My Linux Experience 2026

  How to create a CachyOS USB: Equipment   Preparation List A working computer (can be laptop or desktop, Windows, MacOS, Linux, or even Raspberry Pi¸ with some workarounds) with no restrictions A USB with a minimum of 8GB storage capacity (note that the USB will be wiped during the process, so it is recommended to move your important files to another disk) An internet connection  The target computer (can be the same one as point 1 if you are planning of switching the operating system)  Note that your system will need the following specs in order for CachyOS to run:  3GB of RAM - 8GB is recommended 30GB of storage ( S olid S tate D rive or H ard D isk D rive) - 50GB is recommended For Windows/MacOS, go to https://etcher.balena.io/  and click "Download Etcher". The page will automatically scroll down, and you will be presented with several options. Click "download" beside the option that you represents your operating system. Open the .dmg file that ...

  Week 4   Welcome to the fourth episode of the "My Linux Experience 2026" series. In this episode, I will dive into a simple customisation tutorial for KDE Linux desktops, as well as share this week's experience using Linux. This will include some new apps that I have been trying out and my honest review of them. Let's dive right in.   To start off, I am still using the same Linux distribution, the Arch-based CachyOS. I installed it for the first time four weeks ago on my brand new PC. The technical specifications are listed at the end of every post and in the " About " page.   Customising your KDE desktop  Linux is notably known for being very open to customisation in comparison to other operating systems, allowing users to make their desktops fit precisely their taste. Operating systems such as Windows and MacOS start off their users with a generic taskbar and few options to alter the look of it. Putting the desktops of two Windows users side-by-side won...

  Week 3   Welcome to the third episode of "My Linux Experience 2026" series. Today I will be telling you how this week went with the CachyOS Linux distribution, and then I will be showing you how to actually create a bootable USB to install CachyOS, for those who have been inspired to use it. Let's dive right in.    This week I have mostly been working on documents on my PC and on the internet for research. I haven't had any problems at all using Firefox. However, towards the end of the week, I was trying to configure the default mailing service app called KMail, and to be honest, I had a lot of trouble setting up IMAP for my gmail account, and at the end I didn't manage to resolve the issue (I gave up...). I ended up going with Thunderbird, which is from Mozilla, the developers of Firefox (the names have the same structure). It is working great, and I strongly recommend it to people who love free, open-source alternatives. So far I have only connected my Google...

    Week 2  So far, my PC experience with CachyOS Linux has been nearly flawless. I have played Elden Ring and achieved the frames per second cap of 60 fps constantly. I have even  launched Roblox, which is notably known for not being supported on Linux! Here is a summary of all the software that I have been using in the past week, as well as a note on a small issue that I have experienced.   Productivity  To browse the internet, I am currently utilizing the wonderful open-source Firefox browser by Mozilla. Initially I used the Google search engine, but then I finally transitioned to Ecosia (which I recommend everyone to use). I have done work using these software and I haven't had any productive problems. I am still deciding if I should I use the OpenOffice suite instead of the traditional Microsoft and Google apps. In case you don't know, OpenOffice is a free, open-source software package that contains a document editor, a drawing software, a spreadshe...

  Week 1 I had recently finished building my first PC, and it was finally time to install the operating system. At first, I thought that I would just go for Windows like most people, but when I learnt about Linux, I was doubting if I should even pay the $139 to activate Windows 11 Home. So I begun my research into finding the perfect Linux distribution to my taste. I decided to go with Nobara, a distro based on Fedora Linux. It was gaming-centred, and seemed to be very promising. I proceeding into creating a bootable USB using the Fedora Media Writer software on MacOS, which ended up being very straight-forward. Spoiler: I didn't end up going with Nobara. You see, I was having troubles with my PC trying to get a display on my monitor, and I had to wait several days for a repair to be completed. With all that time, I was starting to accumulate doubts about Nobara. While Nobara was still a very famous Linux distro, ranked top 13 on DistroWatch, I was looking for a distro with a lot o...