager, it's a bit rough around the edges at the moment. For example: - I installed VLC via software manager and then I tried to uninstall it (RPM version) but even though I used the "uninstall" button the app was still available on my system and I could open it. - Another thing is that it doesn't list all of the installed RPM packages available in the "Installed" tab. - If I search for the gnome-characters (or just "characters") app in the software manager and open it, the window expands horizontally in a very long line (i'm using two monitors, main one being an ultra wide monitor 21:9) Just leaving my feedback and hope it gets fixed in the future. I'm using the Gnome version (full amd build). And again, fantastic job devs! thank you for my new daily driver, can't wait for that donate button. https://rakuos.org/forum/topic/moving-from-cachyos https://rakuos.org/forum/topic/moving-from-cachyos Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:50:22 +0000 Hi everyone, I just switched over from CachyOS, and I have a few questions about how packages are managed here. I know this distro uses the Cachy kernel, but I’m curious about the userland packages. Are the standard RPM packages also compiled with aggressive optimization flags (like -march=native, O3, or LTO/PGO) similar to what CachyOS does with its repository? What kind of performance differences or system responsiveness should I expect compared to my previous setup on CachyOS? Lastly, how often are application packages (RPMs) updated here compared to upstream? Thanks in advance for your insights! https://rakuos.org/forum/topic/rakuos-is-my-daily-driver-now https://rakuos.org/forum/topic/rakuos-is-my-daily-driver-now Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:40:09 +0000 Just switched over from Bazzite (KDE) and RakuOS is already my new daily driver. COSMIC runs incredibly smooth, looks great, and I’m already noticing noticeably better idle temperatures compared to Plasma. Thank you for your hard work! Specs: Ryzen 5 7600 | RX 9070 XT | 32GB RAM P.S. Are you taking donations anywhere? Couldn't find a link on the main page. https://rakuos.org/forum/topic/welcome-thread-introductions https://rakuos.org/forum/topic/welcome-thread-introductions Sat, 02 May 2026 12:44:53 +0000 Just wanted to say hello. I'm excited about where RakuOS is going. Having the advantages of both traditional and immutable systems is really the 'sweet spot'. Thanks for all the hard work. - Cheaha from USA, Alabama.