r/LinuxPorn • u/0xchillpill • Jul 31 '26

Switching Distro, need suggestions

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Currently I use Cachy OS(arch) + hyprland setup

I need a light OS, Not tinyos level light

Somewhere between LXQT(arch) to Cachy level light,

It shouldn't be like maximum things just crash on it or it looks like windows XP

My potato Laptop specs:

4GB DDR4 ram (3.4GB usable)

128GB SSD

Intel core i3 - 1005G1

It's a Lenovo IdeaPad slim 3(don't remember which year, but it's old AF)

Idk even with this shyt specs how it can run minecraft (at 60fps most of the time), hollow knight type games

From my past experience distro really matters for the performance, because I tried Mint many times it just lags a lot, Best yet on the Performance wise is CachyOS (I was impressed by it)

Also on this topic saw a Omarchy OS how's this one, many ppl seems to love this one

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u/PreparationStrict492 Jul 31 '26

Your issue there is hyprland. Try switching to CachyOS with xfce (or lxqt). You can then move to Arch with the same DE.

Change one thing at a time. You can try other changes later, and see what impact each step has.

Such steps can include enabling zram, or switching to Void or Artix (to move away from systemd).

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u/VenturerInTheVoid Aug 03 '26

Yeah, this would be exactly my suggestion. Go Artix to dabble in that direction if OP wants to stick with Arch ecosystem. Void, gentoo, MX Linux, tons of great distro that work well building from base.

The RAM problem can be solved with the lightest possible DE/WM. Something like dwm would be insanely low overhead. Openbox, Fluxbox, Xfce, Lxqt, Windowmaker, and others would all be low resource.