For me, at least. Finally moved my desktop off Windows 10 and on to CachyOS. Things just… work. Finding applications to install via AUR is easy, gaming is great. The only thing I’m missing is Fusion360 but I didn’t use it too much to begin with. Happy to be Microsoft-free. Several friends have switched off of Windows as well which is great to see. I’ve really been enjoying Arch (btw) I have CachyOS on my laptop and also in a VM which is nice to have the same desktop experience on all my devices. Looking forward to the road ahead!
Thats great to here. Ive been using cachyos for a few weeks now and its been great so far as well, the aur is just amazing.
Go back 20 years. See how many times this prediction has been made 🤣🤣
The only shift now is Microsoft shitting the bed so hard that people don’t want to deal with them. The difference this time is the MacBook Neo.
People would gladly pay Apple $600 for a working machine WITH support and stores everywhere to get help if they have hardware issues. It’s the new iPhone business model. They’ll be taking more desktop market share than people even imagine on the price point alone.
Its different this time. And you know it.
Go back to the post and read the first sentence.
2026 is the year of Linux on OP’s desktop.
Also, I’m not going into Apple’s walled garden.
Linux already got good a few years ago. Once most of the software just worked in wine that was the point where Linux adoption started to grow
Linux has been the most prolific OS on devices for 25 years, friend.
Did the post say it’s the year of the linux device?
I do not think there will be a year of the Linux Desktop. Linux usage will slowly climb up over time. At some point people will realize that Linux is the dominant desktop system. But it won’t be a discrete point in time.
Sure, sure. But its definitely going to be this year.
Good for you. Unfortunately the year of the Linux desktop will come no earlier than 2050.
Congratz on liberating your computer and yourself.
Just a little advice on using the AUR: It is an user driven repository of software, meaning anyone can upload stuff to it. Usually you are adviced to read the AUR script before installing it (most don’t, especially newcomers). So you should be very careful and only install from trusted AUR scripts. Maybe install from Flatpak instead from AUR if you can, but that depends on many factors.
The AUR really does make Arch-based distros feel complete compared to other options. That massive package ecosystem covers most needs without hunting around random websites, though occasional build failures still happen. Have you tried any of the AUR helpers to manage updates and orphan packages?
I’ve been using yay and cachy-update, which seem to handle basic package management well for me so far. Do you have a favorite?
Try this! Fusion360 for Linux - project by Cryinkfly. I’ve seen it work for some people but I havent gotten it to work well for me.
That’s excellent - I’ll be using this to help bridge my gap over to FreeCAD
I put Linux Mint on a laptop last year that was running Windows 10 (dual boot) as MS said they were no longer supporting or providing security updates for Windows 10. Mint has worked well (although it does seem to want updates every day). I opened up Windows last week and MS said that they would actually continue to provide security updates for Windows 10 if I logged on with a MS account - so I guess they are actually noticing the migration away from their OS.
Mint has worked well (
althoughbecause itdoes seem to wantgets updates every day).FTFY. It’s how you keep your machine secure.
so I guess they are actually noticing the migration away from their OS
Not really. It’s only for another year and then they’ll pull the plug (but they’ve now got you hooked on a Microsoft account). If things work for you on Linux: kill that Win10 partition for good and add it to your storage.
Thanks for the update fix! - I didn’t sign in to MS - as I only use it very occasionally - a program on an old usb drive only reliably works on Windows 10 (and not 11)
