--- title: "Linux Gaming Setup Guide: Start to Finish [CachyOS]" url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-gaming-setup-guide-start-to-finish-cachyos--zh5lbys4k source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWsVlB4r6UE type: video:youtube source: "YouTube" published: 2026-06-01T02:58:37.694Z updated: 2026-06-01T02:58:56.783Z tags: ["linux", "gaming", "steam"] reading_time: 26 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: 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. # Linux Gaming Setup Guide: Start to Finish [CachyOS] **[YouTube](https://daily.dev/sources/youtube)** · 26 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A beginner-friendly walkthrough for installing CachyOS, a gaming-focused Arch-based Linux distribution, from creating a bootable USB with Ventoy to launching a game. Covers BIOS configuration, the Calamares installer options (bootloader, filesystem, desktop environment), post-install gaming setup via the built-in 'Apps and Tweaks' tool, package management with Pacman and Shelly, and an explanation of Proton for running Windows games. Demonstrates running The Finals at 1440p with 140 FPS out of the box on an AMD RX 950 XT system. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [CachyOS — Blazingly Fast OS based on Arch Linux](https://daily.dev/posts/cachyos-blazingly-fast-os-based-on-arch-linux-owvihutie) · Hacker News · 4 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming), [#steam](https://daily.dev/tags/steam) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-gaming-setup-guide-start-to-finish-cachyos--zh5lbys4k)