Install CachyOS Package Installer on CachyOS

What should I do after installing CachyOS Package Installer?

1. Open CachyOS Package Installer from your app menu.
2. Or run cachyos-pi in a terminal.
3. Run pacman -Qi cachyos-packageinstaller to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove CachyOS Package Installer?

Update:

Remove:

What is CachyOS Package Installer?

Simple Software Application Package Installer for CachyOS which helps setting up & installing applications.

Package description: Simple Software Application Package Installer for CachyOS which helps setting up & installing applications

Reviews of CachyOS Package Installer on CachyOS

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CachyOS/packageinstaller · ★ 25 stars · last commit Aug 24, 2026

Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

1. Migrate from C++ Qt to Rust and COSMICOpen

   Migrate the Package Installer from C++ Qt to Rust using the COSMIC toolkit to align with modern Linux desktop standards and improve maintainability. libcosmic – UI toolkit cosmic-app-template – Reference implementation Set up Rust project structure using libcosmic Port core…

   @azdanov · Mar 3, 2026 · 1 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

2. bad translationClosed

   i want report translation error in czech language in this app red: here is writen "possibilities of extesion in single count" možnosti i asked community on discord and they say me that is writen in english Upgradable it should be Upgradovatelný black: baličkov is in slovak…

   @wowfilip999 · Mar 22, 2025 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

3. Cachy Browser is still in the browser listClosed

   Cachy Browser is still listed under the browsers section: Since it is deprecated it should be removed.

   @PAUL-Schulung · Sep 1, 2025 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

4. cant install wps-office over cachyos-packet-managerClosed

   every time u try to install WPS-Office over cachyos packet manger i get the failure. cant find packet. did the fonts install over paru and then its working with pacman -S wps-office

   @Spirit2113 · Jul 15, 2025 · 4 comments · View on GitHub

5. Can you consider installing "Floorp web browser" to the CachyOS package installer?Closed

   Installing "Floorp" a web browser becomes annoying when trying to install at times. I was just requesting if its possible to add Floorp to the CachyOS package installer, thank you.

   @eyehack84 · Feb 5, 2026 · 2 comments · View on GitHub

6. Redesign popular apps tabOpen

   It could be improved to provide full metadata about the package. So would need to be redesigned from current implementation to look similar to other popular app store apps.

   @azdanov · Mar 13, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

7. Fix uninstall button not workingClosed

   Selecting an installed item doesn't enable the uninstall button.

   @azdanov · Mar 11, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

8. Says there is still and upgrade right after pacman upgradeOpen

   @kindofabuzz · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

9. Make URL in package info clickableOpen

   Hey, the package info (over the i) is having nice info. It would be nice that the link is clickable so i don't need to copy and paste the url. This would make open it more easy.

   @xopez · Mar 15, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

10. Add sorting to Repo tabOpen

    Currently, the repository tab does not allow sorting of packages by installation status. It would be highly beneficial to have installed packages listed first, followed by uninstalled ones, similar to the default behavior in Octopi. Implement sorting in the "repo" tab to group…

    @azdanov · Mar 12, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

11. SIGSEGV in ~QMessageBox on Plasma - native message dialog helper is used after freeOpen

    cachyos-pi 1.6.2, Qt 6.11.2, plasma-integration 6.7.4, Plasma 6 / Wayland. What I did: a package install was running (pkexec pacman -S krita), I pressed "About" and closed the About box. The app died with SIGSEGV. The core dump is kept, key frames below. What happens: on Plasma…

    @wehrwolfmann · Aug 22, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

12. Descriptions are always English even when a translation is available on the systemOpen

    Running the installer with a non-English locale, the Description column stays in English, in both the Popular Applications and the Repository tab. This happens even for applications that are fully translated and whose translated description is already present on the machine.…

    @wehrwolfmann · Aug 8, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

13. [Bug]: cachyos-pi crashes with SIGSEGV on QMessageBox closeOpen

    cachyos-pi (CachyOS Package Installer, launched directly or via cachyos-hello's "Install Apps" button) reliably crashes with a segmentation fault when a QMessageBox is shown and then closed — for example the package info dialog opened via the "i" (info) button in the package…

    @Big-Ouden · Jul 19, 2026 · 4 comments · View on GitHub

14. Prompting user before showing all optionsOpen

    This is reproducible when you try to install podman and you get asked to choose from 6 OCI runtimes but only 3 are shown (the next 3 get shown after user choice)

    @lovehumans · Jun 12, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

15. Don't reset selected repo view when clicking refreshOpen

    At present, if you open package manager, then click Repo, then select Upgradable, the list shows upgradable packages. If you click refresh, that view resets to All, forcing you to re-select the Upgradable option. Version: 1.6.2

    @plz12345 · Mar 22, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub