r/voidlinux • u/Odd_Relationship_618 • 9d ago

How can i use Cachy kernel 7.2 on void ?

I tried install newest cachy kernel on void.

i cloned void-packages.

and cloned cachy's patches for kernel.

But i always gets error.

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u/apex6666 9d ago edited 8d ago

I don’t think so, Cachy kernel is a modified Arch kernel, so I think it’d only work on arch distributions
Apparently the kernel DOES work on non-arch distros, my bad, must be a dependency thing I guess?

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u/matthewpepperl 9d ago

It can work on other distros as well such as the copr repo on fedora

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u/Tricky-Engineer-9755 9d ago

Works on Gentoo....

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u/Odd_Relationship_618 9d ago

but its just a patch.

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u/apex6666 9d ago

I understand, but it’s a patch of the Arch kernel, not just a generic Linux kernel, meaning its modifications are specifically for Cachy/Arch, so it wouldn’t work on a non arch distro

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u/scmutalisk 9d ago

whats wrong with using default void kernel?

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u/jollytwosome 9d ago

I don't think anyone is saying there is something wrong with the Void kernel. Some people, myself included, just like to tinker.

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u/Simple_Hamster_4096 8d ago

KISS is a dying way. Almost no one subscribes to this raison d'être anymore... well, almost no one...

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u/SeanBlader 7d ago

A significant number of CachyOS packages are compiled for specific CPU architectures giving them access to higher order instruction sets, and making those components 5 to 15% faster.

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u/This-Consequence-957 8d ago

Maybe it needs systemd?

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u/Original_Two9716 9d ago

Don't patch kernels. This is 2026.