CachyOS January 2026 Release
5 days ago
- #Release
- #CachyOS
- #Linux
- CachyOS January 2026 release introduces significant improvements to the installer, display manager, and more.
- Installer rework includes moving bootloader selection to Calamares, architecture detection at the start, and reduced download size.
- Plasma Login Manager replaces SDDM, and the Live ISO now uses Wayland instead of X11.
- New mirror syncing status service provides visibility into mirror synchronization.
- NVIDIA module includes EnableAggressiveVblank for low-latency displays, and nouveau-fw is installed for older NVIDIA cards.
- Proton-CachyOS adds FSR4 ML Frame Generation support, d7vk module, and DualSense haptic feedback patches.
- Bug fixes include resolving installation issues on Framework laptops with Zen 5 CPUs and EFI partition size checks.
- Manual changes for existing users include migrating from SDDM to Plasma-Login-Manager.
- Download links for the latest ISO are provided, along with support options through Patreon.