--- title: CachyOS August 2026 Release Preps For Upcoming Server... description: CachyOS has released its August 2026 media refresh, laying groundwork for an upcoming Server Edition. Key changes include a rewritten CLI installer with fixes... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/cachyos-august-2026-release-preps-for-upcoming-server-edition-92vzf40cr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: CachyOS August 2026 Release Preps For Upcoming Server Edition | daily.dev og:description: CachyOS has released its August 2026 media refresh, laying groundwork for an upcoming Server Edition. Key changes include a rewritten CLI installer with fixes... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/cachyos-august-2026-release-preps-for-upcoming-server-edition-92vzf40cr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/92VzF40cr.png og:image:alt: CachyOS August 2026 Release Preps For Upcoming Server Edition og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # CachyOS August 2026 Release Preps For Upcoming Server Edition **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary CachyOS has released its August 2026 media refresh, laying groundwork for an upcoming Server Edition. Key changes include a rewritten CLI installer with fixes and improvements, a graphical installer and welcome screen update, and notable language migrations: the chwd kernel-manager back-end and Cachy Update system tray applet were rewritten from C++ to Rust, while the Shelly GUI package manager moved from C# to Zig. Additional bug fixes and gaming guide wiki updates are also included. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What language changes were made to CachyOS components in the August 2026 release? The CachyOS chwd kernel-manager back-end and the Cachy Update system tray applet were both rewritten from C++ to Rust. Separately, the Shelly default GUI package manager was migrated from C# to Zig. These changes shipped as part of the August 2026 media refresh alongside CLI installer fixes and graphical installer improvements. _Developers tracking Linux distro ecosystem shifts like these Rust and Zig migrations follow them on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [CachyOS June 2026 OS Released With More Performance Optimizations](https://daily.dev/posts/cachyos-june-2026-os-released-with-more-performance-optimizations-drilke5vn) · Phoronix · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [CachyOS Introduces New Default GUI Package Manager, Kyber For NVMe I/O Scheduler](https://daily.dev/posts/cachyos-introduces-new-default-gui-package-manager-kyber-for-nvme-i-o-scheduler-421kdmqbn) · Phoronix · 20 upvotes · 0 comments - [To Make Things Easier, CachyOS Created a RUST-Based GUI Package Manager](https://daily.dev/posts/to-make-things-easier-cachyos-created-a-rust-based-gui-package-manager-zihmxo9c8) · It's Foss · 62 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust), [#zig](https://daily.dev/tags/zig) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/cachyos-august-2026-release-preps-for-upcoming-server-edition-92vzf40cr) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"CachyOS August 2026 Release Preps For Upcoming Server Edition","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/cachyos-august-2026-release-preps-for-upcoming-server-edition-92vzf40cr","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/cachyos-august-2026-release-preps-for-upcoming-server-edition-92vzf40cr"},"datePublished":"2026-08-09T18:27:33.011Z","dateModified":"2026-08-10T15:36:33.132Z","description":"CachyOS has released its August 2026 media refresh, laying groundwork for an upcoming Server Edition. 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