CachyOS ranked 2nd on Distrowatch.com, for page hits

[ssfc72]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXWJAdKy_sY

So for the past number of years, on Distrowatch, the top 2 Distros for page hits have been Mint and MX Linux, in that order.

Now for the last few months the CachyOS Distro has come out from nowhere, to place 2nd in the list.
I have never even seen CachyOS anywhere in the listing, before this.

Apparently it is based on the Arch distro.

So here is a link to a comparison of CachyOS to Mint.

[buster]

Remember that the Distrowatch list is not a guide to the number of users, but the number of people looking up information on the distro. I never click Mint on the list, and I suspect Mike doesn't click Ubuntu on that list. I do poke about sometime when I see something new that looks interesting. Arch doesn't interest me, or something based on Arch.

[fox]

I'm with Buster on the use of DistroWatch for checking out distros. I wouldn't go to DistroWatch to access any distros I already use; I would go right to their site. As for Cachy, I hadn't heard of it either until it was reviewed by DistroWatch. I like reading about them, but I don't bother trying any new ones anymore, unless there is something particularly aesthetically pleasing about them.

[Jason]

Remember that the Distrowatch list is not a guide to the number of users, but the number of people looking up information on the distro. I never click Mint on the list, and I suspect Mike doesn't click Ubuntu on that list. I do poke about sometime when I see something new that looks interesting. Arch doesn't interest me, or something based on Arch.

I remember telling you that years ago, Buster, when you used to talk about their rankings all the time. Well done, young Padawan.

[Jason]

Intriguing. It explains the distro name, too. Initially, I read it as CaTchy Linux, which would be an outstanding name for a distro! If I were investigating gaming on Linux, its performance refinements could be beneficial.

I would recommend anyone watching the video speed it up. His speaking style is sluggish. But that could be my ADHD surfacing.

Thanks for sharing, Bill.

[ssfc72]

The Distrowatch website is my daily goto to get the latest info on Linux Distros.

I know the page hit Rankings are not directly a list of the most used Distros but it still gives a very good indication, since The big boys, Mint, Ubuntu etc, are all at the top of the list.