[lproven]

> Maybe because I'm using it on a 'gaming-distro'

Bazzite or something?

So, no Snapper. So, no background OS component writing to the root volume.

So, you are not affected by the problem I describe and have documented at length.

As a result you think I am lying.

Seems to me you're unable to follow a chain of reasoning.

[LargoLasskhyfv]

Err, no. CachyOS. Initially with snapper, and it's still installed, but any automagicals disabled. As are the pacman hooks using it. Because I have no real need for them, and the potential hassle they can cause(If you do letting them run into oblivion). Btrfs has other, very convenient qualites.

My reasoning is you can perfectly use it, while having the ability to do manual snapshots, if you think you must, which I don't, because I(usually) know what and how to do. But not like you did use it.

[lproven]

Fair enough.

I tried it, twice.

2024...

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/23/cachyos_arch_linux/

2025...

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/cachyos_distrowatch/

It's fine but it does nothing I especially want or need. Alpine is faster, for instance.

[LargoLasskhyfv]

I like it because I know my ways around Arch, which I've used for a long time in the past. I liked Alpine less, whenever I've tried it, which last time was about two years ago. When I got 'new' hardware, and wondered if I just should go on like before, or look at what has happened elsewhere, broaden ones horizons, so to speak.

Being fast is no problem when running from and IN RAM, which it can do. But so is Antix, which turns Debian into a screaming pig on fire. In the end, it felt like it had too many annoying 'guardrails'(Distro conventions, expectations) while having much less ready-made stuff to offer than Debian.

With 32GB RAM, boosted even further by ZRAM layered on top of all of it, it's not that important anymore. Especially when using https://github.com/graysky2/profile-sync-daemon which puts the "OS-within-the-OS" (any relevant browser) into RAM too, or rather it's profile, which speeds things up really good, while at the same time lessening the load on your SSD, and I/O in general.

Rock solid and stable, like the rest of the system too. In spite of being called 'Gamer distro'. (On my hardware and config, nerdy naysayers don't need apply, kthxbai)

Kasheex!

[LargoLasskhyfv]

Addendum: I've reskimmed the two articles you linked, and can only think of you were holding it wrong :-) Several points, one I think I've already written about to you.

That trying out distros in whichever VM is almost useless for evaluating performance, because fucking VM! Also the used drivers are different. The only thing they are useful for may be testing the general installation process in advance, to see if anything wanted is missing, the defaults, if they are changeable to ones own preferences, or whatever.

The perceived slowness of the installer on bare metal. Again: Waddya talkin' äbbout?!

It all went by in a whoosh, and then it was ready to use. Maybe that W520 is crappy somehow? My install was on a machine from the same company, but different model.

M910q tiny with Kaby Lake Core i5-7500t, 32GB. Whoosh! Zoom! Motion blur!1!!

Needed internet connection, metered?!

I have flat rated and unlimited redundant fibre into my homes.

Who cares about Distrowatch? That is not a reliable indicator of popularity, because it can easily be manipulated.

Where was I? Uh... never mind...

[lproven]

Question. You may be too young, but did you ever try BeOS?

[LargoLasskhyfv]

I already told you once. I'm a sweet summer child, born in 1969.

And yes, I did. But was useless due to lack of apps, and me already spoiled by the BSDs, which I've 'riced' hard, long before that became a meme by way of Gentoo.

Same applies to Haiku.