As I had zero plans on moving to Windows 11, I was looking into which distros are popular nowadays …

Use a standard Linux distro like Kubuntu if you like KDE (Windows like) or Ubuntu if you like Gnome like and stay away from those ultra customized, time bomb distros and you will be fine. That's assuming your desired is sincere.

> So I wanted to get 7zip but there was no linux version You didn't need 7zip, you can extract compressed tars natively. In fact, IntelliJ's docs tell you exactly what command to run. https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/installation-guide.html#... sudo tar -xzf idea-*.tar.gz -C /opt

>So I wanted to get 7zip but there was no linux version. Maybe Cachy don't have 7z, I don't know. But Arch (its base) has it: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/7-Zip , and I never had any trouble opening 7zips in any Linux either from console or any graphical tool.

Thanks for your review of five minutes of using Linux after 30 years of Windows use. Enjoy Windows 11.

You seem to have missed a couple of things that have caused you a bit of a headache here, I'm hoping I can encourage you to try again with a little bit of info. I've been using Linux for as long as it has existed, I'm also a backend-dev that works on a Linux machine and targets Linux-based platforms for deployment, even my kids use Linux. Windows went downhill for me after about Windows 2000 and Linux has only gotten better. > yet it still is not there in usability I want to wholeheartedly disagree with you. Nothing comes close to Linux in terms of usability for me, but a lot of it is about what you're used to, I've used Window's, I've used Mac, Mac I could live with, but I'll never intentionally use Windows again. > To be specific what irked me today when I tested them was installing new programs. On Cachy, I wanted to test jetbrains IDE Ok, let's begin; this one is partly JetBrains' fa…

Linux Mint or Ubuntu cinnamon Desktop is less specialized, and has a GUI very similar to legacy Windows. https://ubuntucinnamon.org/ (recommended for new players) https://linuxmint.com/ (recommended for students) Ubuntu Desktop 24 LTS: Kernel 6.0.8 will work on older GPU/Laptop hardware, but OS will be deprecated in 2029 Ubuntu Desktop 26 LTS will be out in a few months: Will be supported till 2038, but note old GPU drivers may not work on more modern Linux Kernels above >6.0.15 The normal Ubuntu Desktop requires a few days to make it usable, and a lot of customization to make it enjoyable. However, network printer and webcam access is usually trivial to install. google equipment installs before you buy... ymmv Dual boot from two SSD if you need to work on the machine. You will swear less when (not if) you break something, and not everything windows works in Wine or kvm. =3

> So I wanted to get 7zip but there was no linux version. Of course 7zip has a Linux version. I'm pretty sure it went a long time exclusively on Linux without having a Windows version. I'm also pretty sure your problem is that you were looking for a 7zip GUI because I don't even remember installing 7zip the last time I installed. Stop using weird distros and just install Mint or something basic. If you're not a power user and you don't want to be doing power user things, don't pose as one. Mint and Ubuntu are made for handholding people who are afraid to type, and will give you tools to avoid having to do it. Or, instead, you can realize that if you learned how to use the commandline in Linux 25 years ago, the skills you learned would still be useful. If you learned unix on a mainframe, you could still figure out what to do. It's not a wasted investment, like all of the time I wasted get…

I really don't want to be "RTFM" but and (mostly) apologize for the tone here, but I don't want this FUD to go without criticism. 1. There are actually TWO GUI package installers in Cachy. a. Cachy Package Manager (the one that you get from Hello) b. Octopi (as shown from their install instructions at their wiki, pasted below). https://wiki.cachyos.org/configuration/post_install_setup/ "Octopi is a graphical package manager for Arch-based distributions that provides a convenient way to manage packages and updates. To update your system with Octopi, follow these steps: Launch Octopi from the application menu. In the main window, click on the Check updates button (Top left), now next to it System upgrade. Octopi will now check for available updates and prompt you to either install them on Octopi itself or in a terminal. To proceed with the update, click the Apply button. Octopi will…