Summary
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CachyOS makes Wayland the default on the live ISO and installer, moving away from X11 as the default.
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Installer uses Plasma Login Manager, skips Xorg deps for Wayland installs, and includes stable+LTS kernels.
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New installer performs early architecture check to save downloads and makes Limine the default bootloader.
In just a few months, we’ve seen a few Linux dev teams go for a Wayland-first approach. Most of them are scrapping X11 altogether, such as the Budgie desktop environment and GNOME 50. And while there’s nothing stopping people from installing X11 manually, it does feel like the FOSS community is moving away from it as a default.
Now, CachyOS is the latest operating system to put Wayland first. While it doesn’t seem like the team is wholly canning X11 just yet, the new ISO will put Wayland at the forefront of the setup process.Plus, there’s a shiny new installer, too
CachyOS begins its move to put Wayland first and foremost
But it doesn’t feel like it’s abandoning X11 entirely
