I’ve been test driving Cachy for about a month and it’s so smooth and cozy I am — much to my own surprise — not missing Fedora. I still avoid AUR as much as possible, though. This may be the first time in nearly a decade where I’ve felt completely comfortable with a distro other than Fedora.

I would absolutely not recommend it to a new Linux user, though. It’s still more hands-on than Fedora or Bazzite, but I appreciate that. I also appreciate the automation tools that will set up entire use-cases for you.

Cozy is definitely the right word. Like a warm blanket and a rum-spiked hot cocoa on a cold day.