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Would it be possible to "downgrade" a CachyOS machine to Arch with some CachyOS packages installed but stay off their development channel? (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev
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I have a CachyOS computer at home and I really enjoy it, but I'm worried by the trend of Ubuntu and Fedora adding AI recently. I've seen the admins on the Forum admit that they DO NOT oppose AI. I'm a bit worried about the future and I think I would like to learn about options for switching to Arch.

If it's more trouble than it's worth then I acknowledge it would be preeeetttyyy eaaasy to just install Arch on a cleared off drive and move all my work over, I basically did exactly that when I left Windows, but the downside is I'm not sure how hard it will be to recreate my workflow without some of the CachyOS packages.

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[–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

It looks like there is a way to do the opposite at least. Which means it is possible to do this. The same process should work but it is a significant change. Backups would be key for such a monumental change. I would prepare things for a reinstall as well just in case things go wrong.

I’ve seen the admins on the Forum admit that they DO NOT oppose AI.

If that is the bar you have set I have some bad news for you. You will not likely find many projects where everyone involved completely opposes AI. Even Linus himself has used it and thinks it can be useful for some usecases. Are you going to abandon the Linux kernel as well? Or arbitrary apply your values to different projects?

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