I tried it recently and had so many issues with it like apps not indexing in the “open with” file menu, and flatpak apps not interfacing with any system functionality.

  • owenfromcanada ( owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca ) 
    16·
    9 months ago

    As far as Arch-based distros go, CachyOS has a lot of helper tools included, and a lot of GUI programs. That’s probably why people consider it beginner-friendly.

    I wouldn’t really consider CachyOS as a beginner distro. It’s probably the most accessible for anyone looking for something highly optimized, but there are plenty of others that are easier to set up and use.

    Been daily driving Cachy for a couple years now, and I love it. It’s not for everyone, though.

  • Señor Mono ( SrMono@feddit.org ) 
    8·
    9 months ago

    I recommend it for gamers. It has many convenient features for them.

    Otherwise I prefer Debian/Ubuntu-based distros that are - in my perception- much more user friendly. LinuxMint is my goto recommendation.

    • OwOarchist ( OwOarchist@pawb.social ) BannedBannedEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Honestly, I think Kubuntu is slept on as a beginner’s distro.

      Yes, Ubuntu has its issues … but those sorts of issues are really not going to affect a newbie much. And it’s stable, easy to use, KDE defaults will be pretty familiar-feeling for Windows refugees, and it should be relatively easy to find help – 90% of the time, if you just type “how do I _____ in Linux?” into Google Duck Duck Go, the results you find will be perfectly applicable to Ubuntu. Want to install 3rd party software that’s not in their repos? In pretty much any software that offers a Linux version, the Ubuntu-compatible install method is the first one they list.

      (Oh, and the installer is literally one click if you just let it do everything in automatic mode. No keyboard needed. The install image boots into a full GUI installer with mouse support, and if you want, all you have to do is click ‘automatic install’ and wait. Once it’s done and reboots, you’re in your new OS.)

      Once you become an advanced enough user that you get annoyed by Snap packages or feel like you need more cutting-edge package updates … well, then you should also be advanced enough to do your own distro-hopping.

  • zipfile ( zipfile@lemmy.ml ) 
    5·
    9 months ago

    I’ve always been very confused why fedora isn’t the go to distro…I mean I do understand why Ubuntu is so popular to newcomers but I’ve never understood why fedora always goes unmentioned

    It’s by far been my easiest out of the box experience for regular desktop use

    • mub ( mub@lemmy.ml ) 
      3·
      9 months ago

      Bingo! Arch with an easy installation and core tweaks almost any user needs. Then you install just the apps you want.

      That said I believe CachyOS has some out of box apps that make sense for the gaming oriented user base it is usually aimed at. Not sure the performance difference is worth the hassle beyond some very specific use cases.

  • BJW ( Epp@lemmus.org ) English
    4·
    9 months ago

    I installed it on my Lenovo Legion Go, as a recommendation from Google Gemini after the fallout from Bazzite. It has gone well overall, with only a handful of issues (controllers not detected, SD card mounted as an SSD, screen not always turning on, Bluetooth headset connecting at low quality, WiFi dropping signal) that were all solved with a few minutes of querying AI and running the recommended commands in Konsole. Without AI, though, I’d have been lost.

  • limbones ( limbones@lemmy.wtf ) 
    3·
    9 months ago

    Because it is the only distro I tried so far that works 90% smoothly for a MacBook with T2 chip. Wifi doesnt work yet… but with fedora, ubuntu, mint, pear and debian I had no wifi, keyboard or trackpad.

  • Telorand ( Telorand@reddthat.com ) 
    3·
    9 months ago

    Which DE? CachyOS has several options. The “Open With” menu option works great for me, but I’m running Gnome on CachyOS.

    Flatpak doesn’t always work correctly, because you may need to explicitly allow the app container to access certain system services and paths. You can usually do this easily in a program like Flatseal. Most apps should work correctly, however.

  • Samsy ( Samsy@lemmy.ml ) 
    2·
    9 months ago

    How to define a beginner? A kid, new to computers or someone who was able to install a local win11-user and now switches to Linux or maybe a bankruptcy mac-user?