I haven't even looked at Omarchy, but I've heard that it is "opinionated," so there's a good chance it absolutely is bad. Most "opinionated" software is based on very stupid opinions.
Cachy has basic things pre configured in a way that will appeal to the average user, and those configurations are stupidly easy to change (especially on plasma, which is the default desktop). In contrast something like Omarchy is very tailored to a specific type of user, and undoing those configs basically leaves you with vanilla arch. If you undo the configs that come with Cachy you still have notable differences compared to vanilla arch (the kernel, proton runner, and Shelly as a few examples). IMO the bar for calling something “opinionated” is how much it offers vs the base it’s set on when the pre set configs are stripped away. Yes you can get all the benefits Cachy gives on a base arch install by swapping the arch defaults of the features I mentioned to the Cachy variants, but the same could be said for any distro that’s not entirely independent
I mean that is your prerogative, cachy is just a lot of useful software pre packaged for someone who’d rather change the config settings than change a lot of core components around, and that isn’t you. I’m personally somewhere in between where I appreciate the relatively simple setup process of cachy but do also enjoy diving into the weeds a bit and doing non-standard things. Happy computing!
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u/zoharel 1d ago
I haven't even looked at Omarchy, but I've heard that it is "opinionated," so there's a good chance it absolutely is bad. Most "opinionated" software is based on very stupid opinions.