Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Installation and review of the CachyOS Linux distribution. Should you choose this popular, Arch-Linux based distro over Linux Mint, Ubuntu or Zorin OS?

You can download CachyOS, and access its excellent documentation, at: cachyos.org

In particular, you can learn more about the custom CachyOS Linux kernel here: wiki.cachyos.org/features/kernel

And the CachyOS Hardware Detection tool here: wiki.cachyos.org/features/chwd/chwd

If you enjoy this video, you may also be interested in these ExplainingComputers episodes:

Manjaro review: youtube.com/watch?v=sHbAxTxfRow

Choosing Your First Linux Distro: youtube.com/watch?v=e2wB9r1SYrY

And you can find all of my Linux distro reviews and guides here: explainingcomputers.com/linux_videos.html

More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers

And more videos on film and other making, plus retro tech, can be found on my Christopher Barnatt channel: youtube.com/@ChristopherBarnatt

Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
00:36 Getting CachyOS
04:54 Installation
11:57 The CachyOS Experience
18:56 The Rolling Question
23:14 Wrap

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