CachyOS June 2026 Release
3 days ago
- #Performance Optimization
- #Software Update
- #Linux Distribution
- CachyOS June 2026 release introduces Hyprland Noctalia desktop, DNS-over-QUIC support, and performance improvements.
- Package updates include Python extended PGO for better performance, GCC branch misprediction tuning for Intel/AMD CPUs, and pacman network isolation.
- Installer now features Hyprland Noctalia with a preview video, removed paru in favor of Shelly, and improved hardware/keyboard detection.
- CachyOS-Welcome adds DNS-over-QUIC via blocky, a troubleshooting page, terminal support, and new localizations including Azerbaijani and Greek.
- Fixes cover installer handling of keyboard layouts, pacman config, cleanup steps, and crashes in CachyOS-Welcome when cachyos-pi is missing.
- Manual updates not required; users can update with sudo pacman -Syu and download ISOs from provided mirrors for desktop and handheld editions.