CachyOS

Bootloader

I tried using ReFind but it wasn't working, so I selected Grub

Partitioning and File Systems

Your choices for partitioning and file systems may (and probably should) be different. This is just how I set up my system.

Drive	File System	Mount Point	Note
HDD1	XFS	/mnt/data1	These are my data drives/hdds
HDD{2..4}	XFS	/mnt/data{2..4}	Using mergerfs to mount them and snapraid for parity
HDD5	XFS	/mnt/snap1	The snapraid parity drive
SSD1 Part 1	FAT32	/boot/efi	Boot efi partition, use boot and esp flags
SSD1 Part 2	EXT4	/home	Home partition
SSD1 Part 3	BTRFS	/, /root, ...	Root partition, created by CachyOS
SSD2	XFS	/mnt/ssd2	Other SSD for games

Recommended Steps

Read these pages from the CachyOS guide and apply the modifications or install the apps you need.

• Configure WiFi Regulatory Domain (1)
• Update and use tldr
• Setup AppImages (2)
• Follow the guide for optimizing/setting up some gaming stuff | Gaming with CachyOS Guide
• Install CachyOS gaming packages (google it if you want to select what to install)
  

  sudo pacman -S cachyos-gaming-meta cachyos-gaming-applications
  

• Setup umu-launcher in Lutris
• Add game-performance to Lutris
• Increate maximum shader cache size
• Install OBS Studio from CachyOS and VKCapture
  

  sudo pacman -S obs-studio-browser # (3)!
  paru obs-vkcapture-git # (4)!
  

1. Might unlock some extra wifi bands
2. Install appimagelauncher to have a GUI for installing AppImages
3. https://wiki.cachyos.org/configuration/general_system_tweaks/#obs-studio
4. https://github.com/nowrep/obs-vkcapture