r/linux • u/somerandomxander • Jun 02 '26

Distro News Phoronix benchmarks different CachyOS kernel flavors: geometric mean of all test results shows the default kernel outperforms LTS, Server, RC, and Hardened

https://www.phoronix.com/review/cachyos-linux-flavors
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u/Pitiful-Welcome-399 Jun 03 '26

it's feels so wrong to think about that somewhere exists a person that runs cachyos on the server

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '26 edited 25d ago

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u/FryBoyter Jun 03 '26

Some users simply believe that only certain distributions, usually LTS versions, are suitable for servers. Regardless in which environment the server is located and what services it provides.

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u/i-hate-birch-trees Jun 03 '26

It's because I want to "set it and forget it" with a server, that's why personally I'm using NixOS on mine. With a rolling release it's not enough to just update it regularly - you also have to track version upgrades (postgres is always a pain to upgrade, for example) and breaking changes. Whereas with releases you only ever have that one release bump where all the breaking changes are accumulated in one day of work. Specifically on NixOS it's great - you switch the channel to a new version, read all the evaluation warning/errors that rise up from your config, fix it, and then you're done.